Albert J. Johnson photograph collection [graphic]. ca. 1925-ca. 1995.

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Albert J. Johnson photograph collection [graphic]. ca. 1925-ca. 1995.

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Includes portraits and snapshots of Albert J. Johnson, his colleagues and friends, and many of the filmmakers whom he interviewed at festivals or was otherwise acquainted with. A large portion of the collection documents Johnson's travels abroad. Also depicted are Johnson's childhood and student years; scenes from the San Francisco International Film Festival and other film festivals; Johnson on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley; and miscellaneous and unidentified persons and places. Also includes production stills and other publicity photographs pertaining to films and filmmakers, including extensive research files on Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich and Federico Fellini's film La Dolce Vita . Also includes many photographs of Johnson's friend, actor Patrick Reynolds. Among the noteworthy film figures depicted with Albert are Federico Fellini, Bette Davis, Frank Capra, Audrey Hepburn, Michelangelo Antonioni, Nagisa Oshima, Clint Eastwood, Rex Harrison, Vincent Minnelli, Gordon Parks, Henry Fonda, Rosalind Russell, William Greaves. Also includes a small amount of ephemera.

6 boxes and 2 oversize folders (ca. 2,725 photographic prints, ca. 1,590 negatives and ca. 60 slides) : b&w and color ; 39 x 30 cm or smaller.

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