Davey Marlin-Jones Press Kit Collection
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8pk0hcq No online items Inventory of the Davey Marlin-Jones Press Kit Collection Sara Gunasekara Department of Special Collections General Library University of California, Davis Davis, CA 95616-5292 Phone: (530) 752-1621 Fax: (530) 754-5758 Email: [email protected] © 2013 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Inventory of the Davey D-566 1 Marlin-Jones Press Kit Collection Creator: Marlin-Jones, Davey, 1932-2004 Title: Davey Marlin-Jones Press Kit Collection Date (inclusive): 1977-1987 Extent: 8 linear feet Abstract: Davey Marlin-Jones (1932-2004) served as the arts critic for the CBS affiliate WTOP/WUSA, Channel 9 in Washington DC, from 1970 to 1987. The collection contains entertainment publicity materials, primarily press kits for motion pictures. The press kits contain information about the motion picture and usually include: a synopsis, background and production information, actor and director biographies, and often photographic still prints from the film. Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite. Repository: University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special Collections. Davis, California 95616-5292 Collection number: D-566 Language of Material: Collection materials in English. Biography Davey Marlin-Jones spent his life working in the professional theatre and served in different capacities as magician, actor, playwright, producer, critic, and director. He was the artistic director of Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park and the Washington Theatre Club, and managing director of Equity Library Theatre in New York City. He directed the film adaptation of Lanford Wilson's "The Rimers of Eldritch" and the series "The Greatest Earth on Show." Marlin-Jones was the arts critic for CBS affiliate WTOP/WUSA, Channel 9 in Washington DC, from 1970 to 1987 and also for NBC affiliate Post/Newsweek Television, WDIV, in Detroit from 1979 to 1987. From circa 1989-2004, he served as Professor of Theatre and Playwriting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Marlin-Jones passed away on March 2, 2004. Source: Davey Marlin-Jones Obituary, Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 2004. Scope and Content The collection contains entertainment publicity materials, primarily press kits for films. The press kits contain information about the film and usually include: a synopsis, background and production information, actor and director biographies, and often photographic still prints from the film. Arrangement of the Collection The collection is arranged alphabetically by title. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Marlin-Jones, Davey, 1932-2004--Archives. Motion picture industry--United States--History Motion picture industry--United States--Marketing Motion pictures--United States--History Access Collection is open for research. Processing Information Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Michele Ko. Acquisition Information Gift of Andy Jones in 2013. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Davey Marlin-Jones Press Kit Collection, D-566, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis. Publication Rights Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the Inventory of the Davey D-566 2 Marlin-Jones Press Kit Collection researcher. Box 8:36 1914 1979 Box 8:6 2010 1984 October Box 1:1 Agnes of God 1985 Box 1:2 Airplane 1980 May Box 1:3 Aliens 1985 Box 1:4 All My Sons 1987 January-March Box 1:5 All Night Long 1981 February Box 1:6 All of Me 1984 April-August Box 1:7 All That Jazz 1979 Box 1:8-9; D Folio All the Right Moves 1983 8 Box 1:10 American Anthem 1986 Box 1:11 American Theater Today September 1983 Box 1:12 Annie 1981 July-September Box 1:13 Armed and Dangerous July 1986 Box 1:14 Athens GA: Inside/Out 1986 Box 1:15 Atlantic City undated Box 1:16 AT & T Performing Arts Festival June 1985 Box 1:17 Avenging Angel undated Box 1:18 Avenging Force 1986 August Box 1:19 Backstage at the Kirov June 1983 Box 1:20 Back to the Beach 1987 July Box 1:21 Back to the Future 1985 July Box 1:22 Bad Boys 1983 January Box 1:23 Baltimore International Theatre Festival 1981 June Box 1:24 Barbary Coast, William Lion Penzer's undated Box 1:25 Barter Theatre 1981-1982 Box 1:26 Batteries Not Included 1987 October Box 1:27 Battlestar Galactica 1978 November Box 1:28 Best Defense undated Box 1:29 The Best of Times 1985 December Box 1:30 Betrayal 1983 February Box 1:31 Big Brawl, The undated Box 1:32 The Big Fix 1978 September Box 1:33 Big Shots undated Box 1:34 Black Widow 1987 Box 1:35 Blame It On Rio undated Box 1:36 Blue City 1985 September Box 1:37 The Blues Brothers 1980 June Box 1:38 Body Double undated Box 1:39 Bon Voyage Charlie Brown 1980 June Box 1:40 Brainstorm 1983 August Box 1:41 The Brink's Job 1978 November Box 1:42 Broadcast News undated Box 1:43 Bronco Billy June 1980 Box 1:44 Brown, James-Paul 1984 Box 1:45 Brubaker 1980 Box 1:46 The Business of Murder 1982 Box 1:47 Bustin' Loose 1981 April Box 1:48 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days 1979 Box 1:49 Cabernet undated Box 1:50 Cactus Flower Brochure undated Box 1:51 Caddyshack undated Inventory of the Davey D-566 3 Marlin-Jones Press Kit Collection Collection Contents Box 1:52 Caligula 1980 Box 1:53 Cannonball Run 1981 Box 1:54 A Change of Seasons 1980 Box 2:1 Cheech and Chong's Next Movie 1980 July Box 2:2 Cheech and Chong's Next Movie & The Blue Brothers 1980-1981 Box 2:3 Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams undated Box 2:4-5 Children of a Lesser God 1986 Box 2:6 Choke Canyon undated Box 2:7-8 A Chorus Line 1978 January Box 2:9 City of Women undated Box 2:10 Cloak and Dagger 1984 May Box 2:11 Clockwise 1986 August Box 2:12 Close Ties undated Box 2:13 Club Paradise 1986 Box 2:14 Coast to Coast 1980 August Box 2:15 Cobra 1986 Box 2:16 The Color Purple 1985 July Box 2:17 Come Live With Me 1980 April Box 2:19 The Company of Wolves undated Box 2:20 The Competition 1980 Box 2:21 Compromising Positions 1985 June Box 2:22 Conan the Destroyer 1984 May Box 2:23 The Coronation of Poppea 1983 May Box 2:24 Creator 1985 August Box 2:25 Critical Condition 1986 Box 2:26 "Crocodile" Dundee 1986 July Box 2:27 Cross Creek 1983 August Box 2:28 Cross My Heart 1987 October Box 2:29 Crossroads 1986 February Box 2:30 Crimes of Passion undated Box 2:31 Crimes of the Heart 1986 Box 2:32 Cry Freedom undated Box 2:33 Cymbeline & Home 1982-1983 Box 2:34 Dandelion Wine undated Box 2:35 Dark Circle 1982 November-1983 May Box 2:36 Dark Eyes undated Box 2:37 Date With an Angel 1987 Box 2:38 Deadly Friend 1986 Box 2:39 Dead of Winter December 1986 Box 2:40 Death of a Salesman undated Box 2:41 Death Wish 3 undated Box 2:42 The Decline of the American Empire 1986 Box 2:43 Deer Hunter undated Box 2:44 Delta Force January 1986 Box 2:45 Dirty Dancing 1987 Box 2:46 Disneyland Press Information 1985 Box 2:47 Doctor Detroit 1983 March Box 2:48 Dracula June 1979 Box 2:49 Dragnet 1987 May-June Box 2:50 Dragonslayer undated Box 2:51 Dreamer 1979 Box 2:52 Eddie and the Cruisers 1983 Box 2:53 Eddie Macon's Run 1983 February Box 2:54 Educating Rita undated Box 2:55 The Elephant Man 1980 July Box 2:56 The Emerald Forest 1985 Box 2:57 Enemy Mine undated Inventory of the Davey D-566 4 Marlin-Jones Press Kit Collection Collection Contents Box 2:58 Eubie! 1978 Box 2:59 Every Man for Himself 1980 Box 2:60 The Evil That Men Do 1984 Box 2:61 Faces of the Vatican Collections 1984 Box 3:1 The Fan 1981 March-May Box 3:2 Fanny & Alexander 1982 Box 3:3 Fatso 1980 Box 3:4 Festival of Claymation, Will Vinton's 1985 Box 3:5 Festival of New American Plays February-March 1981 Box 3:6 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu 1980 August Box 3:7 Filmfest DC 1987 Box 3:8 Film-Ustav India 1985-1986 Box 3:9 The Final Conflict: The Last Chapter in the Omen Trilogy 1981 Box 3:10 A Fine Mess 1985 Box 3:11 Fire with Fire 1986 March Box 3:12 Firstborn 1984 August Box 3:13 The Flight of an Eagle, Jan Troell's 1983 Box 3:14 The Fly 1984 Box 3:15-16 Folger Theatre: The Year in Review 1983-1984 Box 3:17 Folger Theatre 1985 April Box 3:18 Fool for Love undated Box 3:19 Footloose undated Box 3:20 The Four Seasons 1981 April Box 3:21 Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson's 1982-1983 Box 3:22 Friday the 13th 1980 April Box 3:23 Friday the 13th, Part 2 1981 March Box 3:24 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives 1986 July Box 3:25 Fright Night 1985 Box 3:26 The Funhouse 1981 February Box 3:27 Game of Death undated Box 3:28 Gas 1981 June Box 3:29 The Gate 1986 Box 3:30 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey 1985 April Box 3:31 Ghost Busters 1984 Box 3:32 The Gilded Age undated Box 3:33-34 Give My Regards to Broad Street, Paul McCartney's 1984 Box 3:35 Going Ape! 1981 March Box 3:36 The Gong Show Movie 1980 April Box 3:37 The Great Muppet Caper 1981 May Box 3:38 The Great White Hope, photographs undated Box 3:39 Gregory's Girl undated Box 3:40 Gospel According to Vic 1987 March Box 3:41 Hardbodies 1984 Box 3:42 Heartburn 1986 Box 3:43 Heart Like a