Academy of Motion Picture Arts and -rh-e of the Sciences Ubrary. Academy it..Nram~~~ Arts &Sciences and the 'II Academy Foundation Number 19 April, 1981 Belgian Film Bradbury First Selected For Pal Lecturer Student Awards On Film Fantasy "Maedeli-La-Breche," a student film from Belgium, Writer Ray Bradbury, au­ has been chosen to represent thor of "Farenheit 451," "The foreign student filmmakers Martian Chronicles," "The Il­ at the 8th annual Student lustrated Man," and other fa­ _____ Film Awards, according to mous fantasies, delivered the Fay Kanin, president of the first George Pal Lecture on Academy of Motion Picture Fantasy in Film at the Acad- - Arts and Sciences, which, emy of Motion Picture Arts along with the Academy and Sciences. Foundation and the Bell Sys­ Bradbury's lecture, held at tem, sponsors the national the Academy's Samuel Gold­ program. wyn Theater, was "How To "We are planning for the Be As Mad As Captain Ahab filmmaker, Jaco Van Dor­ and Still Write Screenplays." mael, to attend the Student "When it comes to writing Film Award ceremonies on fantasy, it is not, as the say­ June 7 here in Beverly Hills," ing goes, absolutely neces­ Kanin said. "Although his sary to be crazy," Bradbury film is not eligible to compete said, "but it certainly helps with the American entries, he give one the proper perspec­ will participate in all the tive. " awards activities." The George Pal Lecture on "Maedeli-La-Breche" is Fantasy in Film was estab­ Van Dormael's first short Ray Bradbury makes a Pal lished in memory of the fa­ film. It was made last year mous science fiction and fan­ while he was a student in the tasy director by the Acad­ motion picture school at the emy Foundation, the educa­ Institut National Superieur Academy Foundation Esta6lisltes tional affiliate of the Acad­ des Arts du Spectacle et Tech­ emy of Motion Picture Arts niques de Diffusion in Brus­ Jerry Relding Visiting Artists and Sciences. sels. James M. Roberts, execu­ The 18-minute film is about tive secretary of the Acad­ two young children, one visit­ In RIm Music As Memorial emy Foundation, said the an­ ing the rural community A fund to establish the Jer­ nual lecture is being made where the other lives, who tive Committee, and visited possible by contributions find that violent and aggres­ ry Fielding Visiting Artists in Ohio University as an Acad­ made in Pal's name by his sive games protect them Film Music program has emy Visiting Artist shortly against the adult world. been instituted by the Acad­ before his death. friends and associates. The lectures will be held in The 24-year-old Van Dor­ emy Foundation in memory Academy Visiting Artists mael has been a circus clown of the late composer. the Academy's Samuel Gold­ receive no honorarium or fee wyn Theater and will be open since the age of 13 and has Contributions to the fund for their visits. Expenses are acted in or directed seven will be used to send members at no charge to A.cademy shared by the Academy and members, industrY' perllOn­ original plays for children, of the Academy of Motion the educational institution. while studying cinematogra­ Picture Arts and Sciences nel, students and the general phy and lighting in Paris and Music Branch to college and "We hope to send many public. Each lecture will fea­ directing in Brussels. university campuses as part more Music Branch mem­ ture a producer, director, His film, along with three of the Academy Founda­ bers to college campuses in writer or other creative per­ others representing Sweden, tion's Visiting Artist Pro­ the t ·ture," Hamilton said. son who will discuss the mak­ Hungary and England, was gram. Each will be desig­ "The l is an ever-growing in­ ing of science fiction or fan­ screened by the Academy's nated a Jerry Fielding Visit­ teres'. in film music and the tasy films, either in general Student Film Awards Execu­ ing Artist in Film Music. Academy is receiving more or with regard to a specific tive Committee, chaired by The fund has been organ­ and more requests for visits film. animator T. Hee. The other ized by Jason Robards, a by experts in music. Thi8 The George Pal Lecture on three films seen by the com­ close personal friend of Field­ fund will enable us to fulfill Fantasy in Film ia the sec­ mittee were "Caged Birds," ing's, and by Arthur Hamil­ those requests as we honor ond memorial lecture to be Dramatic Film Institute of ton, chairman of the Acad­ the memory of a gifted man. " established by the Academy Sweden; "Das Lied," Acad­ emy's Music Branch Execu­ The Jerry Fielding Viait­ Foundation. The first, the emy of Dramatic, Film, and tive Committee. ing Artists in Film Music pro­ Marvin Borowsky's Memor­ Television Arts of Hungary; Field, a three-time Acad­ gram will be administered by ial Lecture on Writing for the and "The Tom Machine," Na­ emy Award nominee, served Elaine Richard, who ia in Screen, was endowed by B0- tional Film School in Bea­ for many years as a member charge of all Academy Viait­ rowsky's widow, Maxine, in consfield, England. of the Music Branch Execu- ing Artists. 1972. 2__ --:-- __-=-- _____ S3ifBm l ~ij~[lli ______---.:....:.r:Ap~r i l,'__.:.1.:...=....:981 Elg"t Production Designers Present Eigltt-Week Class Eight of Hollywood's most followed on consecutive Wed­ renowned production design­ nesdays by John DeCuir ers presented an eight-week ("Hello Dolly," "Taming of series of lectures on motion the Shrew," "Cleopatra," Four Students Attend Lectures picture production design at "The King and I"), Ted Ha­ the Academy February 11 worth ("Sayonara," "Some through April 8. Like it Hot," "The Longest as Guests of Art Directors Gene Allen, winner of an Day," "Jeremiah John­ Academy A ward for art di­ son"), Harry Horner ("The Students from four Los An­ nia; and Steven M. Hiro­ rection on "My Fair Lady," Hustler," "The Heiress," geles area educational insti­ hama, a student in the mas­ and art director of "Les "Separate Tables," "They tutions attended the eight­ ter's program of the Depart­ Girls," "A Star is Born," with Shoot Horses, Don't They?"), week series of lectures on pro­ ment of Theater Arts, Motion Judy Garland, and "Let's Dale Hennesy ("Fantastic duction design as guests of Picture and Television Pro­ Make Love," and three-time Voyage," "Dirty Harry," the Society of Motion Picture duction, at U.C.L.A. Academy Award nominee "Young Frankenstein," and Television Art Directors, The fee for attendance at William Creber ("Hopscotch," "Sleeper"), and Richard Syl­ it was announced by Gene Al­ the lecture series held at the "Towering Inferno," "The bert ("Carnal Knowledge," len, executive director of the Academy was paid for each Poseidon Adventure," "Shampoo," "Chinatown," Society and host/ moderator of the four students by the So­ "Planet of the Apes") were "Who's Afraid of Virginia of the lecture series. ciety of Motion Picture and hosts and moderators for the Woolf?") . The students are Judith S. Television Art Directors. evenings. Dan, a production design fel- low at the American Film In Tbe series was sponsored Robert Boyle ("North By by the Academy Foundation, Northwest," "Fiddler on the stitute; Lourdes N. Guiang, a Designers Work senior in communication arts, the educational and cultural Roof," "The Shootist," "The affiliate of the Academy, and Birds"), opened the series, specializing in art direction, on Exhibition at Loyola Marymount Uni­ by the Society. versity; Greg Fonseca, a The lecture series, held in Through April " master's degree cinema pro­ the Academy's Little The­ Sketches, drawings and col­ duction student at the Uni­ ater, was sold out. Another is or renderings by Robert versity of Southern Califor- planned for later in the year. Boyle, William Creber, John DeCuir, Ted Haworth, Dale Hennesy and Harry Horner were on display at the Acad­ emy through April 17. The exhibition, on the first and second floors of the Acad­ emy, ran concurrently with the Academy's eight-part se­ ries of production design lec­ tures which began February 11 . The exhibition, coordi­ nated by Doug Edwards, as­ sisted by Dan Woodruff, was open to the public at no charge during the Acad­ emy's business hours.

Gene Allen and Ted Haworth William Creber and John DeCuir --.!.:Ap---.:ril,:....-.1_98_1 ------~i~~~~800 ______3 ~ , Peppard Conducts Workshop '" ; As Academy Visiting Artist George Peppard con­ ducted an acting/directing workshop at the Southwest­ ern Film Consortium in Tuc­ son, Arizona, as a Visiting Artist of the Academy of Mo­ tion Picture Arts and Sci­ ences. Peppard also cohosted with Tucson Mayor Lewis C. Mur­ phy an evening reception in recognition of the work of the Consortium, sponsored by the Academy and the Tucson Film Commission. The Academy has backed the work of the four-year-old Consortium with lectures by director Arthur Hiller; writ­ er-directors Frank Pierson, Melville Shavelson and John Hancock; actress Dorothy Tristan, and film editor George Grenville., The Consortium was or­ ganized by its executive di­ Gale Sondergaard rector Mark Headley to offer educational and practical ex­ perience to Arizona film Academy Celebrates Meeting students and to encourage in­ dependent and professional George Peppard film work in the southwest. Of Holmes And Dr. Watson Karen D. Arandjelovich, administrator of educational The Academy of Motion In addition to the two fea­ and cultural programs for the DMYTRYK, TRUMBULL AT Picture Arts and Sciences tures, "An Evening with Academy, represented the presented "An Evening with Sherlock Holmes" included Academy at the workshops MIDWEST FILM MEET Sherlock Holmes" January 30 glimpses of several other and the reception. Director Edward Dmytryk in celebration of the detec­ major portrayers of Sherlock and special effects expert tive's first meeting with Dr. Holmes on the screen, includ­ Douglas Trumbull partici­ Watson. That event took ing Ellie Norwood, Arthur pated as Academy Visiting place in January of 1881 at St. Wontner, Peter Cushing, Samuel fuller To Artists at the Midwest Film Bartholomew's Hospital in George C. Scott, Nicol Conference in Evanston, Dli­ London, when Holmes Williamson, Robert Stephens, Syracuse University nois, on February 14 and lri. greeted Watson with the and Christopher Plummer. Director/writer Samuel Dmytryk talked about bIis ca­ deathless words, "You have been in Afghanistan, I per­ Two extremely rare clips Fuller participated as an Aca­ reer, and showed clips from also formed part of the eve­ demy Visiting Artist at Syra­ many of his films which in­ ceive." ning's entertainment. cuse University March 2ri clude, "The Caine Mutiny," Guest of honor at the pro­ Georges Treville, who was through 28. He met with num­ "Walk On The Wild Side," gram, coordinated by Antho­ perhaps the first actor to be erous film classes, held film "Murder, My Sweet," "The ny Slide, was Gale Sonder­ identified on screen with seminars, and screened sev­ Young Lions," "Crossfire," gaard, the winner of the first Sherlock Holmes, was seen in eral of his films. In prepara­ and "Mirage." Trumbull Academy Award for Best the 1912 production of "The tion for his visit, Syracuse demonstrated how he cre­ Supporting Actress, who Copper Beeches." A youthful film students viewed "The ates a believable vision of out­ played the villainess in the John Barrymore also was Big Red One." Fuller's films er space. He created the spe­ 1944 Sherlock Holmes fea­ featured in the 1922 version of shown during his stay were cial effects for "The Andro­ ture. "The Spider Woman." "Sherlock Holmes." "Park Row," "Dead Pigeon meda Strain," "Star Trek" Rathbone, who portrayed The evening was presented On Beethoven Street," "Pick­ (the motion picture), "Close Sherlock Holmes in 14 fea­ in association with the Los up On South Street," "Under­ Encounters Of The Third tures and on radio, is per­ Angeles chapter of the Baker world USA," and "Memll's Kind" and "Silent Running," haps the best-known and the Street Irregulars. Marauders. " which he wrote and directed. best-loved actor to have played Holmes, and "An Evening with Sherlock Holmes" featured Rathbone Ron Haver Lectures On "Gone With The Wind" in a complete screening in Film historian Ronald Hav­ With The Wind," on January The event took place in the 3rimm of his 1939 success, er, director of the Film De­ 24 at the Academy. Samuel Goldwyn Theater of "The Hound Of The Basker­ partment of the Los Angeles This was the first, and only, the Academy and included a villes." The three-and-a half­ County Museum of Art, and presentation of the full six­ screening of "Gone With The hour program also featured a author of the recently pub­ hour version of Haver's lec­ screening in its entirety of the lished "David O. Selznick's ture in Los Angeles. The only Wind" in its full-length, origi­ very rare 1929 Paramount Hollywood," presented his other complete presentation inal 'l'echnicolor version, on production of "The Return of authoratative, six-hour film, was a recent staging at the the preceding evening, Janu-. Sherlock Holmes," starring slide and lecture presenta­ Museum of Modern Art In ary 23. Nearly 800 persolUl, Clive Brook. tion, "The Making of Gone New York City. attended. 4 April, 1981 (HI WHA rs UP, DOC? Mel Blanc and Friends Enliven Academy Salute A salute to Mel Blanc, who brought life to animated char­ Doc?' " characters. In addition, he has supplied the voices for acters which have enchanted Also in Blanc's repertory of showed three Academy over 3,000 Warner Bros. car­ and delighted four decades of comic characters are Award winning short subject toons over the past 40 years, moviegoers in nearly 3,000 Tweety-Pie, the Road Run­ cartoons, "Speedy Gonza­ was held February 9, in the films; especially for creating ner, Pepe Ie Pew, Wile E. les," "Birds Anonymous,'.' Samuel Goldwyn Theater. the personalities of Bugs Bun­ Coyote, and Barney Rubble of "Knighty Knight Bugs." Blanc was presented with a ny, Porky Pig, Yosemite the Flintstones. Chuck Jones was master of certificate of commendation Sam, Daffy Duck and Sylves­ Blanc presented slides and ceremonies for the evening·, by Academy President Fay ter the cat; and for adding to provided the voices of Bugs which inclUded tributes to Kanin "for the creation of the language Bugs' timeless Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Blanc by Kirk Douglas, Wal­ over 400 voices that have phrase: 'Eh! What's up, Duck and numerous other ter Lantz and June. Foray.

Fay Kanin and Mel Blanc June Foray Chuck Jones

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