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To Academy Oral Histories Donald C.Rogers Index to Academy Oral Histories Donald C.Rogers Donald C. Rogers (Post-production executive) Call number: OH133 Aalberg, John, 63–64, 124 ABC Films, 238, 309 ABSENCE OF MALICE, 314 THE ABYSS, 403 Academy Awards, 25–26, 31, 34, 41–56, 61–64, 67–70, 96, 98, 117–119, 122–124, 133–134, 158–159, 166, 175–176, 179, 190, 196, 211–224, 227, 249, 256, 259–261, 271, 282, 286, 294, 301, 310, 314–315, 320, 324, 334–336, 340, 342–345, 348–349, 358, 360–362, 364–379, 382, 388–390, 393–395, 397, 407–408, 410, 412, 414–416, 418, 428–433 Academy Awards -- Best Sound, 219–222, 259–261, 315, 344, 358, 407–408, 414, 416, 428 Academy Awards -- Best Sound Editing, 212–219, 259–261, 334–335, 429 Academy Awards -- Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, 45, 397 Academy Awards -- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, 45 Academy Awards -- nominations, 117–119, 122–123, 176, 211–212, 216, 218, 220–223, 260, 282, 301, 310, 317–331, 343, 345, 348, 360–361, 388–390, 393, 410, 412, 415, 428–429 Academy Awards -- Scientific and Technical Awards, 46, 61–64, 67, 69–70, 133–134, 159, 166, 175, 213, 227, 364–379, 382, 429–433, 41–52, 56, 45, 52–55, 48–50 Academy Awards -- Gordon E. Sawyer Award, 45–46, 50, 52, 62–64, 67, 175, 227, 372, 379, 429–430 Academy Awards -- John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, 45, 50–52, 371 Academy Awards -- Special Award of Commendation, 165–166 Academy Awards -- Special Achievement Award, 212–213, 217, 260, 395, 407 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), 45–46, 48, 50–51, 54, 56–57, 59, 68, 121, 124, 179, 204, 208, 212–213, 216–219, 233–234, 247, 260–261, 286, 294, 355, 361–362, 369, 395, 416, 429–433 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -- Board of Governors, 45–46, 56, 121, 179, 212, 233, 260, 355, 383, 416, 429, 432–433 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -- Music Branch, 45, 361–362 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -- Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 46, 50, 53, 59, 165 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -- Scientific and Technical Awards Committee, 34, 42–44, 46, 53–54, 204, 208, 234, 368–369, 373, 376, 379, 382, 430 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -- Sound Branch, 51, 68, 212–213, 216–218, 261, 344, 429 Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 124 Academy Science and Technology Council, 56–57 ACCESS (Automated Computer-Controlled Editing Sound System), 378 Acme-Dunn optical printers, 382 ADAM 12 (television), 231 Adams, Edie, 290 Advanced Digital Systems Group, 42 AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER, 118–119 THE AFRICAN QUEEN, 84 Agalsoff, John, 371 AGNES OF GOD, 311 THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY, 196, 200 AIRPORT, 199 Akai Digital, 34, 42, 55–56, 376 AKG microphones, 28 THE ALAMO, 22, 129 Albrecht dubbers, 110 Alexander, Dick, 426 Alexander, Gary, 315 Alexander, Jim, 410 ALIENS, 335, 403, 414 ALL THAT JAZZ, 135 Allen, Ioan, 42, 166, 373 Allen, Irwin, 122 Allen, Terry Lynn, 410 Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP), 227, 246–247 Allied Artists, 326–327 ALMOST FAMOUS, 336 Alouette helicopters, 185 Altec microphones, 28 Altman, Robert, 81, 280–281, 315–317 Alvin & the Chipmunks (singing group), 21 ALWAYS, 409 AMC Theaters, 166, 290 American Broadcasting Company (ABC), 406 American Federation of Musicians, 105, 192 American Film Institute (AFI), 86 American Orchid Society, 205 American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), 153, 196, 234, 381 AN AMERICAN TAIL, 285 American Zoetrope, 305, 347 ANASTASIA, 118 ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, 311 Anderson, George H., 413 Anderson, Richard L., 214, 260, 407 Andrews, Julie, 179, 182–183, 185, 191 Angenieux, Pierre, 46, 52, 62, 156 Ann-Margret, 288, 291 Annakin, Ken, 198 Anvil Recording Studios (United Kingdom), 347 Apogee Inc., 432 Armistead, Mark, 197, 202, 204 AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS, 24, 26, 72, 117, 133, 153, 164 Arriflex cameras, 53, 68, 174 Ashby, Hal, 255–256, 287, 297, 324–325, 347, 388 Asner, Edward, 48 ASSASSINS, 256 Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), 56 Astaire, Fred, 103 Astoria Studios (New York), 63, 155 Aswan Dam (Egypt), 140 Atari, Inc., 385 Attenborough, Richard, 352, 359 Audio Cyclopedia (book), 241 Audio Engineering Society (AES), 289 Auld, Georgie, 350 Avid Technology, Inc., 308 Avila, Ruben, 432 Back, Dr. Frank G., 155 BACKDRAFT, 218 BADLANDS OF MONTANA, 119 Bagdasarian, Ross, 21 Bahnemann, Volker W., 53 Bakshi, Ralph, 285 Ball, Derek, 320, 324 THE BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE, 309 The Band (singing group), 248–250 Barbeau, Adrienne, 396 Barlow, Phil, 169 BARNABY JONES (television), 66, 225–226, 233, 262, 287 Barnett, Norman, 235–236 Bartkowiak, Andrzej, 419 Bartlett, Hall, 257–258, 332 Basset, Donah, 391 Bassman, Don, 96, 196, 260, 401 BATMAN, 254, 401–402 BATMAN FOREVER, 222, 254, 402 THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN, 67, 161–162 Beals, Howard, 323 Beard, Terry, 207 Beatty, Warren, 315 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, 286 THE BEDROOM WINDOW, 399 Beetley, Sam, 156–157 Behlmer, Curt, 55, 57, 234 BEING THERE, 288 Bel, Linda M., 168 Belcher, Hal, 20 Bell, Gary, 270 Belson, Louis, 26 Benjamin, Richard, 341, 404–405 Bennett, Robert "Bud", 207–208, 243–244, 367 Bennett, Robert Russell, 106 Bennett, Ron, 243 Bergen, Candace, 75 Berger, Mark, 323 Berggren, Glenn, 365 Berkos, Peter, 212–214, 260 BERNARDINE, 119 Bernstein, Elmer, 66 Bertolucci, Bernardo, 283 Bertrand, Robert, 327 BEST FRIENDS, 311 THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE, 118 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, 289 BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL, 117 THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES (television), 74 BEVERLY HILLS 90210 (television), 75 Beverly Wilshire Hotel, 46 THE BIBLE...IN THE BEGINNING, 77, 134–151, 153, 156–158, 161, 176, 179, 182, 185, 189, 191, 196, 293, 398 Biel, Joan, 348 THE BIG CHILL, 413 BIG JAKE, 273 BILLY JACK, 209 BILLY JACK GOES TO WASHINGTON, 209 BILLY TWO HATS, 311 BIOGRAPHY (television), 132, 188 Biondo, Giuseppe, 326 Birns & Sawyer (equipment house), 197, 253 BLACK RAIN, 222, 415–418, 420 THE BLACK STALLION, 214, 305, 340 BLACK WIDOW, 37 BLAZING SADDLES, 329–330 Block, Werner, 50 Bloom, John, 389 THE BLUE MAX, 145, 187 BLUE VELVET, 335 Blumofe, Robert F., 384 Bluth, Don, 285 Bluth, Joe, 365 BOBBY DEERFIELD, 313 Boekelheide, Jay, 333 Bogdanovich, Peter, 319 Bond, James films, 282–283 Bonner, John A., 50–51, 68, 212, 239, 241, 252, 285, 303, 305 Boole, Philip S. J., 248, 373 Boone, Pat, 119 Booth, Margaret, 327–328 Borehamwood studios (London), 162 Bose speakers, 76 Boss Film Corp., 432 BOUND FOR GLORY, 288, 347–348, 389 THE BOUNTY, 399 BOY ON A DOLPHIN, 118–119 Boyle, Robert, 360 THE BOYS IN THE BAND, 273, 416 Boys Market (Los Angeles), 202, 257 Brackett, Charles, 38 Bragg, Herbert, 69 Bramall, John, 345 Brand, George, 323, 348 Brando, Marlon, 323 Bransbury, Robin, 166 Bretherton, David, 322 BREWSTER MCCLOUD, 315 BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA, 273 THE BRINK'S JOB, 398 British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 282, 336 Broccoli, Albert R. "Cubby", 283 Bronson, Charles, 277–278 Brooks, James, 389, 410–411 Brooks, Mel, 329, 332, 341 Brooks, Richard, 151, 411–412 Brown, David, 418 Brown, Fred, 326 Brown, Garrett, 369 Brown, Tregoweth, 260 Bruckheimer, Jerry, 216, 357, 414 BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS, OR SITTING BULL'S HISTORY LESSON, 280–281, 317 BULLITT, 349 Burnett, John F., 311 Burrow, Milton C., 415 Burton, Tim, 402 Burton, Willie D., 428 Burtt, Ben, 214, 303, 342, 346, 407 Bush, George W., 107–108 BWANA DEVIL, 60 Caan, James, 311 CABARET, 223, 326–327 California Institute of Technology (Pasadena), 204 CALIFORNIA SPLIT, 281, 316 Cambas, Jacqueline, 405 cameras, 23–24, 35, 45–46, 62, 99–100, 132–135, 144, 153–157, 159–163, 173–178, 185–186, 197, 199, 203, 234, 365, 371, 373–374 Cameron, James, 30, 253, 296–297, 339, 357, 395, 401, 403 Campbell, Charles L., 418 Campbell, David, 428 CAN-CAN, 21, 103–104, 108, 111, 128, 153–154, 180–181 THE CANDIDATE, 220–221 Cannell, Stephen J., 406 Cannes Film Festival (France), 85 Cannon Films, 400 CANNON (television), 66, 74, 225–226, 233, 262, 287 Cantamessa, Gene, 330, 408 Canyon Recording, 248 Capitol Records, 47, 65, 115–116 Capra, Frank, 45 Carey, Chris, 124 Carey, Leslie, 124 Carman, Thomas A., 93 CARMEN JONES, 118 CARNAL KNOWLEDGE, 291 Carney, Art, 317 Caron, Leslie, 103 CAROUSEL, 26, 95, 108, 340, 417 Carpenter, John, 395–397 Carpenter, Vic, 237 Carrey, Jim, 300 Carruth, Bill, 319 Carruth, Richard "Slip", 83, 121, 180, 325 Cashin, Jack, 432 Casino Theater (Avalon, California), 128 CAST AWAY, 261, 294, 299 Cavarretta, James Jr., 414 Center for Excellence in Education, 251 Challis, Christopher, 198 Chaloukian, Leo, 124 Channon Co., 200, 406 Charles M. Salter Asociates, Inc., 159 CHARLIE'S ANGELS (television), 74, 287 Charman, Roy, 408 CHATO'S LAND, 277 Cheney, Richard B., 107–108 Cher, 311 Chevalier, Maurice, 103 THE CHEYENNE SOCIAL CLUB, 273 CHICKEN RUN, 286 child actors, 265–266, 268 CHINATOWN, 221, 223, 320–321, 348 Chomat, Gilbert, 145, 185–186 A CHORUS LINE, 222, 352–353, 359, 361, 389 Chretien, Henri, 69 Christie (equipment house), 253 Cimino, Michael, 283 Cinecitta (Rome), 149, 400 Cineguild (sound), 397 Cinema Corp., 78 Cinema Products Corp., 25, 52, 365, 369 Cinemart Cinemas, 166 CinemaScope (widescreen system), 29, 69–73, 76, 108, 282 cinematography, 44–45, 51, 72–73, 75, 153–156, 159–160, 164, 177, 199, 368–371, 431 Cinemobile (equipment trucks), 235–237, 365 Cinerama Releasing Corporation, 309 Cinerama (widescreen system), 26, 29, 70–71, 160 CITIZEN KANE, 431 CITY HEAT, 404 Clairmont Camera (equipment house), 197 Clairmont, Denny, 197 Clark, Pete, 53 CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, 418, 427 Clément, René, 276 CLEOPATRA, 123, 196 THE CLIENT, 403 Clifford, Graeme, 200, 406 A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, 91 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, 214, 408 Coates, Anne, 334 Coffey, John L., 88, 93 Coffey Sound, 94 Cohen, Emory, 370 Cohn, Harry, 121, 298 THE COLBYS (television), 287, 386 Cole, Jack, 18–19 Colesberry, Robert F., 415 Colgan, Michael, 350 THE COLOR PURPLE, 409 Colortek Co., 78 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 75, 388 Columbia Pictures, 45, 83, 124–125, 270, 328, 380 Columbia TriStar, 80, 270 COMING HOME, 288 Compact Video (television production facilities), 224, 423–424 CONAN THE BARBARIAN, 399–400 CONGO, 31–32 Consolidated Film Inc.
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