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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES

VOL. 3; No. 6-7 9038 MELROSE AVENUE • 46, CALIF. JUNE-JULY, 1947 INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION PLANNED

"IN THE BEGINNING" by HERSHOL T OUTLINES FILM CONGRESS MARY C. MCCALL, JR. IN ADDRESS TO UNITED NATIONS CLUB

It is the plan of the Academy to. A film congress, the first of its kind to be held in this country; devote an issue of " For You r In­ is planned for Hollywood. The exposition, for which no definite formation" to each branch of its date has been set, will include leading artists and craftsmen in the membership until all the Academy motion picture industry the world over. branches have been covered. , president of the Academy, made the announce­ . It is appropriate that the first ment before an audience of fifteen hundred members of fifty-five of this series of informational bulle­ nations at the United Nations Club in Washington. tins should be devoted to the Writ­ He stated: ers Branch of the Academy. For it "1 feel that at a gathering such as this, it is appropriate that I is as true in the creation of a mo­ announce that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tion picture as the Bible tells us it will sponsor an International Film Congress in Hollywood a year was in the creation of the world from this summer. We shall bring together from all parts of the that The Word is the Beginning. world men and woman who made this medium one of the great The story·, the play, is the basis of vehicles for the interchange of social and cultural ideas--probably a motion picture. Motion picture the greatest medium for bringing peoples face to face with peoples. production is the production of The Motion Picture Producers Association has agreed that screen plays. Acting is an art which the Academy undertake this project with the backing of the Asso­ can be practiced only in connection ciation and we look forward to meeting in Hollywood our fellow with another art, writing. Direc­ , producers, directors, cinematographers and other craftsmen tors, cinematographers, musicians, engaged in this art all over the world. We know that gathering with them under these circumstances will lead to a new era in costume designers, art directors, which motion pictures everywhere will lend their support in even editors, lighting experts, make-up greater measure to the cause of world peace. Furthermore, the artists, sound engineers, pool their Academy will continue its cooperation with colleges and other talents in one great cooperative educational institutiens in many parts of the world and will work effort, the completion, the bringing with the Association in furthering its international program in­ volving the exchange of documentary for educational purposes. to life of the screen play. For a screen play is not written to be Thus we find our Academy, ,made up of craftsmen from every read. It is written for the screen, • branch of motion picture production, looming larger in both the domestic and international scenes than at any time in the past and not the library. It is the blueprint making a contribution of measurable proportion to the one great for the collaboration which is a mo- hope of all of us-the understanding of peoples by peoples every­ (Continued on Page 2) where." "In the Beginning" ACADEMY WELCOMES . (Continued from Page 1) FIFTY -SIX NEW MEMBERS tion picture. The script needs its Fifty-six new members to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts interpreters as the interpreters need and Sciences received a vote of approval from the board of gover­ the script. nors and bring enrollment in the Academy to a robust 1756 in­ dividuals. Largest group was proposed by the Art Directors Branch who Forthcoming issues of "For offered seventeen new names, including Robert F. Boyle, Hilyard Your Information" will run de­ Morris Brown, Edward C. Carfagno, Robert Clatsworthy, George scriptions of the contributions W. Davis, Earl Hedrick, Addison F. Hehr, Ralph S. Hurst, made by the various Academy Eddie Imazu, Eugene Lourie, Albert Nozaki, Loren Patrick, Richard H. Riedel, Alexander Roelofs, Gabriel Amerigo Scogna­ branches . to the production_ of millo, Jack Martin Smith and Lynden Sill Sparhawk. motion pictures. Many Branches Represented Other branches and applicants are: Directors Branch, William Screen writing has received little Castle, Jack Gage and John S. Waters; Executives and Producers critical evaluation. Individual Branch, Harry Englander, , Jr., N. Gayle Gitterman screen writers have no fan follow­ and , J r.; Film Editors Branch, Fred W. Berger, Bern­ ard W. Burton, Daniel Mandell, Philip Martin, H. Arnold ·ing. But every person who has been Schwarzwald and Harold Soldinger; Musicians Branch, Jack professionally engaged in anyone Brooks, George Dunning, Edward Heyman, Alexander Laszlo, of the motion picture arts or Richard J. Powers, Walter Schumann and Leith Stevens; Public sciences knows the primary impor­ Relations Branch, Ann del Valle, Mort Goodman, Bill L. Hen­ tance of story to a picture. dricks, Gladys Mensh, Ethel Sackin, Martin Weiser, Reavis G. Winckler and John Woolfenden; Sound Branch, Leon Becker, Lawrence A. Jones, B. J. Kroger, William J. Montague, Arthur The interdependence of the mo­ R. Piantadosi; Writers Branch, Samuel Fuller, And'Few Solt and tion picture arts and motion pic­ Ivan L. Tors; Members-at-Large, Frank H. Ferguson, Lou Was­ ture creators' recognition of that serman and Ed Westrate. interdependence, is proved by the {r {r {r many writers and directors who NEW SERIES OF SCREEN have established themselves as semi­ MASTERPIECES TO BE SHOWN permanent collabo'rators, "teams" The Academy will continue the Sunday evening screenings of and by the number of writers who motion picture classics. Attendance, as well as telephone requests, have expanded their activities to in­ indicate that the weekly programs have become an important part clude production, direction or both. of the Academy membership activity. It is suggested that members who wish to attend clip and save this schedule. No announcements . will be mailed for the series. The artistic and scientific ad­ Sunday, July 20, 8 :30 p. m. THE STUDENT PRINCE vancement of the motion picture, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-1927 the compilation of its records, the Sunday, July 27, 8 :30 p. m. HE WHO GETS SLAPPED dissemination of information in re­ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-1925 gard to it, the proper recognition Sunday, Aug. 3, 8 :30 p. m. THE MERRY WIDOW of its achievement, can be accom­ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-1925 Sunday, Aug. 10, 8 :30 p. m. THE BIG PARADE plished, as the making of anyone Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-1926 film can be accomplished, only by Sunday, Aug. 17, 8 :30 p. m. GRASS collaboration. That is why, al­ P aramountcF amous P layers-Las ky-1925 though every individual field of en­ Sunday, Aug. 24, 8 :30 p. m. BEN HUR deavor is represented by an associa­ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-1926 Sunday, Aug. 31, 8:30 p.m. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA tion, a guild, or a union, there is U niversal-1925 need for a strong Academy, where Sunday, Sept. 7, 8: 30 p. m. TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER creators can work together. In a Sunday, Sept. 14, 8 :30 p. m. THE BIRTH OF A NATION strong Academy, a strong and Griffith-1915 active Writers Branch is a basic NOTE: Four of the films in this series have been loaned to the necessity. Academy through the courtesy of Metro-GoldwynMayer. J. ARTHUR RANK PRESENTED ACADEMY LIFE MEMBERSHIP ATLUNCHEON Hopes for the building of a better world to which better pictures will make a material contribution were voiced by picture producers of two con­ tinents at a luncheon given for J. Arthur Rank, leading Brit­ ish producer, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Friars Club in Hollywood, on July 8th. Rank was given a gold card in the Academy, symbol of life BRITISH PRODUCER RECEIVES ACADEMY LIFE MEMBERSHIP membership, by Jean Hersholt, President Jean Hersholt of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and president. Life memberships Sciences presented a life membership in the Academy to J. Arthur Rank (right) in token of the esteem and friendship existing between American are granted to all past presi­ and English film makers. Presentation occurred today (Tuesday, July 8) dents and others so designated at the Friars Club in Hollywood where thirty guests and members of by the unanimous vote of the the Academy's board of governors honored Rank . at a luncheon. Board of Governors. "We believe in free competition and if you can , producer and past president make a better picture than we make, in the Amer­ of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ican spirit of sportsmanship we admire you and Sciences, paid tribute to the courage and spiritual open our markets to you," Hersholt said. "We feel leadership of Rank and made a plea for a closer that in so doing you inspir.e us to make better pic­ working relationship in the motion picture field tures. between the and Great Britain. "We admire the human qualities that distinguish "We must recognize the standards of taste of you, not only as a producer, but as a man and it is Great Britain and other countries in turning out this admiration that the Academy extends to you life membership in the ranks of those craftsmen our own product," Wanger said. "There' must be who make up the industry in this country." greater interchange of ideas and I hope that this In replying Rank stated that he hoped that the meeting today is the forerunner of the internation­ industry in England soon would establish an Aca­ al conference we plan to hold here next summer demy similar to the one in America. With refer­ as well as suceeding conferences which will pave ence to his position in the industry he said: the way for the role we should play in bringing "I am not a creative artist. I am a business man about world understanding." whose· job is to create an organization and a spirit Other guests at the luncheon were: in that organization." , , Robert' Haas, He explained that he stands for entertainment William W. Hornbeck, Mary C. McCall, Jr., Urie in pictures, but that he felt that pictures in order McCleary, Thomas T. Moulto~, George L. Mur­ to be successful must have not only physical appeal, but mental and spiritual qualities as well. He went phy, Donald Nelson, Louis Notarius, Frederick C. so far as to say that he intends to produce some Quimby, Frederick B. Richards, Gordon Sawyer, pictures "which will not be box office, and," he Howard Strickling, Harry Warren, Margaret hastily added, "I hope that some of the pictures Herrick, Sam Brown, William F. Kelley, Loyd will be ahead of the demands of the box office. Wright, Jock Lawrence, Ian Javal, Arthur Krim, We have a long way to go, but the successful con­ A. Reginald Allen, Nathan J. Blumberg, William tribution of the physical, mental and spiritual in H. Tourney, Howard G. Mayer and Eugene pictures is our goal." Murphy. JEAN HERS HOLT HONORED Calender ... June Events BY UNITED NATIONS CLUB Tuesday, June 17 __ __ Board of Governors meeting. A reception and dinner in honor of Academy Sunday, June 22 ______Membership Screl!ning - "The Murderers Are Among President Jean Hersholt was held Sunday, June Us", 8 :30 p.m. 8, at United Nations Club in Washington, D. C. Sunday, June 29 ______Screen Masterpiece Showing The United Nations Club regularly plays host "The Covered Wagon", to ranking representatives from other nations and 8:30 p.m. on these occasions the evening is dedicated to the Calendar ... July Events country honored. The occasion marked the first Wednesday, July Art Directors Branch meeting time this honor has been bestowed on a film indus­ 2 __ try representative. Sunday, July 6______Screen Masterpiece Showing, "Stella ", 8 :30 p.m. The U. N. Club honored Hersholt as a Scan­ Sunday, July 13 ______Screen Masterpiece Showing, dinavian who has become a beloved national figure "Monsieur Beaucaire," in America and has achieved executive status 111 8:30 p.m. Hollywood. Tuesday, July 15 ____ Board of Governors meeting. Inter.national Figures in Attendance Among the two hundred invited guests at a PHOTOGRAPHIC cocktail party held prior to the reception were DISPLAY OF AWARDS TO Secretary of State and Mrs. George Marshall INTERNATIONAL FILM EX­ Justice of the Supreme Court and Mrs. Harold Burton, Mr. and Mrs. George Meredith, presi­ HIBIT, dent of the State Society, Danish Am­ Arrangements have been completed with the na­ bassador and Madam Dekauffman, Under Secre­ tional film festivals being held in Brussels, Locarno tary of War and Mrs. Kenneth Royall, The Min­ and Venice for a photographic display highlighting every phase of the March . ister of Sweden and Madame Eriksson, Her High­ Duplicate displays, each consisting of four ness Princess Emina Tousson of Egypt, the Am­ frames measuring 5' x 7' and containing II" x 14" bassador of Norway and Mrs. Morgenstierne, the mounted photographs which includes the award Minister of Switzerland and Madam Bruggman, winners as well as scenes from the motion picture, the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Anderson, "The Best Years of Our Lives," and totalling Ambassador of Great Britain, Lord Inverchapel, more than 75 stills for each display, have been crated for immediate shipment overseas. The dis­ the Honorable Helen Gahagan Douglas of Cali­ play was prepared, in its entirety, by the Samuel fornia, Senators Noland and Downey of California Goldwyn studios. Additionally, a set of these photo­ and a wide representation of Danish, Norwegian graphs has been dispatched to Washington, D. C. and Swedish embassies. Over fifteen hundred per­ for a summer-long exhibit at the United States sons, representing fifty-five nations cooperating in Library of Congress. the United Nations effort, later paid tribute to Hersholt. LARGE COLLECTION OF STILLS DONATED ADDITIONAL BOOKS TO ACADEMY LIBRARY DONATED TO LIBRARY Clarence Bull, portrait photographer of Metro­ Appreciation is voiced to Mr. for the Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, has donated a large col­ lection of pictures to the Academy Library in an­ gift of twenty-two volumes of the MOVING swer to the request for old films and stills to add PICTURE WORLD from 1908 to 1916, as to the library. well as pressbrooks from the motion pictures, THE Many of the stars included in the group were KID and OLIVER TWIST, which have been the brightest names in the early d~ys of the motion added to the Academy library. picture industry. ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS WRITERS BRANCH- 1927-27, 1946 1927/28 Best adaptation: , "Seventh H;eaven", 1941 Best original screenplay: Fox. Herman J. Mankiewicz, Best original story: , "Underworld", Para­ Orson Wells, "Citizen mount. Kane", Mercury-RKO Ra­ Best title writing: Joseph Farnham, "Fair Co-ed"; dio. "Laugh, Clown, Laugh"; "Telling the World", Metro­ Best original story: Harry Goldwyn-Mayer. Segall, "Here Comes Mr. 1928/29 Best. aC,~ievement in screen writing: Hans Kraly, "The Patnot , Paramount. Jordan", Columbia. 1929/30 Best achievement in screen writing: , Best written screenplay: "The Big House," Metro-Goldwyn-~1ayer. , Seton 1. 1930/31 Best adaptation: , "Cimarron", RKO Miller, "Here Comes Mr. Radio. Jordan", Columbia. Best original story: , "The Dawn Patrol," Warner Bros.-First National. 1942 Best original screenplay: 1931/32 Best adaptation: Edwin Burke, "Bad Girl", Fox. , Ring Lard­ Best original story: Frances Marion, "The Champ", ner, J r., "Woman of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Year", Metro - Goldwyn - 1932/33 Best adaptation: , Sarah Y. Mason, Mayer. "", RKO Radio. Best original story. Emeric Best original story: Robert Lord, "One Way Passage", Pressburger, "The Invad­ Warner Bros. ers", Ortus-Columbia (Bri­ 1934 Best adaptation: , "It Happened One tish) . Night", Columbia. Best original story: , "Manhattan Melo­ Best written screenplay: drama", Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. , James 1935 Best original story: Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Hilton, , Ar­ "The Scound rel", Paramount. thur Wimperis, "Mrs. Min­ Best written screenplay ~ Dudley' Nichols, "The Inform­ iver", Metro-Goldwyn­ er", RKO Radio. Mayer. 1936 Best original story: Pierre Collings, , "The Story of Louis Pasteur", Warner Bros. 1943 Best original screenplay: Best written screenplay: Pierre Collings, Sheridan Gib­ , "Princess ney, "The Story of Louis Pasteur", Warner Bros. O'Rourke", Warner Bros. 1937 Best original story: , William A. Well­ Best original story: William man, "A Star Is Born", Selznick-. Saroyan, "The Human Com­ Best written screenplay: Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg, edy", Metro-Goldwyn­ , "The Life of Emile Zola", Warn­ Mayer. er Bros. 1938 Best adaptation: , Cecil Lewis, W. P. Best written screenplay: Lipscomb, "Pygmalion", Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Brit­ Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. ish) . Epstein, Howard Koch, Best original story: Eleanore Griffin, , "Boys "Casablanca" , Warner Bros. Town", Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Best written screenplay: , "Pyg­ 1944 Best original screenplay: malion", Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (British). , "Wilson", 1939 Best original story: Lewis R. Foster, "Mr. Smith Goes 20th Century-Fox. To Washington", Columbia. Best original story: Leo Mc­ Best written screenplay: , "Gone With Carey, "Going My Way", the Wind", Selznick-Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. Paramount. 1940 Best original screenplay: , "The Great McGinty", Paramount. Best written screenplay: Best original story: Benjamin Glazer, John S. Toldy, , Frank Cavett, "Arise My Love," Paramount. "Going My Way", Para­ Best written screenplay: , "The mount. Philadelphia Story", Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Contin·ued on Page 7) MEMBERSHIP LIST . . . WRITERS BRANCH {r {r {r Rodney Ackland Fred Finklehoffe Jonatha Latimer Paul H. Rameau Robert D. Andrews Steve Fisher Emmet Lavery Elizabeth Reinhardt Art Arthur Richard Flournoy Glady Lehman Leopold Atlas Lewis R. Foster Alan LeMay Robert Ri&k:in Stephen Morehouse Avery Gene Fowler Isobel Lennart Allen Rivkin Jeanne Bartlett Frederic M. Frank Howard Emmett Rogers Sy Bartlett George Froeschel Herbert Clyde Lewis Peter Ruric Albert Beich Lester Fuller Jay Leyda Harry Ruskin Edmund Beloin Jules Furthman Eugene Ling Robert Russell Charles Bennett Paul W. Gallico William R. Lipman Clara Beranger Stanley Garvey Richard Llewellyn Richard Sales Martin Berkeley Erwin Gelsey Stephen Longstreet Lydia Schiller Claude Binyon Maurice Geraghty Mary Loos Bernard C. Schoenfeld Sheridan Gibney Allan Scott Sydney Boehm Jan Lustig . Charles G. BQoth Paul Eliot Green Richard Macaulay Thomas Seller Ranald MacDougall Millen Brand Harvey S. Haislip Aeneas MacKenzie Curt Siodmak ~lortimer Braus Dorothy Hannah Richard Sokolove Irving Brecher, Richard Maibaum Sidney Harmon Philip Stevenson W. R. Burnett Don Hartman Donald Ogden Stewart Frank Butler, Edmund Hartman Herman J. Mankiewicz Henry Sucher Hugo Butler, F. Hugh Herbert Joseph L. Mankiewicz C. Gardner Sullivan Jerome Cady Ethel Hill Mary C. McCall, J r. Alan Campbell J ames Hilton Gordon McDonell Frank Cavett Samuel Hoffenstein Margaret McDonell Frank: Tashlin Harry Chandlee Leonard Hoffman John McGowan Charles L. Tedford Raymond Chandler Milton Holmes Harold Medford Sylvia Thalberg Anne Morrison Chapin Jerry Horwin John Meehan Joseph Than Frank B. Cleaver Lionel Houser Lillie Messinger Morton Thompson Richard Conell Seton 1. Miller Ivan L. Tors Mylse Connolly . Rian James Peter Milne Barry Trivers Raymond Crossett Talbot Jennings Josef Mischel Lamar Trotti Nathaniel T. Curtis Julian Johnson John E. Mock Arthur Jones Wanda Tuchvck Frank Davis Karl Kamb Richard Murphy Harry Tugend I. A. L. Diamond Michael Kanin Robert Nathan Karl Tunberg Walter Doniger Alfred Neumann Leslie Kardos Catherine Turney Jay Dratler, Charles A. Kenyon Anthony Veiller, Roland Kibbee Charles Marquis Warren Robert Edmunds James 0' Hanlon James R. Webb Jo Eisinger Harry Kleiner George Oppenheimer Julius J. Epstein Frederick Kohner Ernest S. Pagano Robert L. Welch Philip G. Epstein Norman Krasna Paul I. Wellman Chester Erskine Milton Krims Jack Patrick George Wells Howard Estabrook Harry Kurnitz Arnold Philips Francis Edwards Faragoh Ring Lardner, Jr. Leonard Praskins Dwight M. Wiley Michael Fessier Jesse L. Lasky Jr. BOARD OF GOVERNORS STILL SHOW VOTES TO INCLUDE JUDGES ANNOUNCED NEWSREEL MEN IN AWARDS Judges for the studio still photographers' show, "Acting upon the recommendation of the Short dated for August 15-16-17 and to be held in the main lobby of CBS in Hollywood under the aus­ Subject branch to ratify their vote inviting news­ pices of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and reel men to join the Academy and part"icipate in Sciences, have been announced. the Awards, the Board of Governors, at their June The five-man panel will be: Paul Hesse, com­ 19 meeting, approved the measure. mercial photographer; Don Brinn of Wide World; Arthur" Millier, art editor of the The Board of Governors, as well as the mem­ Times; John Stengel, art editor of the Los Angeles bers of the Short Subjects branch, felt that the Examiner and , who received the first newsreels, in their role as "newspapers of the Academy Award (1926) for cinematography. screen," are entitled to industry recognition for Complete rules for entry in the competition, as outstanding effort and should be given an annual well as entry blanks, have been mailed to all still men. Award. -cr -cr -cr The new Award will be a competition, limited to newsreels, and will not conflict with the estab­ REPRESENTED ACADEMY lished Short Subjects Award classification. AT BRUSSELS FILM EXHIBIT -cr -cr -cr William Wyler represented the Academy at the COL. DONATES International Film Festival herd at Brussels dur­ "ing the month of June. Wyler, recently elected a RARE STILLS AND RECORDS vice-president of the Academy, was asked by the TO ACADEMY LIBRARY board of governors to appear, in answer to a re­ quest from the festival officials. Colonel William Selig, motion picture pioneer, -cr -cr -cr has presented many records of the old Selig Com­ ACADEMY LIBRARY IMPROVED pany to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Academy library has installed 200 addi­ tional feet of steel book stacks. This space permits The gift included production stills, publicity the shelving of many crates of books and docu­ files and clips from early day films along with the ments needed by studio patrons for research work. first negative made by the Selig Company taken -cr -cr -cr at the stock yards in 1895 as well as the ACADEMY WINNERS lens used on the shot, a French Darlot. Since no ... WRITING AWARDS (Continued from Page 5) commercial motion picture raw stock was on the market at that time, Selig had to punch the sprocket 1945 Best original screenplay: , "Miuie-Louise", Praesens Films Swiss). holes by hand. Best original story: Charles G. Booth, "The Clips of 50mm. "Widescope," "Biograph," House on 92nd Street", 20th Century-Fox. Best written screenplay: Charles Brackett, "Idoscope" and French "center sprocket film" Billy Wilder, "Lost Week-end", Paramount. were also included in the Academy acquisition. 1946 Best original screenplay: , Syd­ Hundreds of stills of the Selig Zoo (opened June ney Box, "," Rank-Univer­ sal (British). 20, 1915) where over 700 animals were maintained Best original story: , "Vaca­ for adventure films, production stills from early tion from ," Films-Metro­ day Selig one-reelers and photographs from a Goldwyn-Mayer (British). Best written screenplay: Robert E. Sher­ "round the world" trip in 1888 were included in wood, "The Best Years of Our Lives," the gift to the Academy. Goldwyn-RKO Radio. ACADEMY TO REVISE JOHN BUNNY TO DUPLICATE MOTION PICTURE SECTION FATHER'S EARLY COMEDIES OF COMPTON'S ENCYCLOPEDIA John Bunny, U -I film editor and son of the A special committee from the Academy of Mo­ screen's first comedy star, is searching for old prints tion Picture Arts .and Sciences is working on a lind negatives of his father's early day pictures to revision of the motion picture section of Compton's replace the complete collection of .T ohn Bunny Pictured Encyclopedia to modernize the technical films destroyed during a fire. information. Recent developments in the fields of A group of Bunny pictures, recently acquired by color, sound, art direction, cartoon work and light­ the Academy in the Walter Greene collection, will ing are to be included in the new edition. be converted by Bunny from 28mm. size to 35mm. Margaret Herrick, executive secretary for the in order that new generations of theatergoers may Academy, a former children's librarian, was asked see his late father's comedies. by Compton's to arrange the preparation of spe­ ciillized matenal contributed by several branches of the Academy. Lou Sackin wrote the Film Edit­ ing section; Bernard Herzbrun prepared an article ADDITIONAL FILM on Art Direction; Kenneth Lambert provided the DONATED TO ACADEMY data on Sound; Charles G. Clarke authored the Cinematography material; Produc­ The Academy's Library of rare and historic tions added story and art for the Cartoon section; films has been augmented during the past month R.C.A. contributed photographs of modern projec­ by a gift from Charles G . Clarke, 20th Century tion machines while Columbia and Paramount Fox cinematographer, of a priceless hand-colored Studios provided production stills in full color. print of Col. William Selig's "Coming of Colum­ bus," produced in Chicago and first released in America on May 6, 1912 after the special print HA VE YOU READ? had been shown at the Vatican for the Pope and an audience of church officials. HEGGEN, THOMAS ...... Readers' Digest The painting was done in Paris by twenty-five The Unchallenged June, 1947 King of Hollywood artists who worked for three months on the exact­ ing task of coloring each frame of the film. "Saga of Louis B. l\tlayer, the poor man's son who made himself· the highest paid Old World's Fair Boats Used executive in America." NATHAN , PAUL S ...... Publishers' Weekly The Spanish caravels, "Nina," "Pinta" and Books Into Film June 7, 1947 "Santa Maria," originally brought to this country "Just how subversive are the movies?" A for display at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, discussion of the preliminary investiga­ were used in the film. tion conducted in Hollywood by the Kathlyn Williams played the role of Queen Isa­ House subcommittee on un-American bella and Charles Clary portrayed Columbus. activities. The Academy plans to make a Kodachrome copy PARAMOUNT: Oscar for Profits to protect the original from damage. Fortune Magazine Edward Nassour producer and owner of the " In a decade the oldest movie company N assour studios, has also donated a collection of has risen out of a $.100 million bank­ 500 reels of mixed content. Included are full­ ruptcy to become free, clear and No. 1." length features of films, stock shots, Each month your F. Y. 1. lists outstanding scenes of early California and many unique sound articles on the motion picture industry. They tracks. may be rea din your Academy Library. Rec­ ommendation of material you have read will These additions to the Academy film archives be appreciated. provide increased resources for studying early day motion picture technique.