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92. Interview of Edmond DePatie

Topic:
Film and Television
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Vice president and general manager of Warner Bros. President of the Motion Picture Relief Fund.

94. Interview of Robert North

Topic:
Film and Television
Theater
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Vaudeville performer, comedian, and film producer.

96. Interview of George P. Johnson

Topic:
African American History
Film and Television
Length:
13.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
General booking manager of the Lincoln Motion Picture Company and lifelong collector of materials on African Americans in motion pictures. Founder of the Pacific Coast News Bureau.

97. Interview of W. W. Hodkinson

Topic:
Film and Television
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
President of Paramount Pictures and founder of the W. W. Hodkinson Corporation. Founder of the airplane manufacturing businesses Hodkinson Aviation Corporation and Central American Aviation Corporation/Companía Nacional de Aviación.

98. Interview of Jack B. Tenney

Topic:
Politics and Government
Social Movements
Film and Television
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
U.S. senator from 1943 to 1955 and 38th district California State Assembly member from 1936 to 1942. Head of the California Senate Factfinding Subcommittee on Un-American Activities ("Tenney Committee") and leader of anti-communist investigations.

99. Interview of Michael Gordon

Topic:
Film and Television
Length:
24.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Play, film, and television director. UCLA professor of theater.

100. Interview of Vance Gerry

Topic:
Film and Television
Books and Fine Printing
Length:
6.75 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Animator for Walt Disney Studios and owner of Weather Bird Press, a printing company.