Author Description

Motion picture executive. Topics include: San Francisco earthquake and fire, 1906; early days in motion picture industry: film exchange and distribution, dealer in feature films, financing, production, laboratory, ownership of a studio; foreign markets; theater circuits; consultant; anecdotes of many industry personalities; relationship of producer and author: Thornton Wilder and Our town; Edgar Rice Burroughs and Tarzan series; seminar at University of Southern California.