| Education |
| 1978 |
Graduate, International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) Summer School, Berlin, GDR |
| 1976 |
M.A. Degree, Cinema Studies, New York University |
| 1971 |
B.A. Degree, English and Film, SUNY at Albany |
Publications |
| 1999 |
Co-author, with Rob Edelman, of Meet the Mertzes, Renaissance Books. |
| 1997 |
Co-author, with Rob Edelman, of The John Travolta Scrapbook, Citadel Press, Carol Publishing Group. |
| 1996 |
Co-author, with Rob Edelman, of Angela Lansbury: A Life on Stage and Screen, Birch Lane Press, Carol Publishing Group.
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| 1996-present |
Author of original and updated entries for The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Volumes of Directors, Actors/Actresses; St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture; Women Filmmakers and Their Films; St. James Women Filmmakers Encyclopedia; Leonard Maltin's Family Film Guide (Contributing Editor). |
| 1972-present |
The American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, 1961-70; The American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, 1911-20; The American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films, Film Beginnings 1893-1910; The Whole Film Source Book (edited by Leonard Maltin); Magill's Survey of Cinema; Dictionary of Literary Biography: American Screenwriters, Second Series; The Most Important and Misappreciated American Films; Blackhawk Films historical introductions; Parade Magazine; Il Messaggero; Remember Magazine; Jolson Journal; Sightlines; Take One; Film Fan Monthly; Films in Review (archives column). |
Selected Public Lectures and Radio/Television Appearances |
| 2000 |
Speakers in the Humanities Program of the New York State Council for the Humanities; Lecturer on Irving Berlin. |
| 1992-present |
Lecturer and discussion leader in The American Century series, presented at public libraries in New York State and funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and New York Council for the Humanities. |
| 1997 |
Lecturer on Al Jolson, Samson Raphaelson and THE JAZZ SINGER at International Al Jolson Society convention, Bethesda, MD. |
| 1996 |
Guest on syndicated GERALDO show with Geraldo Rivera. |
| 1994 |
Lecturer on Yiddish-language film, Jewish Community Center, Schenectady, New York |
| 1992 |
Lecturer at Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine. |
| 1992 |
Lecturer on experiences as a film professional, Rotary Club, Amsterdam, New York. |
| 1991 |
Lecturer at symposium, Images of Jews in Hollywood, a Retrospective, at The Humanities Institute, SUNY at Stonybrook. |
| 1990-1996 |
Lecturer and discussion leader of film series presented at The Amsterdam Free Library, Amsterdam, New York. |
| 1986-87 |
Canadian Club Classic Film Preservation speaker; series of lectures organized by Booke and Company. Venues include the Art Institute of Chicago and a restored theater in Charleston, South Carolina. |
| 1984 |
Guest on two episodes of TV program, THICKE OF THE NIGHT; spoke about film preservation. |
| 1982 |
Expert on film preservation on TV program, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT. |
| 1978 |
Lecturer on Yiddish-language films at several venues in Washington, D.C. area. |
| 1978 |
Introduced film at First Yiddish Film Festival, sponsored by the Ruttenberg and Everett Yiddish Film Collection. |
| 1976 |
Guest on TV program, THE JOE FRANKLIN SHOW. |
Member |
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Association of Moving Image Archivists
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