Annotations Forrest Ackerman (1 results)

No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Cover Photomontage (illustrator). 1st Edition. Single Sheet, Multifold To Make 12 Pages. Forrest Ackerman's Copy, Addressed To Him Onm Label, With His Marks Showing His Attendance At The Feb-Mar Showing Of Five Science Fiction Films, Including The Crazy Ray By Rene Clair (Clair's First Film) "Monsters Of The Moon" (Ray Heinz And Mike Frisby, Discarded Fottage Edited By Wilson Tucker Into A Humorous Short Film) And "Rocket Flight To The Moon" (German Silent), Both Credited To Forrest Ackerman For Courtesies. Per Los Angeles Filmforum, A Los Angeles Art House Cinema Beginning During The 1940S. The Space Initially Housed The Ballard Film Society Before Raymond Rohauer Took Over During The 1950S. The Theater Was Programmed By The Society Of Cinema Arts And Rohauer Served As Curator. Early Avant-Garde Screenings Included A Series Co-Presented By Creative Film Associates That Included Kenneth Anger's Puce Moment And Fireworks, Curtis Harrington's Fragments Of Seeking And Picnic, Sidney Peterson's The Lead Shoes And James Broughton's Mother's Day. Rohauer Was A Controversial Figure And Was Occasionally Accused Of Illegally Adding The Films That Screened In The Theater To His Personal Collection. The Theatre Was Extremely Influential On A Generation Of Filmmakers And Curators And During The 1950S Was Los Angeles' Primary Site For The Exhibition Of Experimental And Art Cinema.Raymond Rohauer Was An Infamous Film Collector, Exhibitor And Distributor. During The 1950S Rohauer Ran The Coronet Theatre, One Of Los Angeles' Most Popular Art House Cinemas. Rohauer's Work At The Coronet Gave Him Access To Important Silent And Art Film Prints And Helped Rohauer Cultivate Relationships With Hollywood Talent. In 1954 Rohauer Became The Primary Distributor Of Silent Film Star Buster Keaton's Early Works And Organized Touring Programs And Various Festivals. Rohauer Eventually Acquired A Library Of Over 700 Titles Including Phantom Of The Opera (1925) And Son Of The Sheik (1926). Rohauer's Acquisition Of Films Occasionally Fell Under Scrutiny And Colleagues Were Suspicious Of His Business Practices. In September Of 1958, Following A Screening Of Kenneth Anger's Fireworks (1947) He Was Subpoenaed By An Assembly Subcommittee Investigating Pornography. Rohauer Refused To Supply The Eight Requested Films Declaring 'The Day Is Not Here Yet When That Which I Exhibit At My Theater Is Subject To The Whim Of Self Appointed Guardians Of The Public Morals.'After Leaving The Coronet Rohauer Moved To New York City, Where He Curated The Huntington Hartford Gallery Of Art.