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Herman G. Weinberg manuscripts
- Title
- Herman G. Weinberg manuscripts, circa 1977-1983.
- Author
- Weinberg, Herman G.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1983-012 Box 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- .5 linear feet (1 box)
- Summary
- Collection includes a final draft (undated) of Weinberg's manuscript for his book Coffee, Brandy & Cigars and a first draft (1977) and a final draft (undated) of his memoir The Snows of Yesteryear, which was published as A Manhattan Odyssey.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Manuscripts.
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Source (note)
- Herman Weinberg
- Biography (note)
- Herman G. Weinberg was an American writer, foreign film translator, teacher, and film historian working from the 1920s to the 1980s. Born in New York City on August 6, 1908, he entred the motion picture indutry in 1927 as a musical consultant in the scoring of foreign silent films and then worked as U.S. correspondent for various European film periodicals. He was a theatre manager in Baltimore and New York during the 1930s and 1940s. Weinberg achieved acclaim for his English subtitles for numerous major foreign films, including La Strada, Open City, Paisan, The Bicycle Thief, and Shoeshine. He also wrote articles and film criticism for many periodicals and taught film history at City College in New York City. His books include The Lubitsch Touch, Saint Cinema, The Complete 'Greed', Stroheim: a Pictorial Record, The Complete 'Wedding March', and A Manhattan Odyssey, his autobiography. Weinberg died in New York City on November 7, 1983.
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 1983-012
- Author
- Weinberg, Herman G.
- Title
- Herman G. Weinberg manuscripts, circa 1977-1983.
- Biography
- Herman G. Weinberg was an American writer, foreign film translator, teacher, and film historian working from the 1920s to the 1980s. Born in New York City on August 6, 1908, he entred the motion picture indutry in 1927 as a musical consultant in the scoring of foreign silent films and then worked as U.S. correspondent for various European film periodicals. He was a theatre manager in Baltimore and New York during the 1930s and 1940s. Weinberg achieved acclaim for his English subtitles for numerous major foreign films, including La Strada, Open City, Paisan, The Bicycle Thief, and Shoeshine. He also wrote articles and film criticism for many periodicals and taught film history at City College in New York City. His books include The Lubitsch Touch, Saint Cinema, The Complete 'Greed', Stroheim: a Pictorial Record, The Complete 'Wedding March', and A Manhattan Odyssey, his autobiography. Weinberg died in New York City on November 7, 1983.
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Source
- Gift: Herman Weinberg, Summer 1983.
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- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 1983-012