[ARCHIVE] [BIRTH OF A NATION][THOMAS DIXON, JR. ][D. W. GRIFFITH] [MOVIES]

Archive of Material Relating to the Movie Birth of a Nation, Including Film, Programs, Movie Stills, and More.

Various Places: Various Publishers, 0. Other. B&W and Color Photographs & Illustrations; CONTENT WARNING: This description includes information about The Civil War South, The Klu Klux Klan, racial depictions of African Americans, suicide, and a host of other delicate topics dealing with the United States before and during Reconstruction. The Birth of a Nation - a controversial film from before it became a film, was based, for the most part, on the play The Clansman, which was adapted by Thomas Dixon, Jr. From his own novel: The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan, published 1905 (Doubleday, Page & Company, 374p. ) , The Clansman was part of a trilogy that chronicled the US Civil War and Reconstruction. The Birth of a Nation - a controversial film from before it became a film, was based, for the most part, on the play The Clansman, which was adapted by Thomas Dixon, Jr. From his own novel: The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan, published 1905 (Doubleday, Page & Company, 374p. ) , The Clansman was part of a trilogy that chronicled the US Civil War and Reconstruction. After several years success with the best-selling book and his adaptation into a play, the author, Dixon, met with several studios, and finally came to an agreement with D. W. Griffith (a fellow southerner) who, along with Frank E. Woods adapted the play into a screenplay which was produced by Harry Aitken. Shooting started July 1914 and the finished product was publicly shown January 1 & 2 of 1915 in Riverside, CA. While the content of the film was highly controversial, the film itself was a "landmark" in film technology for the period. *It was the first American 12-reel film ever made *It was the longest film to that point, running at three hours, which was broken into two parts, with an intermission between. *It was the first American made film to have a musical score for an Orchestra*It pioneered closeups and fadeouts, and included staged battle scenes *It used hundreds of extras (made to look like thousands) *It was the first motion picture to be screened inside the White House (for Pres. Woodrow Wilson) *It was a huge commercial success, with a larger gross than any previous motion picture to that point in time (until being overtaken by another film of the Civil War South - Gone with the Wind) Of course, it is the content of the film that brought controversy. The movie details the drama of the Civil War from both sides: The Camerons' of South Carolina, and The Stonemans' of the North (Pennsylvania). The main characters are loosely based on actual politicians and their families during the Civil War. The movie is broken into two halves with the first half dealing with the early years of the war, shown by sons from both families entering the military, and continues through battles, capture of the southern son by the North, his death sentence and clemency, and through the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The second half of the film shows how the North forgoes Lincoln's policy of conciliation and begins the "so-called" punishment of the south by Radical Republicans in their era of Reconstruction. In this half of the film, the author (and the director) shows his mostly Southern viewpoint of how Reconstruction is decimating the white man by promoting blacks through terror and racial mixing. It's during this time that the son of the Southern Camerons, Ben, begins the reformation of the Ku Klux Klan to preserve the white way of life through white supremacy. Throughout this half of the movie blacks are shown as brutish, stupid, and, sexually aggressive (especially towards white women). The plot is livened by relationships between both the younger generations of Camerons and the Stonemans, while also given tinges of suspense, adventure and thriller, through actions of the two families and interactions between the families and the people around them. The reaction by the public to the film was as oversized as the movie was. This group of items was collected by a teacher and used as part of a college film history program. 1) Group of Eight Original Lobby Cards. 1915. 14" x11" Four canisters of film The Birth of a Nation: (16mm version, with sound). This appears to be a film negative, with starting deterioration (differing amounts to each canister… The number one canister has some smell, while the others have mostly light to nearly no smell of vinegar). This is nowhere near an original copy, but a copy of a later printing. It has been colorized lightly at some point in the process). The film is still supple and useable (again, as far as I know) . Heavy Cardstock. All eight cards are in Very Good to Very Good+ condition, several of the cards have small to medium chips to the edges. The cards have toning to the rectos. Birth of a Nation Souvenir Program. 1916. Epoch Producing Corporation. New York. Good. The front cover has small splotches of ink and several wavy lines of tidemarking. The Spine has tearing to both ends. Several of the pages have edge tears. There are several splotches of ink to the title page as well. Illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations. This copy has two American flag icons shaped as missiles on the front cover. 4. Birth of a Nation Souvenir Program: 1915 Epoch Producing Corporation, New York. Oversized program with a string binding and an illustrated glassine overlay cover. The overlay has chipping, tears, and wear. The program is in Very Good- condition, with light generalized toning, small tears, especially to the foredges. Scarce with the overlay 5.) Majestic Theatre Program featuring Birth of a Nation: (Boston, MA) Oct. 1915 is the listed date, but it appears more showings were added at a later point, making it 29 straight weeks of viewings. The small format program is in Very Good condition. The front and rear covers, and front inside cover are in color. The contents are in black and white, with lots of advertising. The text pages somewhat browned, but clean and complete.6 ) Theatre News Flier for the Fox-Apollo Art Theatre: Featuring Birth of a Nation (in sound). (Hollywood, CA) c1950's. One page, folded vertically, to contain four pages of text. Showing for four pages only. Good condition, with several small tears, and wrinkling. Apparently "colorized" by a youth, 7 ) Band / orchestra orchestration for "The Perfect Song", the Love Strain from: Birth of a Nation. Includes, piano, cornet, Bass, Violin, clarinet, Viola, drums /tympani, flute, cello, trombone. The piano score is also the folder for the other parts, and that score has torn at the spine, almost the full length of the page. Otherwise Very Good and in bright, useable condition. 8.) Program from the 55th St. Playhouse for Birth of a Nation (Manhattan, NY, 1940). One sheet of paper (small format) folded once vertically. The program includes: 1) Clock Cleaners, 2) Birth of the Movies, 3) A Night at the Movies, 4) Charlie Chaplin in the Paper Hanger (all short films) followed by The Birth of a Nation. The program is in Very Good+ condition9.). Dixon, Jr, Thomas: The Clansman (Photoplay title: The Birth of a Nation. Possible later printing thus. Red cloth covers have white lettering and decorations on the spine and front cover of the book. Illustrated with 8 black & white photos from the movie featuring Lillian Gish and Henry Walthall, and Mae Marsh. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good+ to Near Very Good- dust jacket. 10.) Large Wall Poster from the USPS featuring the stamp of D. W. Griffiths. Clean bright condition, without tears or wear. Near Fine condition. 11. ) Dixon, Jr, Thomas: The Root of Evil. 1st edition. Red cloth with off-white letting to the cover and spine of the book. Very Good condition. 12) Huff, Theodore: A Shot Analysis of D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation. First Edition. 1961 Museum of Modern Art Film Library. Very Good condition. Issued without a dust jacket. (extremely scarce in this edition). 13.) Gish, Lillian: Lillian Gish; The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me. 2nd printing. Signed, with an inscription by the author. Very Good+ with a Very Good dust jacket. 14.) Photographic Portrait of Lillian Gish by Witzel (of LA) , 15.) 1925-1930 (ish) hand-colored, and signed by Gish. (smallest size of photo would be 7x9 - can't check without removing backing on the frame. ) Large wall poster of Birth of a Nation dated 1970 Very Good+ or better condition. 16.) Fry, Henry P. : The Modern Ku Klux Klan. Ex Library copy. 17.) Dixon, Jr, Thomas: The Clansman. Reprint. Triangle Books. Very Good- (toned pages & brittle) Dust jacket is in Very Good- condition. 18.) 18. Dixon, Jr, Thomas: The Leopard's Spots. 1st edition. No dust jacket. Missing front endpaper. Very Good. 19.) Dixon, Jr, Thomas: The Clansman. 1st Edition. Poor condition. 20.) Sheet Music: "Daddy Mine" by Lew Wilson and Alfred Dubin, featuring a photo of Mae Marsh on the cover (the music is not related to the film - just Mae Marsh) Very Good+ condition. 21.) 21. Large Cardboard Circle - Advertisement for Birth of a Nation. No Date. Possible early (c 1916 ish) advertisement for the film. Good only condition. With small chips missing and several tape repairs to the reverse. 22.) Silva, Fred (editor) Focus on: The Birth of a Nation. 1st ed. PB Very Good+ Condition. 23.) Dixon, Jr, Thomas: The Fall of a Nation -early reprint (first Reprint edition) , Very Good condition with a Poor dust jacket. 24. Geduld, Harry M. : Focus On; D. W. Griffith pb 2nd printing. Very Good. 25. Photocopied score of the Birth of a Nation. Good condition - possibly not complete. 26.) Cardboard American Commemoratives Stamp page featuring D. W. Griffiths. Dated May 27, 1975. Includes four stamps plus commentary. Fine condition. 27.) Four copies of "The Perfect Song" (featuring Amos & Andy) from the score for Birth of a Nation. All in varying conditions - editions unknown. This song is the first ever theme song for a film. 28. ) Aitken, Roy E. As Told to Al P. Nelson: The Birth of a Nation Story. 1965. A Dellinger Book. First Edition. Near Fine condition and issued without a dust jacket. 29. ) Film Culture: Special Griffith Issue: Griffith I- The Birth of a Nation (by Seymour Stern) 1965. Film Culture, Ny. First Edition. Very Good + and issued without a dust jacket. 30.) A group of essays, teaching materials, etc. - some typed, some ditto machined, plus several fliers, etc. Regarding at least one showing of the film for a class - several dates. Generally all very good+ or better condition.. Very Good .

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STANLEY WARNER CINERAMA CORP

Cinerama: South Seas Adventure

Hollywood, CA: Stanley Warner Cinerama Corp, 1958. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book / program. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some very beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "Cinerama is a widescreen process that originally projected images simultaneously from three synchronized 35mm projectors onto a huge, deeply curved screen, subtending 146-degrees of arc. [clarification needed] The trademarked process was marketed by the Cinerama corporation. It was the first of several novel processes introduced during the 1950s when the movie industry was reacting to competition from television. Cinerama was presented to the public as a theatrical event, with reserved seating and printed programs, and audience members often dressed in their best attire for the evening. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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STANLEY WARNER CINERAMA CORPORATION

This Is Cinerama 1954

Hollywood, CA: Stanley Warner Cinerama Corp, 1954. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is a crease to the bottom front corner of the cover. There is a sticker with a basic description on the top corner of the rear cover. The text pages are clean and bright. 'The first Cinerama film, This Is Cinerama, premiered on September 30, 1952 at the Broadway Theatre in New York City. The New York Times judged it to be front-page news. Notables attending included New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, violinist Fritz Kreisler, James A. Farley, Metropolitan Opera manager Rudolf Bing, NBC chairman David Sarnoff, CBS chairman William S. Paley, ; Broadway composer Richard Rodgers, and Hollywood mogul Louis B. Mayer." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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COX, ALEX & DICK RUDE

Repo Man Not Just a Job-It's an Adventure

Boston, MA: Faber & Faber, 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0571129773. Trade PB. This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine ends, corners and foredges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "Michael Nesmith agreed to produce Repo Man, and convinced Universal Studios to back the project with a budget of over a million dollars. During the course of the film's production, the studio's management changed, and the new management had far less faith in the project. The initial cinema release was limited to Chicago, followed by Los Angeles, and was short-lived. After the success of the soundtrack album (notable for featuring many popular LA punk bands) , there was enough interest in the film to earn a re-release in a single cinema in New York City, but only after becoming available on video and cable. Nevertheless, it ran for 18 months, and eventually earned $4,000,000. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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EATON, WALTER PRICHARD

The Actor's Heritage; Scenes from the Theatre of Yesterday and the Day Before,

Boston. MA: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1924. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and tiny chips from the edges and spine ends of the dust jacket. "Walter Prichard Eaton (August 24, 1878 – 1957) was an American theatre critic and author. He was born in Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard, and was a drama critic for various newspapers and magazines. He also wrote numerous books on the theater and was a professor of playwriting at Yale. [1] His papers are at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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GINGOLD, HERMIONE

Sirens Should Be Seen and Not Heard

Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Company, 1963. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Hirschfeld. Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author / actress on the front endpaper. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. There is a very slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the title page. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright, but has some fading to the spine of the book along with a couple of tiny edge nicks. "Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (9 December 1897 – 24 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric character. Her signature drawling, deep voice was a result of nodules on her vocal cords she developed in the 1920s and early 1930s. After a successful career as a child actress, she established herself on the stage as an adult, playing in comedy, drama and experimental theatre, and radio broadcasting. She found her milieu in revue, which she played from the 1930s to the 1950s, co-starring several times with the English actress Hermione Baddeley. Later she played formidable elderly characters in films and stage musicals such as Gigi (1958) , Bell, Book and Candle (1958) , The Music Man (1962) and A Little Night Music (1977). " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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HARRIS, JOHN H. (PRODUCER)

Ice Capades of 1955

Hollywood, CA: Ice Capades Inc, 1954. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized program with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The program is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some very light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the covers. The text pages are clean and bright. Skaters include: Donna Atwood, Bobby Specht, Orrin Markhus & Irma Thomas, Rosemary and Boby Maxson, and many more. "The Ice Capades were traveling entertainment shows featuring theatrical ice skating performances. Shows often featured former Olympic and US National Champion figure skaters who had retired from formal competition. Started in 1940, the Ice Capades grew rapidly and prospered for 50 years. A decline in popularity ensued in the 1980s, and the show went out of business around 1995. There have been several attempts to revive the show and its name. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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HOOKER, RICHARD (HIESTER RICHARD HORNBERGER JR. ) AND WILLIAM E. BUTTERWORTH

M*a*S*H Goes to London

New York, NY: Pocket, 1975. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0671789414. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book and a First paperback edition. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning edge wear. The front cover, spine and spine joints have some light toning. The text pages are generally clean, but have some lightish generalized toning. "Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr. (February 1, 1924 – November 4, 1997) was an American writer and surgeon who wrote under the pseudonym Richard Hooker. Hornberger's best-known work is his novel MASH (1968) , based on his experiences as a wartime United States Army surgeon doctor during the Korean War (1950–1953) and written in collaboration with W. C. Heinz. It was used as the basis for an award-winning, critically and commercially successful movie – M*A*S*H (1970) — and two years later in an acclaimed long running television series (1972–1983) of the same title. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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KENNY, LAURA JUNE

Fleeing the Fates of the Little Rascals

Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse, 2004. 1st Paperback Edition. Paperback. B&W Photographs; SIGNED EDITION. This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some very beginning rubbing to the bottom front corner of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. "Our Gang (also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals) was a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by comedy producer Hal Roach, the series was produced from 1922 to 1944 and is noted for showing children behaving in a relatively natural way, as Roach and original director Robert F. McGowan worked to film the unaffected, raw nuances apparent in regular children rather than have them imitate adult acting styles. The series broke new ground by portraying white and black boys and girls interacting as equals. "; Signed by Author. Near Fine .

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LISTED, NONE

Shirley Temple - Just a Little Girl

Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1936. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a square, paperback book with self covers and a stapled spine. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light edge wear and rubbing and there is a tiny tear to the bottom spine end of the book cover. The covers have some light, generalized toning, as do the text pages. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good .

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METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER

Gone with the Wind Production Booket

Hollywood, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939. Stapled wraps. Color & B&W Illustrations; THis is an oversized movie program / booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The program covers have a bit of beginning rippling, and overall beginning darkening to the paper. The text pages are clean and bright. The program is illustrated throughout with both black and white, sepia and full color illustrations. The booklet includes Facts about the production, a complete list of characters / actors, and in-depth information about the two main characters (Rhett Butler and Scarlet O'Hara) by the actors playing them (Clark Gable & Vivien Leigh).. Very Good+ .

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MEEK, THOMAS SHEPPARD

The Home Library of Entertainment Instruction and Amusement. . . . Publishers Dummy Copy (Sample Book) and Order Form

Chicago, IL: The Hoey Publishing Co, 1902. Publishers Dummy. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This is a Publishers Dummy copy (Sample Book) with order form. The book is in Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book has edge wear, rubbing and bumping to the spine ends, corners and edges. There are spots of fraying to the spine ends and corners as well. The covers have noticeable ground-in dirt and large patches of biopredation that has mottled the cloth covers, especially the rear cover. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. There are several smallish edge tears throughout. The last pages of the book are lined blank order pages (unused in this case).. Good+ .

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RCA RADIOTRON CO., INC.

Radio Stars and Stations Rca Radiotrons

New York: RCA Radiotron Co, Inc, 1933. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a smaller than trade sized booklet with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers are mostly clean and bright, but have some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. The rear cover has spots of ground-in dirt and discoloration. The text pages are clean and bright. Two of the pages at the rear of the book have written in the name of the radio stations and the programs he / she likes.. Very Good .

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RUBY, EDNA

Shorthand with Champagne

New York, NY: Lancer Books, Inc, 1967. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued thus without a dust jacket. The book covers have some rubbing, especially to the bottom front cover. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean, though there is tidemarking / water spotting to the bottom edges of half the pages, and includes the bottom edge of the rear cover. This book contains a series of essays by Edna Ruby about her encounters with actors, and entertainers, including Zsa Zsa Gabor, Lerner & Loewe. Very Good- .

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SCHANG, F. C.

Visiting Cards of Celebrities Often Illustrated By Memorial Postage Stamps. . . .

Paris, France: Fernand Hazen Editeur, 1971. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Signed by the author. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed on the front endpaper by the author. "Visiting cards became an indispensable tool of etiquette, with sophisticated rules governing their use. The essential convention was that a first person would not expect to see a second person in the second's own home (unless invited or introduced) without the first having first left his visiting card at the second's home. Upon leaving the card, the first would not expect to be admitted initially, but instead might receive a card at his own home in response from the second. This would serve as a signal that a personal visit and meeting at home would be welcome. On the other hand, if no card was forthcoming, or if a card was sent in an envelope, a personal visit was thereby discouraged. As an adoption from France, they were called une carte d'adresse from 1615 to 1800, and then became carte de visite or visiteur with the advent of photography in the mid 19th century. Visiting cards became common among the aristocracy of Europe, and also in the United States. The whole procedure depended upon there being servants to open the door and receive the cards and it was, therefore, confined to the social classes which employed servants. If a card was left with a turned corner it indicated that the card had been left in person rather than by a servant. " (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Very Good+ .

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