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How It All Began |
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The Passing of Stefan Adler
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 The
Passing of Richard C. Babish
Richard passed peacefully at home. He was a MIT graduate, class of 1940 and
was a Radiation Lab member and an optics developer for the Cinerama and
Cinemiracle movie companies. He joined the Perkin-Elmer Corporation in 1954
and worked in the optical department providing technical expertise for
numerous commercial and government projects. |
 Vivi Bak
By Thomas Hauerslev
Vivi Bak was found dead at her island home
in Ibiza, Spain on April 22, by her husband producer, actor Dietmar
Schönherr. She was 73. Vivi Bak starred in the HiFi-70 3D film "Operation
Taifun". |
 Alf
R. Bjercke
By Kaare Terland
In the mid-fifties he co-chaired on the Board of The Christian
Radich Foundation in Oslo. In that position he became instrumental
in the negotiation with Louis de Rochemont II in using the S/S
Christian Radich as the windjammer in the Cinemiracle production |
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Zum Tod von
Hannelore Bollmann
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The Passing of
Hannelore Bollmann
Cantor |
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Willem Bouwmeester passed Away |
 Tony
Cutts
By Duncan McGregor
Tony Cutts – projectionist extraordinaire – lost his two year fight
against cancer and passed away in the Marie Curie Hospice here in
Bradford. He saw the introduction of widescreen cinema in 1952, the
transition to wide gauge 70mm film, the introduction of stereophonic
surround sound in cinemas, 3D, VistaVision, Imax, Cinerama – Tony saw and
experienced it all first hand.
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Tony Cutts Gallery
from Bradford 1996 -
2012 |
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 Orion Jardim de Faria
By
Paulo Roberto P. Elias
Brazilian 70mm film pioneer Orion Jardim de Faria passed away on December
25th 2012. He was living an active, still film-dedicated personal
life. A movie lover himself, his profound knowledge of every aspect of film
making and exhibition made his acquaintance with new technology far easier. |
 Louis
deRochemont, III
By David Page
Louis was kind enough to
inscribe a "Windjammer" poster for me with the words...'To David Page
who has become part of the cruise'. Then, at the end of the weekend, I
drove Louis back to Heathrow where, at the departure gate, we bade
farewell. As he went through the gate, with a tear in his eye, he
turned, waved and returned home. |
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The passing of Robert Endres |
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Graeme Ferguson Passed Away |
 Richard
Fleisher
By Rick Mitchell
This may also be the
reason why
Fleischer¹s more
fantastic and
adventurous films
work as well as they
do. Like Robert
Wise, he took such
projects seriously,
and not only has his
"20,000 Leagues
Under The Sea"
(Disney; 1954) and
"The Vikings"
(United Artists;
1958) never been
equalled or
surpassed, to date
no one seems to have
tried to do so.
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 Georg Fricker
By Peter Kohl
The great Karlsruhe cinema entrepreneur Georg Fricker is dead. He
passed away last Saturday [07.06.2008] in a clinic near Munich. |
  Dieter
Gäbler
Von Herbert Born
Dieter Gäbler
verstarb vergangenen
Mittwoch, 5. März
2014 nach schwerer
Krankheit. Viele
Gäste unseres 70mm
Festivals lernten
Dieter Gäbler als
einen
aufgeschlossenen und
freundlichen
Zeitzeugen kennen,
der zweimal als
Ehrengast unser
Festival besuchte. |
Dieter
Gäbler
By Herbert Born
Dieter Gäbler, German DoP and well known MCS-70 cameratechnician, passed
away last Wednesday, March 06, 2014. We remember him as a very passionate
filmmaker and a very friendly and likable friend who was always very helpful
in answering questions during our long research conversations. |
 Bob Gaffney
By Sherry Gaffney
As you probably know Bob passed
away. We will have a Memorial Service for Bob where he requested that
humorous eulogies should be spoken by those who knew him. |
 Richard Greenhalgh
By Tom March
It is with great sadness that I report to all
of Rich’s friends that he has gone to the great movie theater in the sky.
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 Brian Guckian
By Mark Lyndon
Over the years, our
friendship grew,
extending to my wife
Margaret. We were
looking forward to
our reunion with
Brian and were
deeply shocked and
saddened by the
tragic news from
Dublin. Brian
achieved much in his
tragically short
life. He was a
passionate advocate
for film, at a time
when film exhibition
was becoming
increasingly rare,
less valued and
appreciated. A co
founder of the 70mm
workshop, his
scholarship and
research made a
considerable
contribution to our
knowledge of the
subject. |
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John Harvey passed away |
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 Charlton
Heston
By Rick Mitchell
If there was one actor who symbolized the 70mm roadshow era of the
Fifties and Sixties, it was Charlton Heston. |
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Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins injured on set |
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of Heinz Hölscher - MCS 70 Pioneer |
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of Heinz Hölscher - MCS 70 Pioneer |
 Robert Hopkins
By Sharon Dickman
Robert Hopkins died July 4, he was 94. His lens designs included the Todd-AO lens used to produce high definition, wide aspect-ratio films shot on large format film |
 Jan
Jacobsen
By
Gerhard Fromm
Jan Jacobsen, died June 23, 1998 following cancer surgery in a
hospital in Augsburg, Germany. He was 81. Highlights of his career include
the first IMAX
camera, a series of
MCS 65mm cameras,
the UltraScope
lenses and a 360
degree Swiss-O-Rama
65mm camera for a
360 degree cinema |
 Loren
Janes
By Mark Lyndon
That weekend, Loren introduced "West" to a spellbound Pictureville audience and
gave us fascinating insights into the creation of some of the most thrilling
scenes in the whole of cinema. He joined us for breakfast at the hotel and
shared some wonderful anecdotes of his life and times in the greatest film
industry of them all. Those times are now over, but what a legacy! |
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Sir David Lean (1908 - 1991) |
 Joe Kelly
By Leimeter, Vetter, Weisgerber &
Williams
Joe Kelly was one of the truly good guys in the world. He was my unofficial
technical guru during the time when Todd-AO was still affiliated with the
United Artists Theatre Corporation. |
 Lasse Kolstad
By Kaare Terland
Four days after his ninetieth birthday Lasse Kolstad passed away. He was one of the main actors in Norway and mastered all disciplines from classics to musicals. |
 Stanley
Kubrick
By Tony Sloman
Two of the finest
70mm movies, indeed
two of the finest
works in all cinema,
are "Spartacus" and
"2001:A Space
Odyssey", both
directed by Stanley
Kubrick, who passed
away in his sleep
March 7, 1999 at the
relatively early age
of 70, having just
delivered his last,
and inevitably
long-gestating and
ultra controversial
movie, the highly
erotic "Eyes Wide
Shot". |
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In Memoriam - Daniel
Harold Leimeter |
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The Passing of Gina
Lollobrigida |
 Karl Malkames
By Dennis Doros
Karl Malkames, a cinematographer, inventor, film historian and pioneering motion picture film preservationist, died March 8th at his home in Scarsdale, N.Y. He was 83 years old. |
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The Passing John H. Mitchell |
 Rick
Mitchell
By Dan Sherlock
Film historian, editor, and sound editor Rick Mitchell passed away of
natural causes in his apartment in Los Angeles just south of
Hollywood |
 "Tak"
Miyagishima
By Bill Hogan
For more than half a century starting in 1954 Tak was one of the
most esteemed design engineers in the motion picture industry. |
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Cinerama Pioneer Jim Morrison passed away |
 Brian
O'Brien, Jr.
Brian O'Brien, Jr., 90, born March 13, 1923, passed away at Matulaitis
Rehabilitation and Skilled Care on September 11, 2013, after a period of
declining health. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA, the only child of Brian and
Ethel (Dickerman) O’Brien. Brian was predeceased by his beloved wife,
Kathryn "Towie" (Jensen) O’Brien. |
 Peter
O'Toole
By Mark Lyndon
The passing of Peter
O'Toole marks the
definitive ending of
an epic era of film
making. From the
legendary title role
of Lawrence of
Arabia to the highly
rated portrayal of
RJ Johnston, the
tutor of Pu Yi - The
Last Emperor, his
70mm career spanned
twenty five glorious
years within a much
longer range of half
a century plus. |
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The Hills are
always alive with Christopher Plummer |
 The
passing of Debbie
Reynolds and Carrie
Fisher
By Mark Lyndon
At the end of an
exceptionally hard
year, the Cinerama
and 70mm community
as well as all who
love the Cinema and
beyond; are mourning
the passing of two
of the brightest
stars who ever lit
up the big screen.
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 Miklos Rozsa
By Jeffrey Dane
When I finally met him after thirteen years, I felt almost speechless
with admiration. |
 Howard
Rust
By Bill Lawrence
Howard Rust was the little guy who strode like a giant in people’s
hearts. He was much loved by those knew him and the world is a heavier
place for his passing. |
 Omar
Sharif
By Mark Lyndon
We must bid him a
very fond farewell.
For 70mm
aficionados,
"Lawrence of
Arabia", regarded by
many as the greatest
film ever made, was
a true triumph of
the art and science
of cinema. "Doctor
Zhivago", was a rôle
which made him the
brightest star in
the film firmament,
adored and idolised
by millions. He left
this world, like his
great Zhivago, after
a fatal heart
attack. |
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William C. Shaw, one
of the founders of IMAX Corporation, died on Saturday,
August 31 at age 73. Shaw died in a Toronto hospital after
suffering complications from a heart attack. Shaw joined
Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor and Robert Kerr in 1968 to
design and develop the IMAX projection system. |
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David Samuelson: A
Lifetime with the Movies |
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Sir Sydney Samuelson CBE BSC (1925 - 2022) |
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Omar Sharif Passed
Away |
 Walter
Siegmund
By Thomas Hauerslev
It is with great sadness I must report the
passing of Walter Siegmund, one of the pioneers
and engineers of the Todd-AO process. Walt was
extremely kind and helpful, and always referred
the "days of Todd-AO" to be among the happiest
days of the working life. |
 Keith
Swadkins Passed Away
By Bill Lawrence
It is with sadness
that we received the
news that Keith
Swadkins had passed
away. Keith had long
been a great
champion of
Cinerama, passionate
fan of the format
and films, and a
friend to fellow
enthusiasts around
the world. Many will
have met and
developed a
friendship with him
at the Widescreen
Weekend in Bradford
each year, as Keith
and his wife Brenda
turned up to renew
old acquaintances
and impress
newcomers with his
knowledge. |
 Dimitri Tiomkin
By Jeffrey Dane
Dimitri Tiomkin ended up in Hollywood, where he ultimately spent his
entire professional life composing music for movies |
 The
Passing of Oliver
Michael Todd
By
Thomas Hauerslev
I am very sorry to
report the passing
of Oliver Todd on
Tuesday 23. February
2016 following
complications of
cancer treatment.
Oliver died at the
hospital in
Copenhagen, Denmark,
with two of his
siblings present.
Oliver was a happy
man, and glad to
talk about 70mm
history. Probably a
bit surprised to
meet the 70mm fans
in Aalborg in 2014.
He was the star
among us, and
everyone wanted his
autograph and talk
to him. |
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The Passing
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Pavel Tomešek has Passed Away |
 Beatrice
Troller
By Troller Family
Beatrice Stocklin
Troller passed away
on August 18, 2015
after a valiant
battle with cancer.
Beatrice was born on
February 18th, 1932
in Basel,
Switzerland, where
she attended
Kunstgewerbeschule,
the school of arts
and crafts. With her
late husband, artist
Fred Troller, she
starred in the
second Cinerama
feature "CINERAMA
HOLIDAY" (1955),
directed by Robert
L. Bendick and
Philippe De Lacy. |
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Douglas Trumbull. A
Great Legend Departs |
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Tusberg Passed Away |
 John Vorisek
By David Coles
Those familiar with the
technical credits of the Cinerama travel films will recognized the name
Richard Vorisek. He did post-production sound mixing on those five
titles. Richard's brother John had an unaccredited, but significant,
involvement with the original production, "This is Cinerama". |
 Doris Waller
By
Keith Swadkins
It is with great sadness that I must report
the passing, on August 10th 1996, of Mrs Doris Waller, widow of Fred Waller.
Those of us who came to know Doris in recent years will remember her as a
frail lady with an active mind a bubbling personality which belied her 89
years. |
 Richard
Vetter
By Robert Weisgerber
With all the trials and tribulations that Dick went through over the
years in Hollywood
he always believed
firmly in the 70mm
format and the value
it brought to
feature films,
yesterday, today and
tomorrow. He was
extremely
knowledgeable and
was willing to share
it all, but most
importantly a true
gentleman. We will
all miss him! |
 Carl
W. Williams
The Williams
Family
It was at UCLA that
he and fellow
faculty member, Dr.
Richard Vetter,
invented a
wide-screen
photographic and
presentation system
called
Dimension-150.
Introduced in 1966,
the system was soon
being installed in
movie theaters
around the world and
for a time, the
D-150 process was
one of Cinerama's
chief rivals |
 Robert Wise
By Rick Mitchell
On "Star Trek", whenever I
had to call the set for some reason, I was surprised at how often Bob,
not an assistant director or p.a., would answer the phone. And, in the
six years before "Star Trek", out of the respect for him and the esteem
in which I held him, I always called him "Mr. Wise" about a month into
shooting, an assistant took me aside and told me that he was bothered by
that, that he felt we'd known each other long enough that I should be
calling him "Bob". |
 Freddie Young
By Tony Sloman
Freddie Young achieved a dazzling hat-trick, unequalled and unrivalled, in being triple-Oscared for three movies, all of
which premiered in the 70mm format, leading them a scale and distinction that, despite the punctilious direction of master
craftsman director David Lean, would have unquestionably remained wanting without the contribution of the great Frederich
A. Young's
camerawork. |
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