Palo Alto Children's Theatre Sumner, Roger Robertson, Hazel Glaister Sawyer, Joe Tully, Nora Bertling, Regine Faber, Charles Bergsma, William Morris, Roger Davenport, Barbara High, John Donovan, Diane Engelcke, John Melton, William Barker, Chester Campbell, Howard Robertson, Lorna Smurr, Charles Sorrell, Richard
Contributor
Morgan, Leroy Stevenson, Alice Hu Frone, Fleda Fern Stahl, Louise Walters, Nora Burdick, Hal, Jr Fowler, Dick Schaffer, Bill Brewer, June Frink, Marjorie Hunt, Hubbard SoRelle, Dixon V Tegner, William Thiltgen, Matt Stanford University. Division of Music Stanford University. Department of Speech and Drama
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Rights Holder and Contact
Palo Alto, California
Date of Copyright
1945
Description
"Titian" depicts the childhood of the titular Renaissance painter, and the journey he takes in order to pursue his artistic passion., This film was the first motion picture produced by the Palo Alto Children's Theatre. The project was a collaboration between film industry workers from Hollywood, non-professional actors from Palo Alto, and local Bay Area institutions. Recreation magazine described the production as "something of a milestone in the history of motion pictures, for it is probably the first time that non-professional, recreational theater members and professional motion picture technicians have combined their talents and their equipment to make a picture for children." The Speech and Drama Department and the Music Department at Stanford University, and the Music Department at the San Jose State College contributed their special skills (Recreation, August 1945, p. 256). The film's premier in August of 1945 was broadcast live by the local NBC affiliate and a photographer from Life magazine shot pictures of the event. An article in the San Francisco Chronicle noted that the U.S. Office of War Information was interested in sending the movie to Italy to aid in the postwar re-education of that country (San Francisco Chronicle, August 8, 1945). "Best print."
Type
moving image
Format
Print Sound Color 16mm film
Form/Genre
Children's films Biographical films
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
47 cpa_000013
Language
English
Subject
Renaissance Painters Painting Competitions Horseback Riding Titian, approximately 1488-1576
Time Period
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Place
Stanford (Calif.) Royce Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Provenance
Palo Alto City Library California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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