January 29, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmMusic: Composing the score for "Duel in the Sun" Music has been an integral part of motion pictures since the earliest days of filmmaking. While full orchestral scores were written especially for select major productions such as The Birth of a Nation (1915) and The Thief of Bagdad (1924), most early films were shown accompanied by a pianist or… read more
January 28, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmProduction Design: Alfred Junge’s Oscar-winning design for "Black Narcissus" Arguably Britain’s greatest production designer, Alfred Junge was born in Germany and spent his teenage years working as an apprentice to a painter. At eighteen he was “kissed by the Muse” and began working in theater, painting sets, designing costumes, and operating special effects. In the late 1920s he began… read more
January 27, 2010, Filed Under: AuthorsAuthor Andre Dubus’s Papers Acquired By Harry Ransom Center The Harry Ransom Center has acquired the papers of American writer Andre Dubus (1936-1999). Dubus was widely considered a master of the short story. His story collections include Separate Flights (1975), Adultry and Other Choices (1977), Finding a Girl in America (1980), We Don’t Live Here Anymore (1984), and Dancing… read more
