February 4, 2016, Filed Under: Film, Research + TeachingBiography sheds light on William Cameron Menzies, the first production designer While researching his recent book William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come, author James Curtis visited the Ransom Center to seek insight about Menzies’s career. Menzies worked with producer David O. Selznick on several projects, including Gone With The Wind and Spellbound. Using the Selznick collection at the… read more
November 23, 2015, Filed Under: Film“Nothing can match the serene, silent images of Ingrid Bergman’s first Hollywood screen test” Mantaray Film’s recently released documentary Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words reveals the legendary actress through her own movies, letters and diaries, including footage that Bergman shot herself. The film premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and is now being screened at select locations in the United States.
December 4, 2014, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Meet the StaffMeet the Staff: Webmaster Daniel Zmud Meet the Staff is a Q&A series that highlights the work, experience, and lives of staff at the Harry Ransom Center. Daniel Zmud, who joined the Ransom Center in 2001, manages everything web-related and supervises the digitization of the Center’s archival sound recordings, videotapes, and motion picture films. He received… read more
