Barron, Arthur

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Biographical / Historical Note

Arthur Barron was a freelance director, writer and producer born on May 14, 1929 in New York City. He wrote and produced a variety of documentaries for network television and later expanded into film and television dramas.

In 1961 his television documentary White Paper was nominated for a Primetime Emmy award in Outstanding Writing Achievement in Documentary Field. In 1973 his feature length film Jeremy won Best First Work at the Cannes Film Festival. Later, in 1976, his work on ABC Afterschool Specials was nominated for a Daytime Emmy award.

Later in life, Barron served as Mass Communications Chair at Emerson College where he supported the controversial decision to ban most rap music from the college radio station, WERS 88.9 FM.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur Barron Collection

Collection — Record carton MSS 014 Box 01: Series MSS 014-1; Series MSS 014-2

Identifier: MSS 014

Scope and Contents The Arthur Barron Collection contains 34 unbound scripts written, directed, or produced by Arthur Barron and spans film, television, and stage. The scripts were written between 1972 and 1999. Some collection items were filmed and aired while others were never produced or sold. Most scripts in the collection are documentaries. Of note is the script "Blind Sunday" which was produced as an ABC afterschool special and won the 1977 Writer's Guild of America Award for best children's script. A few...

Dates: 1972 - 1999

Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / Arthur Barron Collection

Assorted Media, 1990-1997

Series — Record carton MSS 014 Box 01: Series MSS 014-1; Series MSS 014-2

Identifier: MSS 014-2

Scope and Contents

This series includes film reels of completed productions by Arthur Barron and stills used in his documentary Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream. The film Parker Adderson, Philosopher was part of the dramatic series The American Short Story and was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities Division of Public Programs. This series also contains still photo reproductions from Barron's personal collection.

Dates: 1990-1997

Found in: Emerson College Archives and Special Collections / MSS 014, Arthur Barron Collection

Scripts, 1972-1999

Series — Record carton MSS 014 Box 01: Series MSS 014-1; Series MSS 014-2

Identifier: MSS 014-1