Assorted Media, 1990-1997

Series — record carton: MSS 014 Box 01

Identifier: MSS 014-2

Staff Only

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

Creator

Barron, Arthur (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English No linguistic content

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers.

Biographical / Historical

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.