American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1963)

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At y our dealer, or order direct from MILLER PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT 1619 NO. CHEROKEE HOLLYWOOD 28, CALIF. PHONE: HOLLYWOOD 7-8189 INDUSTRY NEWS Continued From Page 1 30 William J. German Dies William J. German, President of the Eastman professional motion picture film distributorship hearing his name, died on February Calif. He was 74. Mr. German’s 57-year career in the film industry spanned the era of silent pictures, sound pictures, the second World War, and the ad¬ vent of television. He was associ¬ ated with East¬ man Kodak Com¬ pany, first as a Kodak employee and later as a distributor of its profes¬ sional motion picture films. He became directly connected with the motion pic¬ ture industry when, in 1922, he be¬ came associated with Jules E. Brulator. In 1924 he had a part in organizing and became vice-president and general manager of J. E. Brulatour, Inc., and, upon the death of Mr. Brulatour in 1946, be became president. The Brula¬ tour corporations were distributors of Eastman professional motion picture films. In 1952, Mr. German purchased the Brulatour business and formed W. J. German, Inc., of Fort Lee, N.J., and W. J. German, Inc., of California. When Mr. German first undertook the distribution of film there were es¬ sentially two kinds of black-and-white motion picture films available, negative and positive. At the time of his death, his company carried in its inventory more than three hundred kinds of East¬ man black-and-white and color films. During his career Mr. German be¬ came one of the prominent figures in the motion picture industry. He was honored in New York and California by industry and trade groups as well as industry charity and welfare organiza¬ tions. He was an Honorary Member of the American Society of Cinematog¬ raphers and was actively interested in the affairs of the Society. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Estelle Wehnert German of New York City, and two sons, Arthur W. German of Cumberland, Md., and Fred C. German of Rochester, N.Y. • Charles VerHalen, Onetime Editor of A.C., Dies Charles J. VerHalen Sr., trade mag¬ azine publisher and a former editor of American Cinematographer, died of 17 in Beverly Hills, WM. J. GERMAN heart failure at his ranch home in Cali¬ fornia February 9. He would have been 75 in March. In the late twenties, Mr. VerHalen came to Los Angeles from the East to handle public relations for the Holly¬ wood Bowl Association. He subsequent¬ ly became editor of American Cinema¬ tographer, in October, 1932. In 1934, during the depression years, he em¬ barked on his own publishing career and founded Home Movies magazine, which became the leader in its field, catering as it did to the growing in¬ terest in amateur movie making. He subsequently founded National Photo¬ graphic Dealer and Film World and in 1947 became joint-publisher of West¬ ern Printer & Lithographer. In recent years he was semi-retired and devoted much of his time to citrus culture on his California ranch. He is survived by his wife, Lillian; a son, Charles, Jr., and three grandchildren. » New ASC Members Howard R. Schwartz, Charles Austin and Charles E. Burke have been voted to active membership in the American Society of Cinematographers. Schwartz is a Director of Photography with Four Star Television, Inc.. Austin, formerly of New York City, is a member of Local 644, IATSE, and served for nine years on its executive board. He joined Mitchell Camera Corporation in 1950 as technical repre¬ sentative with offices in New York. Moving to Los Angeles last year, he became Marketing Manager for Mitch¬ ell and is now based at the company’s headquarters in Glendale, Calif. Charles E. Burke is a Director of Photography with Four Star Television, Inc., and has been associated with the company for the past ten years. © Victor James Appointed Arriflex V.P. Paul Klingenstein. president of Arri¬ flex Corporation of America, has an¬ nounced the appointment of Victor James as Vice President in Charge of Sales. Victor James joined Kling Photo Corporation in 1952, and was pro¬ moted to sales manager of Arriflex Corporation of America when this company was formed in 1959. Since then, he has become well known in the motion picture industry and the tele¬ vision field, having addressed many industry meetings and worked with franchised Arriflex dealers, industrial motion picture producers, and military agencies in the solution of cinemato¬ graphic problems. Continued on Page 136 134 AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, MARCH, 1963