Independent Exhibitors Film Bulletin (1962)

Newsmakers TOA Board Meeting Gathered at Theatre Owners of America buffet reception, above, in Sheraton-Park Hotel, Washington, D.C., are, left to right: Lou Formato, M-G-M Southern division manager; Robert Mochrie, Metro general sales manager; Mrs. Tolchin; Arthur Tolchin, assistant to the president of Loew's Theatres, and John Murphy, executive vice president of Loew's. Three-day board of directors meeting also saw A. Julian Brylawski, below, center, honored for an unprecedented 40 years of service as president of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Metropolitan D.C. Making presentation of a plaque is John G. Broumas, left, president of the Maryland TOA, assistant to the president of TOA and a member of the unit, while Roy Cooper, chairman of the executive committee of TOA, looks on. Benjamin Named Robert S. Benjamin, United Artists' chairman, meets with President Kennedy at the White House. Benjamin agreed to serve another year as chairman of the LJ. S. Committee for the United Nations. [ramer Wins Thalberg Award i Producer-director Stanley Kramer has been iwarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award jy the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ciences for the most consistent high quality prouction for the current year and the four pre^ding. In addition, writer-director George Seaton on the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, and iree other honorary awards were voted to Fred I. Metzler, Jerome Robbins and Bill L. Hendricks. Boccaccio' Pact Contracts are signed for American premiere of oseph E. Levine's "Boccaccio '70" at new (N.Y.) win theatres, Cinema 1 — Cinema II. L. to r.: Edward L. Schuman, vice president, and Donald S. iugoff, president of Rugoff Theatres, builders of 'he showcase; Levine, president, and Leonard Lighttone, v.p. of international sales of Embassy Pictures. Zanuck on 'Longest' Producer Darryl F. Zanuck, left, talks at recent press conference about his giant war film, "The Longest Day," for 20th-Fox release, as Fox vice president Charles Einfeld listens. Fight Censors — Allied Censorship can be combatted most effectively at the local level. That was the conclusion drawn at the spring meeting of the board of directors of Allied States, in New Orleans. In other developments, the board adopted a resolution recommending that all Allied members back ACE Films by playing its pictures and investing in the company as soon as possible. Paramount Plans Paramount studio officials Jack Karp and Martin Rackin announced a production program of at least 1 1 features for the first nine months of 1962. Karp said that president Barney Balaban had decided "we were going to make all the pictures we possibly could regardless of cost but within the limitations of sound business practices." John O'Connor Dies Funeral services were held in New York last week for John J. O'Connor, vice president and director of LIniversal Pictures, who died in Jamaica following a heart attack while cruising the Caribbean. He was 65. O'Connor entered the industry in 1914 in a buying and booking capacity. He became vice president and general manager of RKO Theatres in 1938, and three years later, joined Universal as executive assistant to the late N. J. Blumberg. AIP Shows Its Wares American-International president James H. Nicholson is flanked by, left to right, Paul Costello; William Yurasko, Meco Realty Co.; Charles MacDonald, York, Pa., and Ed Heiber, AIP Eastern division sales manager, at Philadelphia advance screening of "Burn, Witch, Burn." A product preview trailer also was shown. Stop was part of topper's 10-day tour of the Northeast. Lewis M-G-M Deal Roger H. Lewis (above), former UA v.p., finalized a deal with M-G-M for production of "The Pawnbroker," his first independent film in association with Philip Langner. Rod Steiger will head the cast, with shooting to begin in \o\ ember. Film BULLETIN April 2. 1962 Page 9