Nelson Edwards and the Newsreels: An American Life.

Item request has been placed! ×
Item request cannot be made. ×
loading   Processing Request
Read Online Read More Add to Saved list
  • Source:
    Film History. Sep2012, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p260-280. 21p. 2 Color Photographs, 9 Black and White Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      EDWARDS, Nelson Elisha, 1887-1954; CAMERA operators; HEARST, William Randolph, 1863-1951; NEWSREELS; WORLD War I in the press; HISTORY of aerial photography; TWENTIETH century; HISTORY
    • Abstract:
      Nelson Edwards (1887--1954) was among the first newsreel cameramen in American film history. From 1914 he filmed for Hearst International News Service and covered the Mexican Revolution. In 1916 he filmed the Turkish and the German side of the World War. He was also chief cameraman for Fox Newsreel during the year of its birth, and thereafter a longtime stringer for Paramount News. The essay describes Edwards's life and work, as well as some of the background of Hearst's first attempts to get into the newsreel business, based on research in Edwards's personal documents, reports in the press and interviews with his family. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
    • Abstract:
      Copyright of Film History is the property of Indiana University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)