Post-Newsweek Productions Explained

Post-Newsweek Productions was a film production company in the United States that made documentary films about aspects of American history. It produced various documentary films about aspects of American history. Alan Perris served as its president.[1] [2] In 1982 it was consolidated with Newsweek Video into Post-Newsweek Video.[3] Narrators for the films include actors William Shatner, Gloria Swanson, Ossie Davis, and Theodore Bikel.

Writer and producer Ray Hubbard worked on several of the films. He created the "American Documents" series in 1976, the bicentennial year of the United States, and made 13 hour-long films about America's cultural history. The programs were syndicated nationally.[4] Narrators for the films include William Shatner, Gloria Swanson, Ossie Davis, and Theodore Bikel.

History

The Washington Post got into television broadcasting by acquiring a television station. Post Stations Inc. became Post-Newsweek Stations Inc. after the acquisition of Newsweek magazine in 1961.

Films

The "American Documents" series includes the films Black Shadows on a Silver Screen,[5] The Legendary West, A Moment in Time, Just Around the Corner, and Working for the Lord.[6] In 1986, Republic Pictures issued some of the "American Documents" films.

The 1973 documentary The Age of Ballyhoo was directed by David Shepard[7] and narrated by Gloria Swanson. It examines American culture during the 1920s and was marketed as "The Roaring Twenties as seen by the people who lived it!". It was released on DVD accompanying Cecil B. DeMille's 1926 film The Clinging Vine starring Leatrice Joy.

The documentary The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War includes stills and clips from old movies and footage of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in the White House with sheep outside it. It is dedicated to Erich von Stroheim. The film was researched and compiled by John D. Abel, Robert C. Allen, Peter DuFour, and Larry Ward. It was released as a Republic Pictures Home Video.

In 1981 the production company planned to videotape Abbey Theater of Dublin productions for U.S. audiences.[8]

Filmography[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Post Combines Video Units in New Division . 1982-07-03 . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409.
  2. Web site: Alan Perris. October 23, 2017. Television Academy Interviews.
  3. Web site: The Washington Post Co. is forming a new division,.... UPI.
  4. News: Ray Hubbard, 75 . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-10-27 . 0190-8286.
  5. Web site: MAWA Review: Quarterly Publication of the Middle Atlantic Writers Association . 1994 .
  6. Web site: Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series . 1978 .
  7. Web site: The Age of ballyhoo-the American 20's on Film (1973). https://web.archive.org/web/20170716191659/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6e935f72. dead. July 16, 2017. BFI.
  8. Web site: Status of Competition and Deregulation in the Telecommunications Industry: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, May 20, 27, and 28, 1981. United States Congress House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and. Finance. August 16, 1981. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
  9. Web site: Post-Newsweek Productions [WorldCat Identities]].
  10. Book: Catalog of Educational Captioned Films/Videos for the Deaf . 1993 . Captioning and Adaptation Branch, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education .
  11. Book: American Studies Album: Literature, Historical Documents, and Visual Art . 9780673294302 . 1995 . ScottForesman .
  12. Book: Feature Films: Film and Video Resources for Rental and Purchase . 1983 . University of Illinois Film Center .
  13. Book: Catalog of Visual Media . 1995 . The Service .
  14. Web site: Catalog of Visual Media. Suburban Library System (Burr Ridge, Ill) Audio Visual. Service. March 23, 1995. The Service. Google Books.
  15. https://web.opendrive.com/api/v1/download/file.json/Ml8xNDYwMTc1NDNf?temp_key=%08%04%C0%2C%E1%89%F3%CA%5D&inline=1 page 57
  16. Web site: Bertha Landers Film Reviews. March 23, 1979. Landers Associates.. Google Books.
  17. Web site: Landers Film Reviews . 1983 .
  18. Web site: Billboard . 12 July 1986 .
  19. Web site: Science Books & Films . 1975 .
  20. Book: How we got the vote : the exciting story of the struggle for female equality WorldCat.org. 14176857 .
  21. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1980/02/04/nancy-gager-author-and-editor-dies/6c47d097-ce2f-49e2-adc7-6cce2096f5f2/
  22. Web site: Resources.
  23. https://www.powherny.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/100th-Anniversary-of-Womens-Suffrage-in-NYS-handout.pdf
  24. Web site: Young Lives. www.tcm.com.
  25. https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/81-OCR/1981-02-09-BC-OCR-Page-0008.pdf
  26. Web site: Post-Newsweek Productions. https://web.archive.org/web/20220816031858/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b943c37a6. dead. August 16, 2022. BFI.
  27. Web site: A Catalog of 16mm Films, 1/2 Inch Video Cassettes and Other Media. State Library of Iowa Audio-visual. Section. November 14, 1986. The Library. Google Books.
  28. Web site: Brought to You By...Santa .

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