The Joseph E. Levine collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, professional material, legal and financial material, photographs, audio and video recordings, and memorabilia from the motion picture career of this movie distributor and producer.
Photographs in the collection are extensive. Most of these are prints of production
stills from Levine’s productions; also included are photos from premiere parties, advertisements, and press conferences. Films represented include Hercules Unchained (Ercole e la regina de Lidia, 1959); Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1962); Sodom and Gomorrah(1962); The Carpetbaggers(1964); Zulu (1964); Woman Times Seven (1967); The Graduate (1967); The Lion in Winter(1968); Day of the Dolphin (1973); Paper Tiger (1975); Jack the Ripper (1976); A Bridge Too Far(1977); Magic (1978); and Will Adams. In addition, there are several photos of figures from the Italian film industry in the 1960s (Levine distributed several Italian films in the during that period), including Federico Fellini, Sophia Loren, Carlo Ponti, and Marcello Mastroianni. Other notable cinema figures represented include Jack Nicholson, Harold Robbins, John Schlessinger, Julie Christie, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, John Wayne, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jonathan Winters, Jason Robards, Lauren Bacall, Shirley Maclaine, and Robert Redford. Also present are several family photos of Levine with his wife Rosalie and his children Richard and Tricia Levine. These personal photos date from the 1920s to the 1980s, and include several images in scrapbooks and albums.
Audio and video recordings in the collection consist of advertisements for Levine’s films, interviews with Levine and various actors, recorded speeches, press conferences, and award presentations.
Memorabilia in the collection includes several awards, including a number of Golden Globe statuettes, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Award Nomination plaques, IFIDA awards, Laurel Awards for motion picture producing, various medallions, certificates and statuettes from film festivals, organizations and cities awarding Levine’s films as well as his personal achievements as a showman and humanitarian. Also present are several souvenirs and objects taken from various events, as well as one of the ventriloquist’s dummies created for the film Magic. Other items include several film posters, as well as various printed items.
1. Levine, Joseph E. |
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