EDUCATION

• Columbia University, Ed.D., 1955
• Dissertation: Approaches to Film as an Art Form: A Handbook for College Teachers
• University of Chicago, M.A., 1948
  Wabash College, 1940-43

EMPLOYMENT

• Northwestern University, assistant professor to professor of film, 1956-91;
  
  • chairman, department of radio/television/film, 1980–85; emeritus professor, 1991–
• University of Texas at Austin, professor of radio, television and film, 1972–73
• New York University, visiting associate professor of television, motion pictures and radio, 1965–66
• University of California at Los Angeles, visiting assistant professor of theater arts, 1959–60
• Film Council of America, research associate, 1953–56
• Citizenship Education Project, audio-visual specialist, 1951–53
• Western Michigan University, instructor of English, 1948–50
• Army of the United States, sergeant (infantry and band), 1943–46

ACTIVITIES

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (St. James Press), advisor, 1982–
• “History of American Cinema” series (Scriber’s), advisor, 1980–
• Cinema Journal, editor, 1976–82 (associate editor, 1967–76; advisory editor 1982-88)
• National Endowment for the Humanities, director, summer seminars on the history of film, 1979 and 1980
• Illinois Arts Council, advisory film panel, 1970–72
• American Council on Education, advisory committee, project on film study in higher education, 1964–66
• UNESCO, U.S. delegate, international meeting on teaching film and television appreciation, Oslo, Norway, 1962
• Society for Cinema Studies, founding member, treasurer, president, council member, 1959– ; awarded Honorary Life Membership, 1998
• American Federation of Film Societies, founding member, newsletter editor, president, chairman board of directors, 1955–75

PUBLICATIONS
books

• John Grierson: Life, Contributions, Influence.
  Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2000
• The Documentary Idea: A Critical History of English-Language Documentary Film and Video.
  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1989
• John Grierson: A Guide to References and Resources.
  Boston: G.K. Hall, 1986
• Cinema Examined (co-editor).
  New York: Dutton, 1982
• The Film Book Bibliography 1940–1975 (co-compiler).
  Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1979
• A History of Film.
  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1979, 1985, 1990;
  Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1995, 2002 (co-author)

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