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Archive: August 2021 (11 Posts)

A view looking past a digital display screen towards the doors of an indoor theater, with

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONY BENNETT!

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

As the great Tony Bennett turns 95 today, the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, with the assistance of Bill Christine, looks at at the making of his signature hit, 1962’s “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” By 1953, George Cory and Douglass Cross, who had met while pulling their stateside Army duty during …

A view looking past a digital display screen towards the doors of an indoor theater, with

Film Loans from the Library of Congress — August 2021

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

Here are some of the titles from the Library’s motion picture collections–many preserved by the NAVCC film laboratory–that we’re loaning for exhibition this month. As always, we can’t guarantee that schedules won’t change or links get broken, but this is our best information at the time of publication. BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE: London, England https://www.bfi.org.uk/ PRIVATE …