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DAVID LEAN
MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
1939-1992

DL-A1 PICTUREGOER WEEKLY, July 29 1939; “These People Make British Pictures” by Oliver Baldwin

DL-A2 OUR TIME, February 1947; article on Lean by Catherine De La Roche

DL-A3 TIME, May 26 1947; article on Lean and Cineguild, xerox

DL-A4 PICTUREGOER, August 16 1947; “David Lean” by Brenda Cross

DL-A282 THE LISTENER, August 28 1947; article “A Director’s ApproachTo Film Making”, by Catherine De La Roche

DL-A5 FILM MONTHLY REVIEW, May 1948; article on Lean

DL-A6 UNKNOWN, ca. 1949; “Two Directors Discuss Techniques”, xerox

DL-A7 LEADER MAGAZINE, June 18 1949; poem and sketch of David Lean by David Low “The Younger Generation”

DL-A8 CRITISCH FILM BULLETIN, December 1949; “Experimenten in Filmtechniek” by David Lean, Netherlands, see also DL-A9

DL-A9 FILM ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY, March 1950; article by David Lean, “Filming your thoughts” see also DL-A8

DL-A10 READERS DIGEST, ? 1952; ad “Ann Todd Gave Her Husband David Lean A Parker ’51’ For His Birthday”

DL-A11 JOHN BULL, October 18 1952; “David Lean Climbs Back From His Flops”, article by Lawrence Earl

DL-A12 CINEMONDE, October 31 1952; article on Lean by Michel Aubriant, French

DL-A13 CINE CLUB, December 1952; cover, Uruguay

DL-A14 ARS GRAPH, no.7, December 1952; Japanese article

DL-A15 FILM REVIEW, May 1953; article by Francis Raymond

DL-A16 THE DAILY FILM RENTER, June 1 1956; article mentions “Skyline Films”-a company formed by David Lean, xerox

DL-A17 TIME, January 13 1958; “The Best and Biggest”

DL-A18 POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY, March 1958; “What Can You Learn From The Movies”, interview of Lean by Charles Reynolds

DL-A19 FILMS IN REVIEW, April 1959; letter about Lean by Stephen Watts

DL-A20 FILMS AND FILMING, August 1959; “Lean – Lover of Life” by Douglas McVay

DL-A21 UNKNOWN, February 1960; German article on Lean

DL-A22 FILMS IN REVIEW, January 1961; “A Ranking of Directors Since Sound”, xerox

DL-A23 UNKNOWN, n.d.; Greek article, photograph of David and Leila

DL-A24 UNKNOWN, December 3 1962; article by John Cruesemann, xerox

DL-A25 LIFE, December 20 1963; article on directors, pgs 156,157

DL-A26 THE LONDON MAGAZINE, January 1965; lengthy article by Charles Higham, 5 stills

DL-A27 THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, May 23, 1965; “The David Lean Recipe: A ‘Whack in the Guts'” by Hollis Alpert, xerox

DL-A28 MOVIES INTERNATIONAL, 1965; “David Lean: The Bitterest Loser of All” by James R. Silkie, xerox

DL-A29 ACTION, Vol. 8, 1968; “Tribute to Lean” from Director’s Guild of America”, by Bob Thomas, xerox

DL-A30 AFTER DARK, December 1970; “A Brief Encounter With David Lean” article by Mary Blume

DL-A31 PHOTOPLAY FILM MONTHLY, January 1971; article by Maureen Bartlett

DL-A32 AMIS DU FILM ET DE LA TELEVISION, February 1971; article on David Lean

DL-A33 UNKNOWN, February 1971; David Lean talks to Alex Harvey, xerox

DL-A34 FILMS IN REVIEW, April 1971; letter: “Lean at SF”, xerox

DL-A35 TAKE ONE, July/August 1972; D.W. Griffith Award

DL-A36 TAKE ONE, July/August 1972; “In Defence of David Lean” by Steven Ross

DL-A37 MD, August 1972; article on Lean

DL-A38 UNKNOWN, 1974; review of “David Lean and His Films”

DL-A39 FILMS IN REVIEW, May 1974; “David Lean Supreme Craftsman” by Ron Pickard

DL-A40 FILM REVIEW, November 1974; “The Tale’s the Thing for David Lean”

DL-A41 LITERATURE/FILM QUARTERLY, Vol 4, no 4, Fall 1976; review of David Lean: A Self Portrait by Edwin Jahiel

DL-A42a  A42b NATIONAL FILM THEATRE, October 1977; David Lean BFI retrospective, commentary by Adrian Turner, photo back cover

DL-A43 TV ONTARIO NEWSLETTER, November 1980; article by Gerald Pratley, xerox

DL-A44a  A44b  A44c   THE MOVIE, #27, 1980; “In Search of New Horizons” by Adrian Turner

DL-A45 BFI NEWS, November 1981; David Lean at the National Film Archive

DL-A46 VARIETY, December 5 1984; tribute by Director’s Guild of America, xerox

DL-A47 LOS ANGELES TIMES CALENDAR, December 9 1984; article by Roderick Mann, xerox

DL-A48 VARIETY, December 26 1984; article on D.G.A. Lean retrospective

DL-A49a  A49b TIME, December 31 1984; cover and article “Adventures in the Dream Department” by Jay Cocks,

DL-A50 THE SUNDAY SUN, January 13 1985; article by Posy Chisholm, xerox

DL-A51 FILM COMMENT, January/February 1985; “David Lean’s Rite of PASSAGE” by Michael Sragow

DL-A52 FILM COMMENT, January/February 1985; “I’m a Picture Chap” by Harlan Kennedy

DL-A53 TV TIMES, February 1622, 1985; “Lean Times, Screen Times”

DL-A54 SUNDAY TIMES, February 17 1985; article by Sue Summers, xerox

DL-A55 PUNCH, March 6, 1985; article by Melvyn Bragg, xerox

DL-A56 THE TORONTO SUN, March 17, 1985; Lean nominated for Oscar, xerox

DL-A57 FILM REVIEW, March 1985; “A Veteran Director Returns in Triumph” by James CameronWilson

DL-A58 CINEMA, March 1985; German article on David Lean

DL-A59 PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE, March-April 1985; article by Martin Knelman, xerox

DL-A290. RETRO, April 1985; article “A Man With Great Expectations”

DL-A60 UNKNOWN, April 30, 1985; Cannes to honor Lean, xerox

DL-A61 MONTHLY FILM BULLETIN, Vol. 52, No. 615, April 1985; David Lean: Riddles of the Sphinx” by Richard Combs

DL-A62 NEW YORK TIMES, May 17 1985; article on Lean as Editor by Walter Kerr, xerox

DL-A63 POSITIF, May 1985; “David Lean, L’Ami Passionne” by Christian Viviani, xerox

DL-A64 SIGHT AND SOUND, Spring 1985; “Lean Time” by Penelope Houston

DL-A65 STILLS, No. 19, n.d.; review of “David Lean: A Life in Film” by Peter Richards

DL-A66 FILMRUTAN, no.2, 1986; cover and article on Lean by Stefan Andersson, Sweden

DL-A67 FILM NEWS, No. 19, 1987; cover and article “David Lean A Great Filmmaker” by Ron Paquet

DL-A68 THE TORONTO STAR, November 1987; “Retrospective Lean’s Lush Pays Tribute to Cinematic Style” by Joel Rubinoff

DL-A69 OBSERVER, May 29, 1988; BFI dinner for Lean at Cannes, article by Philip French, xerox

DL-A70a  A70b  A70c HISTORIA DEL CINE AZ, Diario 16, n.d.; cover plus “El Buen Atresano Ingless” by Jose Mahieu

DL-A71 THE WASHINGTON POST, February 3, 1989; article by Jonathan Yardley, xerox

DL-A72 PROGRAMME, NFT, March 1989; cover, article “David Lean: Directors’ Director” by Tony Sloman, David Lean retrospective

DL-A73 STUDIO, May 1989; “La Legende Du Siecle”, by Michel Spector (2)

DL-A288 PREMIERE magazine, May 1989; photo

DL-A74 WHAT’S ON IN LONDON, May 17-24, 1989; article by Douglas McVay, xerox

DL-A75 LA REVUE DU CINEMA, June 1989; interview with David Lean by Jean-Luc Sablon

DL-A76 LE SPECTACLE DU MONDE, July 1989; article by Norbert Multeau

DL-A77 PRODUCER, 1989; article by Anthony Havelock-Allan, xerox

DL-A78 THE GLOBE AND MAIL, October 20 1989; article by William H. Honan, xerox

DL-A79 HOLLYWOOD MAGAZINE, October/November 1989; “Heavy on David Lean”

DL-A80 THE TORONTO STAR, December 16 1989; “A Chronicle of Cinema’s Lean Years” by Sid Adilman

DL-A81 LOS ANGELES TIMES CALENDAR, December 31 1989; article by Charles Champlin, xerox

DL-A82 MARQUEE, December 1989; “The Man Who Could Make David Lean Talk” by Ron Base

DL-A83 THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE ANNUAL REPORT, 1989/90; article on A.F.I. Life Achievement Award, xerox

DL-A84 UNKNOWN, 1990; French article by Rene Cenni, xerox

DL-A85 UNKNOWN, ? 1990; “Salut fur David Lean” re A.F.I. award, German TV

DL-A86 GLOBE AND MAIL, March 10 1990; article on Lean winning AFI Lifetime Achievement Award, xerox

DL-A87 AMERICAN FILM, ? 1990; David Lean to receive A.F.I. Life Achievement Award

DL-A88 AMERICAN FILM, March 1990; cover (2)

DL-A89 AMERICAN FILM, March 1990; editorial by Chris Hodenfield

DL-A90 AMERICAN FILM, March 1990; congratulations from ABC-TV

DL-A91 AMERICAN FILM, March 1990; congratulations from Warner Bros.

DL-A92 AMERICAN FILM, March 1990; congratulations from Paramount Pictures

DL-A93 AMERICAN FILM, March 1990; congratulations from CBS-TV

DL-A94 AMERICAN FILM, March 1990; congratulations from Columbia Pictures

DL-A95 AMERICAN FILM, March 1990; congratulations from Amblin Entertainment

DL-A96a   A96b AMERICAN FILM, March 1990; article on Lean

DL-A97 HELLO, October 30 1990; “Marriage plans for the legendary British director”

DL-A98 THE SUNDAY TIMES, November 18 1990; “In Quest of Screen Silver” by Adrian Turner, xerox

DL-A99 DAILY MAIL, December 14 1990; “The Next Reel in The Life of David Lean” by William Hall, xerox

DL-A100 BRAVO MAGAZINE, January 1991; South Bank Shows: “David Lean” and “David Lean and Robert Bolt”

DL-A101 THE GAZETTE, January 29 1991; mentions Lean’s illness, xerox

DL-A102 THE GAZETTE, April 17 1991; obituary by Henry Chu

DL-A103 THE GLOBE AND MAIL, April 17 1991; obituary by Matt Wolf

DL-A104 THE GLOBE AND MAIL, April 1991; “Epics and Epicures” article by Jay Scott

DL-A284 THE TIMES, April 17 1991; announcement death of David Lean

DL-A285 THE TIMES, April 17 1991; obituary

DL-A286 THE TIMES, April 17 1991; career overview by Geoff Brown

DL-A105 LA PRESSE, April 17 1991; obituary

DL-A106 LA PRESSE, April 17 1991; obituary, (different)

DL-A107 NEWSDAY, April 17 1991; obituary by Charles Champlin

DL-A108 THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17 1991; obituary by Peter B. Flint

DL-A109 SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, April 17 1991; obituary by Michael Sragow, xerox

DL-A110 THE TORONTO STAR, April 17 1991; obituary by Gerald Pratley

DL-A111 THE TORONTO STAR, April 17 1991; obituary by Rob Salem

DL-A112 THE TORONTO SUN, April 17 1991; obituary

DL-A113 USA TODAY, April 17 1991; obituary

DL-A114 THE GUARDIAN, April 17 1991; obituary by John Ezard, xerox

DL-A115 THE GUARDIAN, April 17 1991; obituary by Derek Malcolm, xerox

DL-A116 THE GUARDIAN, April 17 1991; obituary by Jonathen Yardley, xerox

DL-A117 THE AGE, April 18 1991; obituary

DL-A118 LE MONDE, April 18 1991; obituary by JeanMichel Frodon

DL-A119 THE SUNDAY TIMES, April 21 1991; obituary, “A Film Lover First and Foremost” by Adrian Turner, xerox

DL-A120 VARIETY, April 22 1991; obituary, xerox

DL-A121 INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS, April 24 1991; obituary by Annie Leask

DL-A122 INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS, April 24 1991; “Riddle of a Missing Wife” by Janet Menzies

DL-A123 GUARDIAN WEEKLY, April 28 1991; obituary by Jonathen Yardley, xerox

DL-A124 GUARDIAN WEEKLY, April 28 1991; article, “A Magician of Film” by Jonathen Yardley, xerox

DL-A125 PEOPLE, April 29 1991; obituary

DL-A126 TIME, April 29 1991; obituary, “Master of the Imperial Epic” by Richard Corliss

DL-A127 MACLEAN’S, April 29 1991; obituary, “Master of Spectacle” by Pamela Young

DL-A128 INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS, n.d.; “Lawrence Will Ride Again in St. Paul’s Tribute to Lean”

DL-A129 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, n.d.; review of memorial service, xerox

DL-A130 UNKNOWN, April 1991; obituary by Philip French, xerox

DL-A131 UNKNOWN, April 1991; obituary by Henry Chu, xerox

DL-A132 UNKNOWN, n.d.; Italian obituary

DL-A133 LA VIE DES SPECTACLES, n.d.; obituary by Pierre Montaigne

DL-A134 UNKNOWN, n.d.; obituary

DL-A135 UNKNOWN, May 13 1991; obituary, French

DL-A136 DER SPIEGEL, 19/1991; “Ein Sanfter Tabubrecher”

DL-A137 UNKNOWN, n.d.; “Il Signore Dello Schermo”, Italy

DL-A138 FTT AND BETA NEWS, May 1991; obituary, “Tributes to David Lean” by Freddie Young

DL-A139 MARQUEE, Vol. 16, No. 6, June 1991; “Mourning the Gate Builders” by Ron Base

DL-A140 PREMIERE, June 1991; “Le Roi Lean”, by Alexandre Grenier, France

DL-A141 A141b UNKNOWN, n.d.; article by Francesca Avon, photograph of Lean, Italian

DL-A142 FILM, June 1991; obituary by Ken Ferguson

DL-A143 CINEASTE, Vol. XVIII, No. 1; review of Stephen Silverman book “DAVID LEAN” by Gary Crowdus

DL-A144 MOVIE COLLECTOR’S WORLD, [?] 1991; review of “DAVID LEAN” by H. Norman Stewart

DL-A289 DICINE, July 1991; Lawrence Of Arabia on cover, article on David Lean

DL-A145 INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS, September 26, 1991; review of Lean’s films on video by Joseph Gelmis

DL-A146 SIGHT AND SOUND, Summer 1991

DL-A147 SIGHT AND SOUND, September 1991; “Dreaming in the Dark” by Hugh Hudson

DL-A148 SIGHT AND SOUND, n.d.; “Imperial Measures” by John Powers

DL-A149 FILM COMMENT, SeptemberOctober 1991; “Jungle Fever A David Lean Joint” by Robert Horton

DL-A150 HELLO, #174, October 1991; memorial service at St. Pauls, obituary by Ian Woodward

DL-A151 FILM DOPE # 940, n.d.; David Lean filmography, xerox

DL-A152 UNKNOWN, n.d,; “Lean Pickings,” reviews of Lean on video

DL-A153 EMPIRE, n.d.; ad for Lean on video (PAL)