Farmington NH Film Society: film facts

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058756/

Tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 6:00 PM

This month we will be presenting the classic film The World of Henry Orient, an enchanting film set in New York in the 1960’s during the holiday season about the crush two young girls develop on an avant- garde concert pianist played by Peter Sellers in one of his more unusual roles. This film is a gem and was not made widely available in local theaters; so be sure to mark the date. January’s movie is the dark classic Badlands, directed by Terrence Malick's in one of American cinemas' most powerful, daring filmmaking debuts. This is a visionary masterpiece based on the 1950’s murders in the badlands of South Dakota by Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate and starring the young Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek as the killer and his girlfriend. Don’t miss this one!

Please note: These movies contain adult content and language. A parent or guardian must accompany children under the age of 18. Please call for more information 755-2944 x 2 or e-mail goodwinprograms@gmail.com

Upcoming Farmington Historical Society Speaker: Friday, October 7 - Kathleen Shea Talks About Robert Edmond Jones

"Robert Edmond Jones - From Milton Farm Boy to Hollywood Producer"
October 7th
7:00 in the Farmington Historical Society Museum
Goodwin Library


Robert Edmond Jones (c. 1920)

Kathleen Shea
NH Farm Museum Director
www.farmmuseum.org
info@farmmuseum.org

Robert Edmond Jones was born on December 12, 1887, the son of Fred P. and Emma (Cowell) Jones of Plummer's Ridge, Milton, New Hampshire.

When Mr. Jones reached school age, he entered the rural school on the Ridge. Here he received his grammar school education. He entered Nute High School in the fall of 1900. While attending high school he was a member of the staff of the school paper and made several sketches and designs for it. He was graduated in 1904. Mr. Jones earned his tuition for his freshman year at Harvard by teaching school at West Milton (Nute's Ridge), Plummer's Ridge and Milton Grammar School. During his last three years in Cambridge, he earned his way by assisting in the department of Fine Arts.

He was graduated in 1910 from Harvard with cum laude honors, and remained two years as instructor in the Fine Arts Department.

He did his first designing for "Salome", put on for an audience of six in an undergraduate room. Kenneth MacGowan, one of the six, later influenced a New York producer in Mr. Jones' behalf.

He became noted for his novel stage settings and first attracted attention in this field in the spring of 1915 by his excellent work in the scenic design in the play, "The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife," produced by Granville Barker at Wallack's Theater , New York, and followed this success with many others including Percy MacKaye's play, "Washington, the Man Who Made Us," staged at the Lyric Theater in New York, September 19, 1920. Mr. Jones scenic work, especially his exterior of Mt. Vernon, the home of Washington, was outstanding. From this time on he became world famous and did the stage designing for many plays chief among which was "Green Pastures."

Although people had tried to interest him in movie scenic work they had but little luck, Mr. Jones remained loyal to New York and the legitimate stage.

Robert Edmond Jones article on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Edmond_Jones

Robert Edmond Jones Collection at the UNH Library
http://www.library.unh.edu/special/index.php/robert-edmond-jones