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Rudolph Valentino- A Silent Film Idol’s “Stolen Moments” in Saint Augustine
By Cassandra Geraghty @ayearofsilents Imagine walking down St. George Street in Downtown Saint Augustine and bumping into matinee idol Rudolph Valentino. If you were lucky enough to catch him at the...
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Billy Slade: Comedy’s Right Hand Man
Billy Slade on right By Cassandra Geraghty @ayearofsilents William Sladen, better known as Billy Slade was a British Silent Film actor and Assistant Director who spent the majority of his film career...
View ArticleEnvisioning the Norman Studios Museum
Take a virtual tour of Jacksonville’s historic silent film studio complex with Norman Studios Vice President Barbara Wingo…
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Support Norman Studios on Giving Tuesday 2020
On this Giving Tuesday, a Global Day of Giving, we’re asking you to help support the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum Inc. and its mission to educate the public on the significance of race films and...
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Black History Month Double Feature: A Virtual Celebration of Early African...
For Immediate Release Gainesville, FL February 5, 2021 George A. Smathers Libraries announces a Black History Month Double Feature: A Virtual Celebration of Early African American Film. We will...
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A Tribute to Al Christie – March 20-21
The Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum will hold a two-day, 12-film, online tribute to Al Christie, a lesser known producer and director who has become more researched and celebrated as his films are...
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Call for Funds: the Wardrobe Cottage and More
By Barbara Wingo Fans and friends of Norman Studios will recognize the Wardrobe Cottage on the Studios campus as the “Junction Lunch” appearing in the motion picture The Flying Ace. With tall thin...
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Legends & Liars! Silent Film Edition
Hey, silent film fans! Join the next Jacksonville Pub Walk – Legends & Liars – Silent Film Edition, Friday 8/20/21 7pm-9pm. The theme is “First Hollywood”. It is designed as a fun, networking event...
View ArticleHollywood East Screening and Presentation on the Progress of the Norman...
Norman Studios, in conjunction with the Modern Woodmen of America, announces a screening of Hollywood East at the Regency Square Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library at 9900 Regency Square...
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“The Flying Ace” Added to Library of Congress National Film Registry
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden this week announced the annual selection of 25 films into the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Films are selected based on their cultural, historic...
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“The Flying Ace” Screens Online Through April 30
The Norman Studios is thrilled to partner with the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum and Retroformat Silent Films to present a free online screening of Richard Norman’s famed aviation film “The Flying...
View ArticleA Trip to the Hollywood Heritage Museum
By Barbara Wingo I recently visited the Hollywood Heritage Museum, located in the Lasky-DeMille Barn in Hollywood, California. The structure was the location for the making of The Squaw Man (1913),...
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Norman Studios Participates in Celebrate Arlington!
Norman Studios is proud to participate in Celebrate Arlington, our third community revitalization festival. Some of our members were part of Old Arlington Inc., our parent group, which was founded in...
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Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898-1971: The Race Films Gallery
Recently opening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, “Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898-1971” is an exhibition that highlights the achievements and challenges of black film artists...
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Norman Studios at the Florida Chautauqua Assembly
By Barbara Wingo On April 14 and 15 Barbara Wingo of Norman Studios gave presentations at the Florida Chautauqua Assembly on “The Movie Decade and Norman Studios.” The “movie decade” refers to the...
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Films and Posters: The Norman Studios Story at the Cummer Museum of Art &...
The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens presents “Films and Posters: The Norman Studios Story”, a presentation by Barbara Wingo Tuesday, May 9, 7pm. Wingo, vice president of the Norman Studios Silent...
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TAMIKA LAMISON, LAYON GRAY TO SPEAK AT JUNETEENTH SCREENING OF “THE FLYING...
In honor of Juneteenth, Film Tampa Bay will screen Richard Norman’s THE FLYING ACE (1926) this Sunday, June 18, 3pm at the Tampa Theatre with live organ accompaniment and a panel discussion featuring...
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The Screening Room: Watch and Discuss the Silent Film The Flying Ace
Jacksonville Film History Released in 1926, The Flying Ace was a classic silent film that featured an all-African-American cast, with principal photography shot right here in Jacksonville. Made in the...
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Norman Studios Open Hours
Norman Studios is now open for drop-in tours every first and Third Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. These hours are subject to changed depending upon factors including inclement...
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Jacksonville City Council Unanimously Approves Rita F. Reagan Building
Rita Reagan giving a tour of the Norman Studios. The Jacksonville City Council recently voted unanimously to honor longtime preservationist and Norman Studios Silent Film Museum co-founder Rita Reagan...
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