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Help! My Snowman's Burning Down
''Help! My Snowman's Burning Down'' is an American short film made by Carson Davidson in 1964, with music composed and performed by Gerry Mulligan. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Release and reception ''Help! My Snowman's Burning Down'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 37th Academy Awards. The film screened in competition at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival and was awarded the Short Film Palme d'Or#List of other awards, Short Film Jury Prize, tied with ''Sillages'' by Serge Roullet. Music Music for the film is credited to Gerry Mulligan on baritone saxophone, with Bob Brookmeyer on valve trombone, Bill Crow on acoustic double bass, and Dave Bailey (musician), Dave Bailey on drums. Preservation The film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009. References External links Watch ''Help! My Snowman's Burning Down'' at Archive.org * {{IMDb title, 0058189, title=Help! My Snowman's Burning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson Davidson
Carson "Kit" Davidson (June 24, 1924 – September 29, 2016) was an American filmmaker, writer, and editor. His filmmaking career spanned four decades, during which he made more than a dozen short films, two of which were nominated for Academy Awards. Biography Davidson was born in Washington, D.C., attended Antioch College, and served as a blood analysis technician during World War II. While working at Dynamic Films in the early 1950s, he began working on his own films, including '' 3rd Ave. El'' (1955) and '' Help! My Snowman's Burning Down'' (1964), both of which were nominated for Academy Awards for Live Action Short Film. Davidson made two other films focused on railways, '' Railway with a Heart of Gold'' (1965) and ''Brake Free'' (1970), while also working as a filmmaker for hire for a companies including Alitalia, the Tobin Packing Company, and Duro-Test. After thirty years in filmmaking, Davidson became an editor of medical texts. In 1966, Davidson and his wife, the childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Bailey (musician)
Samuel David Bailey (February 22, 1926 – December 28, 2023) was an American jazz drummer. Early life Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Bailey studied drumming in New York City at the Music Center Conservatory after serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Career Bailey played with Herbie Jones from 1951 to 1953 and later with Johnny Hodges, Charles Mingus, Lou Donaldson, Curtis Fuller, Billy Taylor, Art Farmer, Ben Webster, and Horace Silver. Between 1954 and 1968, he played on several sessions led by Gerry Mulligan, and in the 1960s he played with Clark Terry, Kenny Dorham, Grant Green, Lee Konitz, Cal Tjader, Roger Kellaway, and Bob Brookmeyer. In 1969, he retired from music and became a flight instructor. Beginning in 1973, he worked in music education in New York and was involved with the Jazzmobile. Death Bailey died on December 28, 2023, at the age of 97. Discography As leader *'' One Foot in the Gutter'' (Epic, 1960) *'' Gettin' Into Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Short Films
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