100 Years of Movie Making in Sunland-Tujunga

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marsha Perloff February 17, 2014 Alternate Contact: Sheri Smith 100 Years of Movie-Making in Sunland-Tujunga Filmmaking in the Sunland-Tujunga area dates back to around 1913 when Cecil B. DeMille brought his film unit to shoot scenes for "Squaw Man" (his first film) in and around the Tujunga Wash. The rough and wild area of Tujunga Canyon, the proximity of the forest and the look of rural or small town America have kept the film companies coming back to Sunland-Tujunga year after year. Our speaker for this program, Marc Wanamaker, is a published historian, lecturer, and teacher, as well as a world-class expert and consultant in film history. He has consulted on over 100 documentary films and has played an integral role in film making, from script preparation to researching historical photographs. Marc is the principal and founder of Bison Archives, an extensive and unique photo archive specializing in the history of the motion picture and television industry in the United States. He will share his knowledge and rare 1920-30’s photos of our area that represented the West and Middle America to the eye of the filmmaker. This program is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome. Saturday, March 8, 2014 1:00 PM Bolton Hall Museum 10110 Commerce Avenue, Tujunga, CA 91042 Parking is available a few doors uphill at the Elks Lodge. Additional information is available from Little Landers Historical Society, (818) 352-3420; www.littlelandershistoricalsociety.org or E-mail littlelanders@verizon.net .