us-005578-irn1002434
type: RecordSet
has end date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1945-12-31
has beginning date: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/dates/1945-01-01
identifier: irn1002434
biographical history: George Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. During World War II, Stevens joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps and headed a film unit from 1943 to 1946 under General Eisenhower. His unit shot footage documenting D-Day — including the only Allied European Front color film of the war — the liberation of Paris and the meeting of American and Soviet forces at the Elbe River, as well as horrific scenes from the Duben labor camp and the Dachau concentration camp. Stevens also helped prepare the Duben and Dachau footage and other material for presentation during the Nuremberg Trials. In 2008, his footage was entered into the U.S. National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress as an"essential visual recor" of World War II. The Special Coverage Unit (SPECOU) was placed under the control of the Supreme Headquarters' Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF). The SPECOU consists of 45 people: writers like Ivan Moffat, William Saroyan and Irwin Shaw; cameramen like Dick Hoar, Ken Marthey, William Mellor, Jack Muth; sound operators as Bill Hamilton, who comes from Columbia, assistant directors, as Holly Morse, who has worked with Hal Roach.
has record set type: Item
scope and content: VS of port, Stevens standing on dock. Large ship with name"Wilhelmhaven" VS of harbor activity. Two GIs with still cameras. Large ship on its side in harbor. Another shot with American army sedan in FG, wrecked ship in BG.
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had some members with language: Silent
title: Dutch harbor and GIs with cameras
has or had identifier: http://lod.ehri-project-test.eu/units/us-005578-irn1002434/alternateIDs/1