I just got off the phone with Mr. Greave's widow, Louise. The 800 number is
functional. There is a glitch with the online contact form, however, that
she is aware of.
A direct number is: 212-265-6150
She is a little up there, so bear that in mind. However, Louise is eager to
see her husband's leg
As far as I know, the entire Greaves collection went to NYPL Schomberg Center.
Shola Lynch is the curator there.
Elena Rossi-Snook
Archivist
Reserve Film and Video Collection
> On Jan 15, 2015, at 7:44 PM, Dennis Doros wrote:
>
> Dear Rhonda,
>
> I'm really sorry to say that Bill Greave
Elizabeth McMahon
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 4:45 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] William Greaves Productions
Mr. Greaves just died in 2014.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/27/arts/william-greaves-a-documentarian-and-pioneering-journalist-dies-at-87.html?_r=0
(We
Dear Rhonda,
I'm really sorry to say that Bill Greaves died back in August. His wife
Louise always ran the distribution end of the business, but I'm afraid I
haven't seen them for some years now.
Best regards,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video
PO Box 128 / Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-7
Mr. Greaves just died in 2014.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/27/arts/william-greaves-a-documentarian-and-pioneering-journalist-dies-at-87.html?_r=0
(We
lost Bill Miles in 2014, too, a hard year for losses of talented African
American filmmakers, and true New Yorkers.)
I called their number, and
Anyone know whether this company is still in business? We wanted to upgrade
two of their films, "From These Roots" and "Black Power in America : myth or
reality" from VHS to DVD, but my acquisition staff says they can't contact them
in any way or format, i.e. fax, phone, or mail.
http://ww