Celebrate Jewish pioneers linked to Chicago and the big and small screens, and explore the architectural style of one of the largest mausoleums in this Chicagoland cemetery.
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SOURCES
Content:
• Appelbaum, Diana Muir. “Jewish Identity and Egyptian Revival Architecture.” Journal of Jewish Identities, vol. 5 no. 2, 2012, p. 1-25. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/jji.2012.0020.
• Balaban, David. The Chicago Movie Palaces of Balaban and Katz. Arcadia Publishing, 2006.
• Bedoire, Fredric. The Jewish Contribution to Modern Architecture, 1830-1930. KTAV Publishing House, 2004.
• “Body of film producer snatched from cemetery.” The Berkshire Eagle (Jun 1977).
• “Chicago Personalities” (Morey Cohen obituary). Exhibitors Herald (22 Sept 1923).
• Curl, James Stevens, and Susan Wilson. The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture. Oxford University Press, 2015.
• “Egyptomania: Reviving Ancient Symbols in 19th Century Cemeteries.” Teaching with Themes. teachingwiththemes.com.
• Feldman, Rabbi Morris. “May a Mausoleum Be Used for Jewish Burial?” Proceedings of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, 1980-1985.
• “Forest Home Cemetery and German Waldheim Cemetery.” Oak Park River Forest Museum. oprfmuseum.org/forest-home-cemetery.
• Greene, Bob. “Clara bellows again: Where’s the beef?” Chicago Tribune (26 Feb 1984).
• Greene, Bob. “Writer has no beef about his anonymity.” Chicago Tribune (21 Mar 1984).
• Hucke, Matt, and Ursula Bielski. Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries. Lake Claremont Press, 1999.
• “Investigators Seek Cause of Mike Todd’s Plane Crash.” Burlington Free Press (24 Mar 1958).
• Keister, Doug. “Egyptian Revival Mausoleum: Mausoleum Styles and Architecture.” Mausoleums.com.
• May, Lary L., and Elaine Tyler May. “Why Jewish Movie Moguls: An Exploration in American Culture. American Jewish History Vol. 72, No. 1 (September 1982): 6-25.
• “Mike Todd Grave Robbed, Body Missing in Chicago.” Detroit Free Press (28 Jun 1977).
• Richardson, Frank Herbert. Motion Picture Handbook: A Guide for Managers and Operators of Motion Picture Theatres, 1916.
• Schiecke, Konrad. Downtown Chicago’s Historic Movie Theatres. McFarland, 2017.
• Schiecke, Konrad. Historic Movie Theatres in Illinois, 1883-1960. McFarland, 2015.
• “She can’t find the beef, but she found TV stardom.” Southern Illinoisan (26 Feb. 1984).
• Shister, Gail. “Where’s the beef?” The Dispatch Sun (18 Mar 1984).
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Clips:
“Where’s the Beef” Wendy’s ad | Replayability | youtube.com/watch?v=VnCajZth-24
Images:
• All movie posters | IMDb.com
• All photographs of mausoleums, maps, individuals, and objects are from Wikimedia Commons unless otherwise noted.
• “Bomb Ring Got Thousands from Movie Men.” Chicago Daily Tribune (9 May 1917).
• “Central Park Theatre interior | Motography Vol. XIX, no. 16.
• “Ida Balaban Katz” burial announcement | Chicago Tribune (18 Sept 1922).
• Katz air conditioning ad | Motion Picture Herald (23 Jul 1938).
• Orchestra photo |
• “Rapp and Rapp: The Theatre of Today.” Motion Picture News (21 Nov 1925).
• Uptown Theatre interior rendering | Motion Picture News (25 Dec 1926).
• “Where’s the beef?” t-shirt | Screenshot | Teepublic.com
Music:
• Jingle from iMovie
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