Ernest Lindgren - Citizendia

Ernest Lindgren (October 3, 1910 - July 22, 1973) was the first curator of the United Kingdom's National Film Library (renamed National Film Archive in 1955, National Film and Television Archive in January 1993 and BFI National Archive in 2006). Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The National Film and Television Archive is the former name of the BFI National Archive. The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world His approach to the preservation of national film heritage is often contrasted with that of Henri Langlois, the founder of the Cinémathèque Française. Henri Langlois ( November 13, 1914 - January 13, 1977) was a pioneer of Film preservation and restoration. Cinémathèque Française hosts the largest archive of films movie documents and film-related objects in the world Along with Langlois, he played a major role in the development of FIAF, the International Federation of Film Archives. The International Federation of Film Archives ( FIAF or Fédération Internationale des Archives du Film) was founded in Paris in 1938 by the

He joined the British Film Institute in February 1934 as Information Officer, and became the first curator of the National Film Library in 1935. The British Film Institute ( BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film television He remained so until his death in 1973. ^[1] He was succeeded by David Francis. David Francis may refer to David "Panama" Francis, American drummer David R

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^ Luke McKernan, ‘Lindgren, Ernest Henry (1910–1973)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/65530, accessed 19 March 2007

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