| Name |
Job |
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22.06.1907
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Avrom
Hirsch Goldbogen was born in Minneapolis. Later known as Michael Todd
(height 173 cm).
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08.10.1929
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Michael
Todd, Jr is born.
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30.09.1952
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"This
is Cinerama"
world premiere in New York.
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xx.10.1952
|
 Michael
Todd approaches Dr Brian O’Brien of The Institute of Optics of the
University of Rochester, New York in a bar across Rochester airfield to
discuss new process (Note 1).
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Late
11.1952
or early 12.1952
|
Todd-AO
photographic lens commissioned (late November 1952 (Note 1)). 128’ =
22mm (The Bug-Eye lens). 64’ = 44mm, 48’ = 58mm and 37’ = 76mm) (Note 9) decided later.
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25.03.1953
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Magna
Theatre Corporation Theatre Corporation organized.
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xx.05.1953
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Construction
of Todd-AO "Bug Eye" lens completed in only 6 months (It was 9
inch across front element).
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15.06.1953
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65mm test
footage shot with vintage 23-year-old Paramount camera (Note
2)
filmed by Michael Todd. Actress is Evelyn Keyes.
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14.08.1953
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Regent
Theatre, Buffalo (800 seats). First screening of prototype Todd-AO
process.
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August 1953
|
 Todd-AO Corporation came into being at Wilmington, Delaware, US (Note 6).
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September
1953
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Magna
Theatre Corporation places an order
of 50 Todd-AO multi purpose projectors from Philips in Holland.
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xx.01.1954
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More Todd-AO
process tests shown in Regent Theatre in Buffalo (Note
2).
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xx.06.1954
|
 Todd-AO
Corporation formed.
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22.06.1954
|
First
public Todd-AO process performance at MGM's stage 2 in Culver City (CA).
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14.07.1954
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Filming of "Oklahoma!"
began with 2 Todd-AO cameras at MGM sound studios and at locations in
Arizona (Note 5).
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03.08.1954
|
 More
test 65mm footage filmed by director Fred Zinnemann and filmed by Harry
Stradling ACS. Scenes are a 2-horse carriage with two people filmed in
California.
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| Fall
1954 |
First DP70 prototype
(Note 9). 3 DP70 pre-production models delivered from Philips in Holland
(Note 6). May have been installed like this: 2 at American Optical Company in Southbridge and in Buffalo and one in MGM´s Stage 2 in Culver City. One machine also installed at Philips ELA Department in Holland.
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15.10.1954
|
A Todd-AO
demonstration with one DP70 concluded a long period of laborious research
and experiments. This was the first presentation with the DP70.
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06.12.1954
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Filming of "Oklahoma!"
ends. At that time 6 Todd-AO cameras were used (Note 5).
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xx.02.1955
|
"Oklahoma!"
scheduled for a May opening.
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23.04.1955
|
"Oklahoma!"
scheduled for a July 17 opening.
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10.10.1955
|
"Oklahoma!"
invitation premiere in New York. Also October 11 & 12.
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13.10.1955
|
"Oklahoma!"
world premiere at the Rivoli Theatre in New York. Two shows a day.
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15.10.1955
|
10 Todd-AO
cameras available (Note 6).
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29.10.1955
|
"Oklahoma!"
Hollywood
premiere at the Egyptian
Theatre in Hollywood.
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02.11.1955
|
It was
announced that Michael Todd had sold his holdings in
Magna
Theatre Corporation Theatre Corporation (Note
10).
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22.03.1958
|
Michael
Todd is killed in a plane crash near Grants, New Mexico and laid to
rest at Jewish Waldheim Cemetery,
Chicago (Remains moved to Hollywood,
CA during the 1990s).
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26.03.1958
|
1957
OSCAR. Todd-AO Corporation and Westrex Corporation for developing a method
of producing and exhibiting wide-film pictures, known as Todd-AO System
(Scientific and technical awards. Class 1 awards).
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xx.12.1958
|
20th
Century Fox invests USD 600.000 in the Todd-AO company and the rights to
produce three films in the Todd-AO process.
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08.04.1963
|
 AMPAS
president Wendell Corey presents the 1962 OSCAR
to Norelco president Fred Pfeiff.
|
| 1986 |
New
Cinespace 70 cameras introduced
|
| Late
1990s |
Todd-AO
camera department is sold and closed.
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xx.05.2002
|
Michael Todd, Jr. passed away (Lung cancer)
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2005 |
50th anniversary of the Todd-AO process
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