Behavior of bees ; The legend of Colonel P.H. Fawcett
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 29
SEGMENT 1: Behavior of Bees. Bees are examined in the first segment of this program. Theodore C. Schneirla, AMNH entomologist, discusses their behavior, including the dances bees perform which give food location information to other members of the hive. Dances of the Bees, by Wilner Film and Slides, is shown. SEGMENT 2: The Legend of Colonel P. H. Fawcett. The mysterious disappearance in 1925 of Colonel P. H. Fawcett is the next topic of discussion. Fawcett was searching for a lost city in the Mato Grosso region in the interior of Brazil, when he and his party disappeared. In 1928, the North American Newspaper Alliance, which sponsored his expedition, sent out another party to find them. That expedition was led by Commander George M. Dyott, who was also a cinematographer for the AMNH. The program includes interviews with Harry B. Wright, a close friend of Fawcett's and a member of the Explorers' Club, and Brian Fawcett, son of the colonel, and closes with a film, Story of Colonel Fawcett, produced by Wright, Everett Sloane, and Jim Boles.
Dates
- 1953
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Extent
1 Film Reel (60 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm.
1 Videocassette (U-Matic (60 minutes)) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
3/4 in., U-Matic, viewing copy
Other Finding Aids
Finding aid: script.
General
Original format: 16mm kinescope.
General
Originally aired June 7, 1953 as part of the CBS/AMNH Adventure television series.
General
Charles Collingwood, Robert Northshield, Bill Downs, Howard K. Smith and Dave Wilson, hosts; Allen Reisner, director; Perry Wolff, producer; Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., assistant producer; Charles Romine and William Templeton, writers; Jac Venza, production design; Gene Milford, supervisor of film.
Source
- CBS/AMNH Adventure Series (1953-1956) (Organization)
Creator
- Schneirla, T. C. (Theodore Christian), 1902-1968 (Person)
- Wright, Harry B. (Person)
- Fawcett, Brian (Person)
- Wilner Film and Slides (Organization)
- American Museum of Natural History (Organization)
- Columbia Broadcasting System, inc. (Organization)
- Title
- Behavior of bees ; The legend of Colonel P.H. Fawcett, 1953
- Author
- Iris Lee
- Date
- 2018
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Research Library Special Collections Repository
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American Museum of Natural History
Library Services, Special Collections
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York 10024-5192 USA US
(212) 769-5420
[email protected]
