Anthony Muto (director)

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Anyhony Muto (1904-May 25, 1964) [1] was a film director [2] and producer in the United States. His films include the Academy Award winning short Survival City [3] about the effects of an atomic bomb hitting an American town.

Muto attended Ohio Northern University and afterwards began his career at the New York Telegram in 1922. [1] He worked for 20th Century Fox. [4] He headed its Movietone News Bureau. [5] He oversaw the production of its newsreels filmed in South America promoting U.S. interests. [6]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 "Anthony Muto Dies in Capital; Film Executive and Ex-Reporter". The New York Times. 26 May 1964.
  2. ↑ Times, Special to The New York (January 3, 1957). "FOX PLANS MOVIE ON 'MAD BOMBER'; Anthony Muto Will Produce Feature Film--Wilde Signs for Sports-Car Picture". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
  3. ↑ Riazzoli, Mirko (September 19, 2017). A Chronology of the Cinema Volume 1 From the pioneers to 1960. Youcanprint. ISBN   978-88-926-8548-2 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Marshall, George Catlett (May 9, 2016). The Papers of George Catlett Marshall: "The Man of the Age," October 1, 1949–October 16, 1959. JHU Press. ISBN   978-1-4214-1962-6 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Greenburg, Michael M. (April 5, 2011). The Mad Bomber of New York: The Extraordinary True Story of the Manhunt That Paralyzed a City. Union Square + ORM. ISBN   978-1-4027-8952-6 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Welky, David (June 9, 2008). The Moguls and the Dictators: Hollywood and the Coming of World War II. JHU Press. ISBN   978-0-8018-9044-4 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "The Exhibitor". J. Emanuel Publications. June 9, 1947 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Reid, John Howard (June 9, 2006). Cinemascope 3: Hollywood Takes the Plunge. Lulu.com. ISBN   978-1-4116-7188-1 – via Google Books.
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