Stephen Harvey
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Biography
Filmography
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Biography
For two decades a curator in the film department of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Harvey organized a series of memorable retrospectives on such major filmmakers as Vincente Minnelli, Michael Curtiz, Vittorio de Sica and Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Harvey joined MOMA immediately after completing a Master's degree in cinema studies at NYU, and supplemented his curatorial contributions to the history and study of the cinema with regular writings in a wide variety of film publications. His elegantly crafted and acutely observed books include "Directed by Vincente Minnelli," a definitive study of the director's career, as well as fine studies of the film careers of Fred Astaire and Joan Crawford. Harvey also wrote criticism regularly for the Village Voice and Film Comment.
Filmography
Art Department (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Special)
Life Events
1972
Joined the Department of Film at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in NYC as an assistant curator
1976
Organized "Looking at Film", a MOMA film and lecture series sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities
1989
Became associate curator of film at MOMA
1990
Wrote "Directed by Vincent Minnelli", the definitive study of the filmmaker and the MGM studio system of his time
1990
Wrote and conducted interviews for "Sanford Meisner: The Theater's Best Kept Secret" for PBS's "American Masters"
1991
Organized a MOMA film series entitled "Hard, Fast, and Beautiful--Ida Lupino, Filmmaker and Actress"
1992
Organized a MOMA film series entitled "Get Out Your Handkerchiefs: Women's Pictures at Warner Bros, 1932-1950"
1992
Organized a retrospective of the films of Michael Curtiz entitled "Michael Curtiz: From Hungary to Hollywood"
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