Robert A. Harris (born 1945) is an American film historian, archivist, and film preservationist.
Life
Robert A. Harris was born in 1945.
Harris is often working with James C. Katz and has restored such films as Lawrence of Arabia, Vertigo, Rear Window, and My Fair Lady.
He was also a producer of two films: The Grifters (1990) and Space Avenger (1990).
Restorations
Lawrence of Arabia (1962), restored 1989
Spartacus (1960), restored 1991
My Fair Lady (1964), restored 1994
Vertigo (1958), restored 1996
Rear Window (1954), restored 2000
Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot (1956), restored 2004
The Godfather (1972), restored 2008
The Godfather Part II (1974), restored 2008
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), restored 2013
Triumph of the Will (1935), restored 2015
Published works
Awards and legacy
Harris and James C. Katz received the King Vidor Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2000 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival.
In 2010, Harris was honored by the International Press Academy with its Nikola Tesla Award for Visionary Achievement in Filmmaking Technology.
The Academy Film Archive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is home to the Robert A. Harris Collection, which consists of film, video tape, and audio material related to Harris' restoration work; it includes over 1,100 items.
References
External links
Yellow Layer Failure, Vinegar Syndrome and Miscellaneous Musings: Harris' column at The Digital Bits (2002–2009) Note, this is a site archive, and its hyperlinks have to be manually modified to allow viewing.
American film producers
1945 births
Living people
American film historians
Place of birth missing (living people) American male non-fiction writers Film preservation American archivists