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Gerard, Lillian

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1915 - 2003

Parallel Names

  • Nadel, Lillian

Biography

Lillian Gerard (1914-2003) was a promoter of foreign films.

Lillian Nadel Gerard was born November 25, 1914, to Harry Nadel and Sadie Wiener, in the Bronx, New York. She studied at Bernard Baruch College. She had a career in publicity and advertising. In 1936, she was hired as an importer of foreign films and publicity and advertising for the movie "The Eternal Mask," which lead to many subsequent foreign film exhibition and marketing endeavors. Throughout her career, Lillian was an executive of the Paris Theater in Manhattan. She was also a consultant to the Rugoff Theaters, the Little Carnegie, and the Fifth Avenue Cinema. Lillian was married to Philip Gerard, who also worked in the motion picture promotion industry. Lillian Gerard passed away January 27, 2003, in Manhattan.

Citation:
New York Times, February 3, 2003, viewed August 17, 2019 (Lillian Nadel Gerard; born approximately 1915 in the Bronx, New York; active in exhibiting and marketing foreign films for three decades; passed away January 27, 2003 in Manhattan, New York)

FamilySearch, viewed August 17, 2019 (Lillian Irene Nadel; married Philip Richard Gerard on 19 July, 1936 in Manhattan, New York; estimated birth year 1915)

ancestry.com, August 19, 2019 (Lillian Irene Nadel; Lillian N. Gerard; born 25 November 1914 in New York City, New York; died 27 January 2003)

UPB files, via www, accessed February 16, 2025 (Married Philip Gerard, who also worked in the motion picture promotion industry)

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Biographical clippings on Lillian Gerard, 1950-1980

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3793 Series 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of folders with scripts, programs, and various other theatre related materials. Also includes various photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and videocassettes. Materials from and information concerning the Paris Theatre and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City is also included.

Dates: 1950-1980

Film censorship, 1950-1985

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3793 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Articles and documents about "Ways of Love" and "The Miracle" as well as about explicit content in films.

Dates: 1950-1985

Film education, 1966-1980

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3793 Series 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of folders with scripts, programs, and various other theatre related materials. Also includes various photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and videocassettes. Materials from and information concerning the Paris Theatre and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City is also included.

Dates: 1966-1980

Gerard, Lillian, approximately 1950-1980

 File — Box 145: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197239141259], Folder: 65
Identifier: MSS P 768 Series 2 File 264

Lillian Gerard interview, 1994 March 10

 File
Identifier: MSS 9068 File 22
Scope and Contents

Discussion includes management of Paris Theater in New York.

Dates: 1994 March 10

Museum of Modern Art, 1929-1980

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3793 Series 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Collection of folders with scripts, programs, and various other theatre related materials. Also includes various photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and videocassettes. Materials from and information concerning the Paris Theatre and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City is also included.

Dates: 1929-1980

Philip Gerard and Lillian Gerard papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 3793
Scope and Contents

Collection of folders with scripts, programs, and various other theatre related materials. Also includes various photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and videocassettes. Materials from and information concerning the Paris Theatre and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City is also included.

Dates: 1929-1985

Philip Gerard and Lillian Gerard and publications, 1936-1981

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3793 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Articles and publications written by Liaian Gerard on various topics including films, actors and film makers, and war relief.

Dates: 1936-1981

Philip Gerard and Lillian Gerard correspondence, 1937-1985

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3793 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Different forms of correspondence (memorandums, letters, etc.) involving Lillian Gerard about theater and cinema.

Dates: 1937-1985

Theatre management (Paris the Pathe theatres), 1936-1985

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3793 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks and articles on the Pathe cinema and Paris Theatre. Articles on other forms of international cinema are also included.

Dates: 1936-1985

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 9
Collection 1
 
Subject
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 8
Music halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- United States -- History -- 20th century 8
Performing Arts 8
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 7
Letters 5