Film Pioneer to Be Honored

Posted on August 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Selig Lion
Photograph by Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times

One of the restored Selig statues at the Los Angeles Zoo.

Selig Poster Kings

Selig's "Kings of the Forest," 1912.

The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Assn. and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a free lecture and two early motion pictures by the Selig Polyscope Co. on Saturday evening, Aug. 15, 2009, to commemorate the restoration of several statues from William Selig's zoo.

Selig maintained the private zoo in Lincoln Heights to provide animals for his pictures and decided to open the zoo to the public for extra revenue.

Selig's zoo featured statues of various animals, including several lions like the one above. After many years of neglect, the statues were restored and recently put on display at the Los Angeles Zoo.

Andrew Erish will discuss Selig's films, followed by a showing of two
1913 silent films, "The Adventures of Kathlyn" and "Thor — Lord of the
Jungle."

The event begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are free, but reservations must be made by Monday at (323)  644-6042.

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1 Response to Film Pioneer to Be Honored

  1. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:
    August 10, 2009 at 11:10 pm

    The statues are beautiful. You should link this up with the
    Academy’s events listing for the Selig evening on August 23, when more films will be shown. That’s the last day of the exhibit examining early film companies in Los Angeles.

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