Graham, Cooper C(arrington) 1938-
GRAHAM, Cooper C(arrington) 1938-
PERSONAL:
Born August 17, 1938, in New York, NY; son of Joseph Cooper (a publisher) and Virginia (Carrington) Graham; married September 9, 1972; wife's name Patricia S. (a musician); children: Margaret Carrington, Geoffrey Cooper. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: University of Virginia, B.A., 1960, LL.B., 1963; New York University, Ph.D., 1984. Religion: Episcopalian. Hobbies and other interests: Nature, architecture, family activities, beer.
ADDRESSES:
Home—14 Hillside Rd., Baltimore, MD 21210. Office—M/B/RD Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-4690. E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER:
Worked as a lawyer, 1972-77; Library of Congress, Washington, DC, curator and acquisitions specialist for motion pictures, 1977—. Military service: U.S. Naval Reserve, active duty, 1963-67; became lieutenant junior grade.
WRITINGS:
(With Steven Higgins, Elaine Mancini, and João Luis Vieira) D. W. Griffith and the Biograph Company, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1985.
Leni Riefenstahl and Olympia, Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ), 1986.
Contributor to Performing Arts Journal and Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television. Compiler (with Samuel Brylawski) of recording The Library of Congress Presents Historic Presidential Speeches, 1908-1993, Rhino Records (Los Angeles, CA), 1995.
WORK IN PROGRESS:
A book on the style of the early René Clair sound films; a short story about Baltimore.