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Martin Jurow Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Martin Jurow. The producer of several feature films, including Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and The Pink Panther (1963), Jurow moved to Dallas in 1971 and became a Dallas County assistant district attorney. He later worked with Dallas filmmakers Allen and Cynthia Mondell and served as executive producer of the documentary films produced for the The Sixth Floor exhibition in 1989. Interview conducted at Mr. Jurow's home in Dallas on May 12, 1993 by Wes Wise and Bob Porter. The interview is fifty-four minutes long.
Martin Jurow Oral History
05/12/1993
Oral histories
Movie
Documentary
Mondell, Cynthia
Mondell, Allen
Adams, Lindalyn
Hunt, Conover
Jurow, Martin
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Media Projects
Dallas County Historical Foundation
Texas School Book Depository
Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)
Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)
History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)
Hi-8 videotape
Duration: 54 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1993.011.0011
Martin Jurow (1911-2004) graduated from Harvard Law School in 1936 and, after representing several show business clients as an attorney in New York City, transitioned to Hollywood to become a film producer. During his career, he produced such notable films as Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), The Pink Panther (1963) and The Great Race (1965). After moving to Dallas, he passed the Texas bar exam and became a Dallas County assistant district attorney in the 1970s. In that capacity, Jurow was invited to tour the empty sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository building when it was being considered for purchase and renovation by Dallas County. More than a decade later, he returned to the Depository project to use his skills as executive producer on the six documentary films featured in The Sixth Floor exhibit. As of 2024, five of the six short films that Jurow executive produced in 1988-89 remain on view. (The sixth film, "The Legacy," was replaced by a new film from original documentarians Allen and Cynthia Mondell in 2013). Martin Jurow passed away on February 12, 2004. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Martin Jurow Oral History
Videotaped oral history interview with Martin Jurow. The producer of several feature films, including Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and The Pink Panther (1963), Jurow moved to Dallas in 1971 and became a Dallas County assistant district attorney. He later worked with Dallas filmmakers Allen and Cynthia Mondell and served as executive producer of the documentary films produced for the The Sixth Floor exhibition in 1989. Interview conducted at Mr. Jurow's home in Dallas on May 12, 1993 by Wes Wise and Bob Porter. The interview is fifty-four minutes long.
Martin Jurow Oral History
05/12/1993
Oral histories
Movie
Documentary
Mondell, Cynthia
Mondell, Allen
Adams, Lindalyn
Hunt, Conover
Jurow, Martin
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Media Projects
Dallas County Historical Foundation
Texas School Book Depository
Dallas and 1960s History and Culture (OHC)
Authors, Filmmakers, and Researchers (OHC)
History of 411 Elm Street and The Sixth Floor Museum (OHC)
Hi-8 videotape
Duration: 54 Minutes
Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1993.011.0011
Martin Jurow (1911-2004) graduated from Harvard Law School in 1936 and, after representing several show business clients as an attorney in New York City, transitioned to Hollywood to become a film producer. During his career, he produced such notable films as Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), The Pink Panther (1963) and The Great Race (1965). After moving to Dallas, he passed the Texas bar exam and became a Dallas County assistant district attorney in the 1970s. In that capacity, Jurow was invited to tour the empty sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository building when it was being considered for purchase and renovation by Dallas County. More than a decade later, he returned to the Depository project to use his skills as executive producer on the six documentary films featured in The Sixth Floor exhibit. As of 2024, five of the six short films that Jurow executive produced in 1988-89 remain on view. (The sixth film, "The Legacy," was replaced by a new film from original documentarians Allen and Cynthia Mondell in 2013). Martin Jurow passed away on February 12, 2004. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
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