Sidney Pink

A film producer, Pink was a pioneer of 3-D movies. His Bwana Devil (1952) was the first 3-D feature-length movie. It used two cameras to get the effect, which required the audience to wear special glasses. "A lion in your lap! A lover in your arms!" the film's promos promised. Star Robert Stack remembers the experience well. "There was a line 6 feet from both cameras which you were not supposed to cross," Stack said. "Otherwise, you'd wind up with that portion of your anatomy projected over the first 10 rows of the audience." While the film itself was no great feat of story-telling, it brought a big audience into theaters to see something quite different than was available on 1950s TV. But no one really knew how it would go over with a real audience. "All of us poor innocents were involved in something that we didn't even know worked or not," Stack said. "It was a very expensive process, and it took a lot of guts to even do it." Pink produced more than 50 films, but the 3-D craze faded away fairly quickly. He died at age 86 on October 12 at home in Florida. From This is True for 13 October 2002 Suggestions for further reading: New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) by Stephenie Meyer Amazon Price: $6.04 Customer Review: I am not a fan of vampires, and werewolves, but after months of "encouragment" to read this story, I fell in love with these characters! This is the 2nd in the series prior to eclipse.   Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) by J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré Amazon Price: $7.91 Customer Review: The Harry Potter books are jewels in the realm of fantasy novels. They get better and better as novels become larger in length. Chamber of Secrets offered one of the best mysteries I've read in a long time, as does the rest of the series. I think ...   Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength by Bill Phillips, Michael D'Orso Amazon Price: $19.79 Customer Review: I have been using Bill Phillips' "Body for Life" program for years, at times when I need to lose some weight and get focused. I have always had success with this program. The premise is pretty simple, stick to the plan six days a week, and on the sev...   All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Amazon Price: $6.99 Customer Review: This book came fairly quickly and I was very satisfied with the condition it's in. Nice doing business with you!   Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling Amazon Price: $7.91 Customer Review: Read it at night to my 5 yr old boy. We enjoyed the adventures and still laugh and talk about the book. I am now on book 4- Harry Potter is a sure page turner.   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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