William K. Everson

The New York premiere of City Girl was magic - a 1 96Os equivalent of the opening of King Tut's tomb. Whenever Bill's biography will be written (it ought to; but I can't figure out who might take the challenge), the details and circumstances of his approach to film preservation might reveal the inherent complexity of the issues laying behind the well-known catchphrase, 'nitrate won't wait'. Thousands over the years attended screening of his films at the Huff Society, the New School, the Museum of Modern Art or even in the privacy of his home. [...]we contacted the major American archives - including Bill - in search of prints.