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Original early films of Bill and Lois W. by Authur J. Daley with UNIQUE UNPUBLISHED portions of the AAWS film, Bill's Own Story
This is a 12 day online auction with the following description provided by the current owner.
Arthur J. Daley was born in New York on April 4, 1913. He was a photographer, well known for photos published in Sports Illustrated and a film maker of varied subjects, documentaries and kinescope films of current events.
His friend and sponsor, Bill Wilson asked Arthur to help him make a narrative film about his own experience and the beginnings of Alcoholic Anonymous. These 16 mm films and segments are the original works produced from that endeavor. Arthur Daley passed away and left his personal and professional property to his only son, Robert. Robert ended his own life in April of 2005. The original film properties were obtained from the estate.
The collection consists of three reels of sectional film. The smaller segments have been temporarily spliced together for viewing and condensing purposes. Each reel is labeled and has an accompanying description. Several segments are the original developed negative print (red film). All other segments are original prints of the filmmaker used in the film or edited cuts. One section of audio is Bill Wilson discussing his childhood, first love and then meeting Lois, then Lois described attending school for occupational therapy…this audio is NOT on the production copy of Bill's Own Story available to AA members today. The three reels are in canisters hand labeled by Arthur Daley himself. This auction includes a VHS copy of the finished film for the collector to have in comparison.
A Further notation – the color and clarity of the 16mm films are superior to the available VHS copy from AA. All films have been inspected and viewed. They are supple and in good condition. It would be prudent for winning bidder to consider having the films professionally cleaned and lubricated to insure their longevity and conservation.
In review – this collection consists of edited sections and unedited sections of film which comprise most of Bill's Own Story. They are original to the filmmaker himself and can be authenticated by the executrix of the Robert Daley estate.
Reel #1 – labeled BW1 – BW4 – BW5 – BW6 Section BW1 – > 4 minutes (color) - Film opening, Bill walking through Stepping Stones property – Lois gardening with background music then segment of Bill walking from house across grounds as in film closing. Section BW4 - > 2 minutes ( negative) – Bill walking property…different angles Section BW5 - > 2 minutes (negative)- film closing scenes with music and titles. Section BW6 - > 9 minutes ( color ) Bill discussing his “spiritual experience” in Dr.
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Reel #2 - labeled BW2 BW2 - >13 minutes ( color) film with leaders…film opening with Bill walking and narrating and views of house as in released film – segment breaks to Bill discussing Karl and Ebbe's second visit to him - segment breaks to Part II opening with Bill and Lois in the kitchen at Stepping Stones, having coffee, then breaks to Bill talking about Dr. Bob and helping him get through a surgery with the shakes. – then again, breaks to Bill leaving the house and walking about the property. |
Reel #3 - labeled BW3 Section BW3 - 30+ minutes – opening Bill and Lois seated at garden table…. Bill narrates his childhood with grandparents, his first love, a preacher's daughter in France (she dies), and how he contributes these events to his drinking problem that started in 1929, then about meeting Lois. Lois speaks about Occupational therapy education. This one of a kind original audio segment is not part of the production copy of Bill's Own Story and not available in any other known copy or source. . Film segmented and then it runs the entire Part 1 of Bills Own Story to the break when Bill suggests they go inside because Lois looks cold. Reels 1 & 2 are in a canister labeled by Arthur Daley as follows: “ 2 reels in one can – see notes – Jumbled Pieces Bills Own Story” Reel 3 is in a canister labeled by Arthur Daley “Part 1 only – no leader – beginning – bad scary splices – a part may be missing Spiritual experience.”
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This is a private auction with your identity protected. All bids must be received before January 19, 2006, 12:00 Midnight est. Any bids after this time will be excluded, so be sure to get your bid in early. The bidding process is by e-mail, which requires the following contact information: Name, and Phone number. This information is not given out to others, and is required to insure the bidder's integrity. In addition, the winner of this auction will not be publicized or given out to others unless requested. All bids are updated regularly, there may be a few hours after placing your bid before posted. Updates will be monitored and posted non-stop the last 6 hours before auctions end. Many bids received right before ending may not get posted until after the auction ends (The highest bid received before the ending time wins) and will be posted as the winning bid. Thank you for viewing and bidding on these unique early A.A. films of Bill and Lois W. by Authur J. Daley.
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