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Re: RARA-AVIS: Cornell Woolrich question 

Good work David!

> From:          SCHMID@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu
> Date:          Fri, 25 Apr 1997 16:22:34 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject:       Re: RARA-AVIS: Cornell Woolrich question
> To:            rara-avis@icomm.ca
> Organization:  University at Buffalo
> Reply-to:      rara-avis@icomm.ca

> Duane:
> 
> About the note by Shelton Abend in your copy of Woolrich's 'Rear Window,'
> and in particular his reference to the 'landmark copyright case':
> Last year, while I was writing an article on Woolrich for the forthcoming
> 'American National Biography,' I had to contact Mr. Abend regarding copy-
> right permission to quote from Woolrich's work. What I thought would be a      
> business-like 5-minute phone call turned into a fascinating one-hour plus
> marathon call, full of reminiscences of Woolrich, and Abend's trials and
> tribulations as the executor of Woolrich's will (on behalf of Chase
> Manhattan, whom Abend worked for at the time). Anyway, I received SO MUCH
> information that day, that I'm a little hazy about the details, but what I
> THINK Abend is referring to is a challenge over the question of who owned 
> the copyright to 'Rear Window' -- Abend, or the studio that made the film.
> Abend (who by the way is a VIGOROUS defender of the many copyrights he holds!)
> fought the case all the way to the Supreme Court, and, even though the studio
> brought in Jimmy Stewart (!) to testify on their behalf, Abend won?
> I mean, 'Abend won!"
> Yes, I know it sounds like an incredible story, but it was just one of many
> that Abend shared with me that day. Incidentally, the reason why the only
> Woolrich currently in print is that published by Penguin is that Abend owns
> the copyright to all his other work, and he won't let it be published until
> he can find a publisher and editor who he thinks will do a good job --
> hopefully, that won't be long, because it's a crime when you consider how
> much of Woolrich is out of print.
> 
> Hope this helps, and if list members are interested in hearing more of Abend's
> anecdotes, let me know, and I'll be happy to oblige!
> 
> Best wishes,
> David Schmid
> Dept of English
> State University of New York at Buffalo
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