| 词条 | Arthur D. Kean |
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Arthur David Kean (1882–1961), often known as "Cowboy" Kean, was a Canadian filmmaker, journalist, broadcaster, photographer, and horseman. Early life (1882–1913)Born in Emerson, Manitoba, Kean spent most of his first thirty years in the western United States and the interior of British Columbia. In 1897, his family relocated from Houston, Texas, to BC. In the East Kootenays, the Boundary Country, and north-eastern Washington state, Arthur worked as a farmer, cowboy, teamster, butcher, horseman and rodeo competitor. He competed in the Calgary Stampede (1912) and the Winnipeg Stampede (1913)—as well as the "Real West" event at Minoru Park in Richmond, BC (1913), where he took first place in the wild horse race on opening day.[1] His first magazine articles appeared in Rod and Gun in Canada in 1913.[2] Film career (1914–1927)One of the first Canadians to make a living as a filmmaker, he went into business in Vancouver in 1914 under the name "Kean's Canada Films." He documented local events and industries, but became best-known for his films of BC regiments departing for overseas during the Great War. He also organized and managed (and filmed) several local rodeos or stampedes, including the "Range Days" events at the 1914, 1915 and 1923 Vancouver Exhibition. From 1920 to 1922, Kean was the main cinematographer for the British Columbia Patriotic and Educational Picture Service (PEPS), one of the first government film agencies in Canada. When the service collapsed amid political scandal, he tried feature film production.[3] Policing the Plains, which he wrote, produced, directed and photographed, was a historical docudrama about the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. Filmed mainly in British Columbia and Alberta during the years 1924–1927, the production was plagued by financial and logistical problems. It finally premiered to mixed reviews in in December 1927. However, Kean was unable to secure further distribution or exhibition, and it was never screened publicly again. Kean left the film industry and settled in the Toronto area; his picture was eventually lost or destroyed. Throughout his film career, he faced great difficulty in getting his work shown or distributed, due in large part to the American movie industry's control of Canadian film exchanges and theatre chains.[4]BC archivist and historian David Mattison assessed Kean's legacy in a 1986 article: Kean was an extraordinary individual who single-handedly attempted to establish a new industry. Two reasons for his failure are familiar to filmmakers today: lack of provincial and federal incentives to filmmakers and their financial backers, and apathy on the part of Canadians for their own history and heroes. As Kean discovered, Made-In-The-USA is still a more powerful influence than Made-In-Canada.[5] Toronto and vicinity (1928–1961)In Toronto, Kean enjoyed a third career (1928–1940) as a writer and radio personality, turning episodes from his youth into lively adventure stories in the Toronto Star Weekly and on popular radio programs. His radio shows included series of broadcast talks like Rainbow Ranch (CFRB Toronto, 1936) and the drama series Sails and Saddles (CBL Toronto to CBC network, 1938), which he wrote, narrated and acted in. During the Second World War, Kean worked at various tool-and-die plants in the Toronto area. He also enjoyed some local renown as a trainer and photographer of horses.[6] Selected filmographyKean's 1914-1927 film productions would have been shot on 35 mm black & white nitrate film stock; most of them have not survived. Titles of the extant films listed below are linked to their archival descriptions.
References1. ^Duffy, Dennis J.; Mattison, David (1989). [https://canadashistory.partica.online/canadas-history/the-beaver-feb-mar-1989/flipbook/28/ "A. D. Kean: Canada's Cowboy Movie-Maker"]. The Beaver. February–March, 69:1: 29; “BC Cowboys Win Wild Horse Race,” Vancouver Sun, Aug. 25, 1913, 11. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kean, Arthur D.}}2. ^A. D. Kean, “A Southern BC Goat Hunt,” Rod and Gun in Canada, vol. 14 no. 12 (May 1913), 1260-64; A. D. Kean, “In Southern British Columbia: A Trip to Fish Lake ,” Rod and Gun in Canada, vol. 15 no. 3 (Aug. 1913), 245-48. 3. ^Duffy & Mattison, 29-33. 4. ^Duffy & Mattison, 33-39. 5. ^Mattison, David (June-July 1986). "Cowboy Kean: He was Kean on the Dream Machine." Reel West Magazine, 2:1: 11. 6. ^Duffy & Mattison, 39-41. 7. ^1 Duffy & Mattison, 30-31. 8. ^1 Duffy & Mattison, 31-32. 5 : 1882 births|Canadian broadcasters|1961 deaths|People from Emerson, Manitoba|Film directors from Manitoba |
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