Richard S. Kahlenberg
Richard Sovde Kahlenberg (born July 16, 1938) is an American known for his role in the creation, planning and staffing of the American Film Institute's film school, archive and catalog.
Kahlenberg was responsible for securing the former Greystone Mansion as the location for the AFI. The staff he hired included Frank Daniel (who went on to head the USC Film School), the archivist Sam Kula, and Barbara Smith who is now the head of the American Cinematheque. He also helped recruit the AFI's first class, which included David Lynch, Terry Malik and Paul Schrader.
As part of AFI's preservation program, in 1968 Kahlenberg arranged for the repatriation of the RKO negatives which had been saved from destruction by Henri Langlois, head of the French Cinematheque in Paris.
In the first edition of the AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures, Kahlenberg is credited with being the inspiration for undertaking the project.
On September 26, 1969 the Board of Trustees of the AFI presented Kahlenberg with a certificate of special recognition "for exceptional service in the planning and creation of the Center for Advanced Film Studies".
Kahlenberg was responsible for securing the former Greystone Mansion as the location for the AFI. The staff he hired included Frank Daniel (who went on to head the USC Film School), the archivist Sam Kula, and Barbara Smith who is now the head of the American Cinematheque. He also helped recruit the AFI's first class, which included David Lynch, Terry Malik and Paul Schrader.
As part of AFI's preservation program, in 1968 Kahlenberg arranged for the repatriation of the RKO negatives which had been saved from destruction by Henri Langlois, head of the French Cinematheque in Paris.
In the first edition of the AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures, Kahlenberg is credited with being the inspiration for undertaking the project.
On September 26, 1969 the Board of Trustees of the AFI presented Kahlenberg with a certificate of special recognition "for exceptional service in the planning and creation of the Center for Advanced Film Studies".