Norm Dorn, Public Information Officer, Relaxing in His Office, Spring 1971 (Updated yesterday)

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Norm Dorn, senior staff writer and editor for the San Francisco State News Bureau, relaxes with his hands behind his head at his desk, surrounded by books, newspapers, papers, and other working materials, spring 1971. Dorn worked for the News Bureau from 1962 to 1979 and served as editor of its monthly newsletter, Info. Before joining San Francisco State, he was a publicist and film critic for the San Francisco Chronicle and helped Irving M. Levin establish the San Francisco International Film Festival in the late 1950s.

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  • Identifier: TP-ATA-1411
  • Date: Sprimg 1971
  • Context: <p>Norman K.&nbsp; Dorn. 1962. Public Information Officer. BA (1939) Fresno State University.&nbsp; During World War II, Dorn served in the Army Air Force. He became a publicist and film critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. During the late-1950s, he helped Irving M. Levin establish the San Francisco Film Festival. From 1962 to 1979, Dorn was senior staff writer and editor for the San Francisco State News Bureau and editor of its monthly newsletter Info under Don Scoble. Dorn died on August 14, 1983.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"><strong>Credits:</strong> Norm Dorn's bio was provided by Meredith Eliassen and the description was&nbsp;developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.</span></p>
  • Geographic Coverage: San Francisco, CA
  • Temporal Coverage: 1962-
  • Type: Still Image
  • Format: Negative
  • Source: San Francisco State University Archives
  • Rights: Public

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