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| Fonds/Collection Number: | F0607 |
| Title: | Marshall Golden fonds |
| Dates: | 1980-2011, predominant 1981-1990 |
| Extent: | 6 16mm films : 16 8 mm films : 2 BetaSP tapes : 3 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 24 cm and smaller. 0.02 cm of textual material |
| Biographical Sketch/ Administrative History: | Marshall Golden (1962-2010) was a lawyer, filmmaker, entrepreneur and digital media consultant. While a student in York University's Department of Film, Golden wrote, directed and produced three award-winning documentaries: "Runaway" about teenage runaways, "The Silence Upstairs" about elder abuse and "The Best Kept Secret" about incest. After university, Golden went on to obtain a law degree, specializing in entertainment, immigration and criminal law, later working as a producer and researcher on current affairs television shows such as Studio 2, The Fifth Estate, and CBC Newsworld. In the 1990s and 2000s, Golden founded and operated a number of new media companies, including Nexus Interactive, Elevator News Network, and Digital Video Network. In the 2000s, Golden worked for internet,communications and technology companies such as Mediconsult.com, Telus Mobility, Microsoft Canada, and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. In 2004, Golden founded Visica Inc., a company specializing in delivering TV content to hotels in the Greater Toronto Area for conventions, while providing digital media consultation services through Catalyst Consulting. Marshall Golden died suddenly 29 June 2010 at the age of 48. |
| Scope and Content: |
Fonds consists of film elements and finished products of three documentary films by Marshall Golden (1962-2010), completed while a Film Studies student at York University. Also inculdes photographs of Marshall as a university student and young man. |
| Availability of other formats: | Films have been digitized and access copies are available in the archives. |
| Restrictions on Access and Use: | No restrictions on access. |
| Finding Aid: | Finding aid available. |
| URL of Finding Aid: | http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000607.pdf |
| Accruals: | The fonds comprises the following accessions: 2011-030. No further accruals are expected. |
| 2011-030 |
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| Physical Condition: | Film stock is in good condition. |
| Provenance Access Points: | Golden, Marshall, 1962-2010 |
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Date of creation: 2011/11/07 Date of last revision: 2013/02/04 |
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