I have heard from Jay Rubin that his father, Samuel K. Rubin, died on June 26,
2009. His funeral will be in Indiana, Pa. on Wednesday, July 1. Visitation
will occur on Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and on Wednesday from 10:00
a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Services will be at funeral home, Bence-Mihalcik at
11:00 a.m. followed by graveside services at Oakland Cemetery. In lieu of
flowers, the family suggests donations to Beth Israel Synagogue, S. 5th and
Washington Streets, Indiana, Pa 15701; Penn's Woods Council, BSA, memorial
fund, 201 W. High Street, Ste. 1, Ebensberg, PA 15931, or a charity of the
donor's choice.
If you have a favorite charity devoted to film preservation, that would
certainly be a fitting choice.
While some younger classic film buffs may not recognize the name, Sam Rubin,
and his
enthusiasm for (especially) silent classics led directly to his role as the
creator of Classic Images magazine (first known as The 8mm Collector, then
Classic Film Collector,) He was, with help and support of fellow fans, founder
of the Society for Cinephiles and the still running Cinecon annual film
convention. These actions ultimately led to the origin of Cinevent, Cinefest
(Syracuse), Cinesation (Saginaw, Bay City, now Massillon, Ohio) and who knows
which other fan events. Leonard Maltin credits Sam for publishing his first
written article (when Leonard was 13!)
When I first met Sam over 40 years ago (I'm not sure at this point, but it was
probably at MY first Cinecon in Dearborn, Michigan) he was younger than I am
now. During the developing years of Cinevent, his support through Classic Film
Collector and occasional phone conversations and meetings at other shows, were
a great help to me, John Baker, John Stingley and Art Graves. When Sam retired
from an active role in the classic film community, his influence remained, and
while maybe not obvious to "newercomers," continues.
Fortunately, Sam put together a book: Moving Pictures and Classic Images:
Memories of Forty Years in the Vintage Film Hobby. It's partially made up of
writings from his over 300 issue tenure at Classic Images and its forerunners,
and partially, as the title indicates, reminiscence of his life in film. (It
was published by McFarland and you can find it at Amazon and the other usual
book sources.)
Many of you have asked me over the years how Cinevent began - that's covered in
the book as is much more. Sam presents the broader picture of the "Vintage Film
Hobby" mostly in his own written voice, which old-timers will remember and
which the rest of you will likely find enlightening and entertaining. I
recommend it - it's our history, from our founding father!
Steve Haynes
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