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National Telefilm Associates (otherwise known by its initials, NTA) was an independent distribution company that handled reissues of American film libraries, including much of Paramount Pictures' animated and short-subjects library. NTA was founded by Ely Landau and Oliver A. Unger[1] in 1954 when Ely Landau, Inc. was reorganized in partnership with Unger and Harold Goldman.[2] NTA was the ...
In 1984 the Unger family donated Oliver Unger's collection of personal documents and film production files to the University of Wyoming's American Heritage Center. [4] Film. From 1937 to 1945 Unger worked for J.H. Hoffberg Co. Inc., after 1940 renamed Hoffberg Productions Inc., eventually serving as Vice President. [5]
Oliver A. Unger was born on 28 August 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Oliver A. was a producer, known for The Face of Fu Manchu (1965) , What the Peeper Saw (1972) and Mozambique (1964) . Oliver A. died on 26 March 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Producer, Additional Crew
- August 28, 1914
- Oliver A. Unger
- March 26, 1981
He worked for foreign film importer Jack Hoffberg in the mid-1930s and headed his own company, Distinguished Films, from 1945 to 1950. Unger was a co-founder of the television syndication firm, National Telefilm Associates, in 1953 and in 1959 established Home Entertainment Company, an early pay-television firm.
Dec 6, 2023 · History. NTA was founded by Ely Landau and Oliver A. Unger in 1954 when Ely Landau, Inc. was reorganized in partnership with Unger and Harold Goldman. NTA was the successor company to U.M. & M. TV Corporation, which it bought out in 1956.
Ely Abraham Landau (January 20, 1920 – November 4, 1993) was an American film producer and production executive best remembered for films of plays in the American Film Theatre series. Landau began working in television as a director and producer in the late 1940s following World War II military service. Landau co-founded National Telefilm ...
Oliver A. Unger (August 28, 1914 – March 27, 1981) was an American film producer, distributor, and exhibitor. In a 45-year career, he was also a television producer and owner of movie theaters and television stations throughout the United States. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Oliver A. Unger. c. 1959.
