San Francisco Film Society Oral History Project Interview with ...

CLAUDE JARMAN: Well, you’ve got to remember, that in those days, inflation took care of a lot of
things. I think the budget was maybe $120, 000 to $150,000. Tickets were $3.50, so it was a reasonable
budget. The Chamber was very cautious. They just saw this big money pit, this hole that all this money
was going to go down, so they were very concerned about that.
MARGARITA LANDAZURI: Your official title at this point, I think, was something like Public
Relations, wasn’t it?
CLAUDE JARMAN: Yes, and I was on the selection committee.
MARGARITA LANDAZURI: Now what did Bill Boyd do as the head?
CLAUDE JARMAN: He was more of an executive director. That was his role, managing day to day. He
did what I ended up doing.
MARGARITA LANDAZURI: He was there for how many years?
CLAUDE JARMAN: Only for two years. The budget got out of hand, and the Chamber asked if I would
take it over.
MARGARITA LANDAZURI: How did you feel about that?
CLAUDE JARMAN: Well, let’s get into that after the third year.
MARGARITA LANDAZURI: OK. Let’s see, what else? We had the volunteers, the social component.
Tell me some of the most memorable parties. Were there any that stand out?
CLAUDE JARMAN: No, not that I can recall. I think the Opening Night pre-party was at the Fairmont,
and Mel Swig hosted about a hundred people. And that was really wonderful, because then you walked
right across the street to the Masonic.
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