Saturday, December 30, 2006

The Santa Tapes

For over twenty years, Art Baldwin was the Marshall Field's Santa Claus in the landmark Chicago store's Cozy Cloud Cottage. The Chicago Tribune called him "the only authentic Santa Claus on State Street." This 1975 interview with Baldwin, 83, was his last before retirement . . . Produced by Scott Jacobs (14 minutes, black & white.) CLICK HERE TO PLAY.

Available with eight other short video portapak documentaries in True Life Video Stories (DVD, $24.95) on Amazon.com.