Background
Blumenberg, Richard Mitchell was born on May 26, 1935 in Gloversville, New York, United States. Son of Ella Olga Sesonski.
Cinema and photography educator
Blumenberg, Richard Mitchell was born on May 26, 1935 in Gloversville, New York, United States. Son of Ella Olga Sesonski.
Bachelor, University Iowa, 1959. Master of Fine Arts, University Iowa, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio University, 1969.
Assistant professor Slippery Rock (Pennsylvania) State University, 1969-1970. Professor cinema and photography Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1970-1997. Associate producer Optos Ltd., 1969-1997.
President Windmill Productions, Inc., 1985-1997.
(critical focus. an introduction to film)
Board trustees University Film and Video Foundation, 1984-1997. With United States Army, 1954-1957. Member Society for Cinema Studies, University Film and Video Association (president 1984-1986).
Married Julia Porcher Wickham Porter, March 1970 (divorced August 1982). Married Irena Lane Grant, June 22, 1984. Children: Robert John, Joseph Allen.