Richard J. Daley

Richard J. Daley

American politician and 48th Mayor of Chicago (1902–1976)

Richard Joseph Daley was an American politician who served as the mayor of Chicago from 1955, and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953, until his death. He has been called "the last of the big city bosses" who controlled and mobilized American cities. He was the patriarch of a powerful Chicago political family. His son Richard M. Daley went on to serve as mayor of Chicago, and another son, William M. Daley, served as United States Secretary of Commerce and White House Chief of Staff.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 31 films (1949–1976) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1949 Camera on Chicago ▶ Warren E. Thompson 33:36 16mm Color & B&W silent
1949 Camera on Chicago (2019 Preservation Print) ▶ Warren E. Thompson 33:36 16mm Color & B&W silent
1955 Stockyards - Mayor Daley - Russian Farmers ▶ Frank Koza 4:12 16mm B&W silent
1956 Democratic Big-Wigs Attend Breakfast Given by Mayor Daley Before Convention ▶ Frank Koza 4:29 16mm B&W silent
1956 Telenews Daily Ch. 6 Vol. 9: Stevenson Wins ▶ Frank Koza 5:12 16mm B&W sound
1958 1958 Chicago...Civil Defense Test...A-Bomb Attack Evacuation ▶ Frank Koza 6:40 16mm B&W sound
1958 Fire Victims Laid to Rest (CH2, Vol 11 #245) ▶ Frank Koza 2:20 16mm B&W silent
1959 Kozlov - Visit To Chicago ▶ Frank Koza 11:56 16mm B&W sound
1959 Queen in Chicago ▶ Frank Koza 26:31 16mm B&W sound
1959 Queen Special 1959 ▶ Frank Koza 1:20 16mm B&W silent
1959 Queen Visits Chicago ▶ Frank Koza 3:53 16mm B&W sound
1959 Queen Visits Chicago - Art Museum ▶ Frank Koza 1:20 16mm B&W silent
1959 Queen Visits Chicago: Guild Hall ▶ Frank Koza 3:01 16mm B&W sound
1959 Queen Visits Chicago: Print - Parade + Fair ▶ Frank Koza 3:54 16mm B&W silent
1959 Queen Visits Chicago: Trade Fair ▶ Frank Koza 2:08 16mm B&W silent
1959 Two Million Welcome Queen / Alaska Celebrates Statehood ▶ Frank Koza 9:13 16mm B&W sound
1964 WTTW Ground Breaking ▶ 16mm
1965 [1965 (circa): Chicago Parade] ▶ Martin Ross 16mm Color silent
1967 The Bride Stripped Bare ▶ Tom Palazzolo 16mm Color sound
1968 Campaign ▶ Tom Palazzolo 11:27 16mm Color sound
1968 Law and Order vs. Dissent ▶ Film Group 11:07 16mm B&W sound
1968 Reaction Film: Chicago 1968 ▶ Pictura Films Distribution Corporation (New York) 15:25 16mm Color sound
1968 Social Confrontation: The Battle of Michigan Ave. ▶ Film Group 11:07 16mm B&W sound
1969 American Revolution 2 (Part 1): Battle of Chicago ▶ Film Group 22:49 16mm B&W sound
1969 American Revolution 2 (Part 2): What We Have ▶ Film Group 27:30 16mm B&W sound
1969 American Revolution 2 (Part 3): Right On ▶ Film Group 30:33 16mm B&W sound
1969 American Revolution 2 [Trailer] ▶ Film Group 5:50 16mm B&W sound
1969 Apollo 8 Astronauts - Chicago 1-14-69 City Hall-Daley ▶ Frank Koza 3:36 16mm Color sound
1970 Lord Thing [2014 Preservation Print] ▶ DeWitt Beall 52:20 16mm Color sound
1974 The History of Circle Campus ▶ 16mm B&W sound
1976 The New Neighbors: A Report on Urban Homesteading ▶ Mary Laing 16mm Color sound