He was awarded the Eastman Kodak Gold Medal Award in 1984 . He taught at Yale University ( 1969-1972 ) , York University ( 1972 – 73 ) and New York University from 1973 until his death in New York on February 15 , 1988 , of heart failure . He was professor and dissertation advisor to noted film historian , Charles H. Harpole ( creator of the ten volume History of American Cinema , dedicated to Leyda ) ; leading film theorist , Tom Gunning ; and scholar-practitioner Charles Musser . In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival . He co-curated ( with Charles Musser ) '' Before Hollywood : Turn of the Century American Film '' ( 1987 ) for the American Federation of Arts , a six-part touring program of American films with an accompanying catalog , which the '' New York Times '' called " A fascinating look at the cinema that flourished between 1895 and 1915 in America , before movies could be mentioned in family newspapers . "
12th Moscow International Film Festival
12th Moscow International Film Festival
Jay Leyda