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English: Ca. 1965, Barry Alan Richmond, a stage actor/director and theatre promoter, author of articles on the Grand Guignol, proclaimed the Serene Federal Republic of Montmartre's existence and borders (mostly within Manhattan's theatre district, "roughly 39th to 59th Street with a strip up the Hudson River to where the boat basin is, and from the middle of Fifth Avenue over to what international laws call the thalweg, which is the navigable channel in the middle of the Hudson River")… but set its origin at 1636. To some extent this may have been a performance piece in itself; but it exchanged mutual recognition with other such small organizations (micronations and governments-in-exile), and was acknowledged by the International Micropatrological Society.
News articles: 1. Mark Wallace, "Drama Unfolds of a Little Empire", originally from Financial Times, weekend section, January 20, 2001, now at his own BoyReporter.com. 2. Randy Cohen, "a Bell v. Montmartre: A Ruritanian Melodrama", in New York Magazine, July 18, 1977, p. 56. 3. --, "And Now, Mes Amis, The King of Montmartre", in Mother Jones Magazine, Feb-Mar 1977, p.4 (Frontlines). Note: the article refers to Richmond as "king" and "monarch"; Richmond himself asserts the title of "president" as befits the head of a "republic". Barry Alan Richmond also appears together with other real people in a fictional work, Marvin Kaye's 1977 mystery novel The Laurel and Hardy Murders; on pp.58-60 (yes, across three pages), the character Richmond declares his complete title for the record. |
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| Source | Original source: New York City Bell Telephone Directory, "blue pages" (government listings), public domain. Was reprinted as illo in July 18, 1977 (page 56) New York Magazine article "Ma Bell v. Montmartre: A Ruritanian Melodrama". I copied the reprint at highest magnification, cleaned up spots and blanks, replaced mottled background with an even shade of blue, for best possible legibility. |
| Author | No "creative work" involved at any stage. See Wikipedia: Public domain#Non-creative works. Editor .Raven did cleanup only for improved legibility. |
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Public domain, non-creative work: the names and numbers in a telephone directory are, in the doctrine of case law (e.g. Feist v. Rural ), "facts that were discovered", rather than the result of a creative expression or judgment. The US has explicitly rejected the position that the amount of effort involved in the discovery of a fact can justify its protection. |
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