[3] Emigrating to the United States in 1950 at age 21, he worked in the publicity department of Monogram Pictures (later Allied Artists)[4] and subsequently became a freelance publicist.
Other attendees at the Huff Society included such New York personalities as author Susan Sontag and publisher Calvin Beck.
Rival collector Raymond Rohauer, experiencing a little trouble himself over a lawsuit from MGM, told the FBI what Everson was doing, and they confronted him after the performance.
Archives came to depend on him — he would not only loan rare prints for copying or showing, but he would travel the world presenting the films he loved.
He assisted in the production of the syndicated TV series The Charlie Chaplin Comedy Theatre (1965) and its offshoot feature film The Funniest Man in the World (1967).
He was technical advisor on David L. Wolper's TV specials Hollywood, the Golden Years (1961) and The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1982).
Everson sometimes discussed film history as a guest on Barry Gray's late-night radio talk show in New York.
Most of his manuscripts, film screening notes and memorabilia were donated to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, comprising the William K. Everson Collection.
[16] In 2004, Everson was inducted into the Monster Kid Hall of Fame at the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards.