Billy De Wolfe collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of clippings, scrapbooks, vaudeville photo album, musical arrangements, posters, awards, stills from stage, motion pictures, and television covering the period 1925-1974 from actor Billy De Wolfe (1907-1974). There are also miscellaneous scripts from his stage appearances including How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, as well as the screenplay for Dixie (1943) and television scripts for The Doris Day Show and Love American Style.
Dates
- Creation: 1925 - 1974
Creator
- De Wolfe, Billy, 1907-1974 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access. Reading room access only.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
Billy De Wolfe (1907-1974), real name William Andrew Jones, was an American actor. De Wolfe signed with Paramount Pictures in 1943, often playing a comedic role for their films. He also had roles in theater and television. De Wolfe voiced the magician Professor Hinkle in the animated 1969 Christmas special, "Frosty the Snowman." Some of his credits include "Tea for Two" (1950), "Lullaby of Broadway" (1951), and "Dear Ruth" (1947).
Extent
9.52 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of clippings, scrapbooks, vaudeville photo album, musical arrangements, posters, awards, stills from stage, motion pictures, and television covering the period 1925-1974 from actor Billy De Wolfe (1907-1974). There are also miscellaneous scripts from his stage appearances including "How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying", as well as the screenplay for Dixie (1943) and television scripts for The Doris Day Show and Love American Style.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Robert G. Jones (sister-in-law), December 18, 1974.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Billy De Wolfe collection
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 February
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu