Charles Walters papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of scripts and clippings for films that American director and choreographer Charles Walters (1911-1982) wsa involved with. Walters was MGM's dance director for films like "Presenting Lily Mars" (1943), "Du Barry Was a Lady" (1943), "Best Foot Forward" (1943), and "Girl Crazy" (1943).
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1940s-1970s
Creator
- Walters, Charles, 1911-1982 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
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
Charles Walters (1911-1982) was an American director and choreographer. Walters was MGM's dance director for films "Presenting Lily Mars" (1943), "Du Barry Was a Lady" (1943), "Best Foot Forward" (1943), and "Girl Crazy" (1943). He directed films including "Good News" (1947), "Easter Parade" (1948), "The Barkleys of Broadway" (1949), "Three Guys Named Mike" (1951), "Lili" (1953), "The Tender Trap" (1955), and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (1964). Brent Phillips wrote a book on Walters, "Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood Dance."
Extent
4.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of scripts and clippings for films that American director and choreographer Charles Walters (1911-1982) was involved with. Walters was MGM's dance director for films like "Presenting Lily Mars" (1943), "Du Barry Was a Lady" (1943), "Best Foot Forward" (1943), and "Girl Crazy" (1943).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, June 5, 1986.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Charles Walters papers
- 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