Benjamin Percival (B. P.) Schulberg - Rapf Family, 1914 - 2004
Scope and Contents
This binder includes: Photocopies of B. P. Schulberg's correspondence, a copy of The Photoplay Scenario, volume 1, no. 1 (April 1914), biographical articles about B. P. Schulberg, a copy of his screenplay "The Spitfire" (1914), descriptions of the silent films Dancing Mothers (1926) and Kid Boots (1926) that B. P. Schulberg was associate producer for, advertisements he placed in the monthly magazine The Photoplay Scenario, a printed list of films he worked on in production and filmography, a 1932 newspaper clipping copy announcing his rise to the position of managing director of production at Paramount Pictures, additonal articles about B. P. Schulberg, film reviews, post cards of Elia Kazan's films, an interview with Sam Jaffe, lists of films Harry Rapf worked on in production and filmography, a letter to Harry Rapf from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (of which he was co-founder) informing him of the necessity to decrease his salary due to poor conditions, obituary for screenwriter and film professor Maurice Rapf, reviews of Maurice Rapf's autobiography Back Lot: Growing Up With the Movies (1999), correspondence between Nicholas Beck and Maurice Rapf, an article about Maurice Rapf, correspondence between Nicholas Beck and Budd Schulberg, additional articles about producer Matthew Rapf and his wife Carol Rapf, a successful Malibu real estate agent, scanned copies of the Motion Picture Review Digest, a clipping of a review of Budd Schulberg's The Harder They Fall (1947), and printouts of Nicholas Beck's Budd Schulberg: A Bio-Bibliography (2001).
Dates
- Creation: 1914 - 2004
Creator
- From the Collection: Beck, Nicholas, 1932- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 16.3 Linear Feet (23 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Title on Binder: "B. P. Schulberg Biog/Shipping Col/Obit; 1914 Screen Play: The Spitfire; Rapf Family Obits; MGM Letter 1932; Photoplay Scenario Mag 1914"
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu