Albert Dekker papers
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of clippings, correspondence, playbills, photographs, film stills, and political materials associated with American actor and legislator Albert Dekker (1905-1968). Materials also include portions of Dekker’s draft for a book project.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1917 - 1961
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
Albert Dekker (1905-1968) was an American actor and politician best known for his roles in Dr. Cyclops (1940), The Killers (1945), and The Wild Bunch (1969). In the 1920s he began acting in high school stage productions, then acted on Broadway until 1937 when he became a character actor in motion pictures in Hollywood. From 1944 to 1946 he was a legislator for California’s 57th district, which comprised the Hollywood area. Dekker was charged with being a member of the communist party in the early 1950s and was questioned by the Fact Finding Committee on Un-American Activities in CA. After clearing his name of communist activities, Dekker returned to acting.
Extent
3.375 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of clippings, correspondence, playbills, photographs, film stills, and political materials associated with American actor and legislator Albert Dekker (1905-1968).
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
- Title
- Finding aid for the Albert Dekker papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 December
- 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