Brian Aherne papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of English actor Brian Aherne (1902-1986) scripts, papers, and newspaper clipping related to productions that he performed in. Aherne was in both English and United States movies, stage plays, radio shows, and television series from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1920s-1960s
Creator
- Aherne, Brian, 1902-1986 (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
Brian Aherne (1902-1986) was an English actor in both England and the United States on stage, radio, film, and television. He was in a number of Broadway shows, an episode of "The Twilight Zone," and movies such as "Sword of Lancelot" playing King Arthur and the 1953 "Titanic" as the ship captain, Captain Smith. He was active from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Extent
13.02 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of English actor Brian Aherne (1902-1986) scripts, papers, and newspaper clipping related to productions that he performed in. Aherne was in both English and United States movies, stage plays, radio shows, and television series from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Brian Aherne, December 29, 1977.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Aherne, Brian, 1902-1986 -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Brian Aherne papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 January
- 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