David Weisbart papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of American film producer David Weisbart (1915-1967). Materials consist of screenplays, correspondence, stills, budgets, and general production materials relating to approximately 13 films produced by Weisbart; miscellaneous scripts and treatments pertaining to 56 unproduced films and television shows; synopses of approximately 30 projects (1950-1960); and extensive memos of correspondence from the story department at Twentieth Century-Fox (1950-1959). Screenplays include Love Me Tender (1956), April Love (1957), The Pleasure Seekers (1964), and Valley of the Dolls (1967).
Dates
- Creation: 1950 - 1967
Creator
- Weisbart, David (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
David Weisbart (1915-1967) was an American film editor and producer. He edited films including "The Constant Nymph" (1943), "Dark Passage" (1947), "The Glass Menagerie" (1950), and "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951), and "Johnny Belinda" (1948). He produced films including "Rebel Without A Cause" (1955), "April Love" (1957), and "Love Me Tender" (1956). Weisbart was producing "Valley of the Dolls" (1967) when he died suddenly.
Extent
9 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of American film producer David Weisbart (1915-1967). Materials consist of screenplays, correspondence, stills, budgets, and general production materials relating to approximately 13 films produced by Weisbart; miscellaneous scripts and treatments pertaining to 56 unproduced films and television shows; synopses of approximately 30 projects (1950-1960); and extensive memos of correspondence from the story department at Twentieth Century-Fox (1950-1959). Screenplays include Love Me Tender (1956), April Love (1957), The Pleasure Seekers (1964), and Valley of the Dolls (1967).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. David Weisbart, May 29, 1969.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Weisbart, David -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the David Weisbart 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