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King Vidor papers

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Identifier: 2239

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Scope and Contents

This collection contains the papers of American director King Vidor (1894-1982). Materials include 13 screenplays; general production correspondence including items from David O. Selznick, Samuel Goldwyn, and Pare Lorentz; miscellaneous newspaper and magazine clippings and reviews; production materials such as drafts, notes, story outlines, research materials, and publicity; and Vidor's memoirs for an autobiography. Among the films for which there is material are: Our Daily Bread (1934), So Red the Rose (1935), The Texas Rangers (1936), Stella Dallas (1937), The Citadel (1938), Northwest Passage (1940), H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), An American Romance (1944), and Duel in the Sun (1946).

Dates

  • Creation: 1909 - 1959

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is currently unavailable for access because of its size and current level of processing. Contact the Cinematic Arts Library ctlibarc@usc.edu for details.

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

King Vidor (1894-1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His most successful film in the silent era was "The Big Parade" (1925). Vidor's movies include "Northwest Passage" (1940), "Comrade X" (1940), "An American Romance" (1944), "Duel in the Sun" (1946), and many more. In 1979 Vidor was awarded an Honorary Academy Award.

Extent

176.375 Linear Feet (139 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains the papers of American director King Vidor (1894-1982).

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Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the King Vidor papers
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2022 May
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

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