Louis R. Lipstone scripts
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains screenplays for movies acquired by Louis Lipstone (1892-1954) in his capacity as head of the Paramount Pictures music department. Includes screenplays for 59 produced films and 20 unproduced projects, dating from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Some of the scripts have handwritten notes.
Dates
- Creation: 1936 - 1953
Creator
- Lipstone, Louis, 1892-1954 (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
Louis R. Lipstone (1892-1954) was head of the Paramount Pictures music department from 1939 until his death in 1954.
Extent
3.63 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains screenplays for movies acquired by Louis Lipstone (1892-1954) in his capacity as head of the Paramount Pictures music department. Includes screenplays for 59 produced films and 20 unproduced projects, dating from the late 1930s to the early 1950s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Harold Lipstone, March 1990.
Subject
- Lipstone, Louis, 1892-1954 -- Archives (Person)
- Paramount Pictures Corporation -- Archives (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Louis R. Lipstone scripts
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Diann Benti
- 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