Ernest Pascal papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2404

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the scripts of Ernest Pascal (1986-1966), as well as his book collection. Pascal was an American screenwriter, author, and playwright.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1900s-1950s

Creator

Pascal, Ernest, 1896-1966 (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

Ernest Pascal (1896-1966) was an American screenwriter, author, and playwright. He wrote novels that were turned into films, leading him to write screenplays for film. Some of his notable films inlcude, "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1939) based on the Sherlock Holmes novel, "The King's Vacation" (1933), and "Jack London" (1943). His father-in-law was American cartoonist George Herriman, creator of Krazy Kat.

Extent

6.75 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of the scripts of Ernest Pascal (1986-1966), as well as his book collection. Pascal was an American screenwriter, author, and playwright.