George Duning papers
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains 103 folders of motion picture scores of composer George Duning (1908-2000). These include scores for Salome (1953), Miss Sadie Thompson (1953), From Here to Eternity (1953), Picnic (1955), 3:10 to Yuma (1957), Pal Joey (1957), The World of Suzie Wong (1960), and Toys in the Attic (1963). There are also 34 folders of scores from television programs including The Big Valley, Star Trek, Mannix, Then Came Bronson, and a scrapbook reflecting Duning's career.
Dates
- Creation: 1938 - 1980
Creator
- Duning, George (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
George Duning (1908-2000) was an American musician, composer, and conductor. Duning came from a musical family. He studied Music Theory at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and composition under Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. He served in the U.S. Navy Armed Forces Radio Service where he scored, arranged, and conducted “Command Performance” for Meredith Willson. Duning signed with Columbia Pictures in 1946, where he scored over three hundred film and television projects including "3:10 to Yuma" (1957), "Cowboy" (1958), "Picnic" (1955), "The World of Suzie Wong" (1960), "Star Trek" (1966), "The Devil at Four O'Clock" (1961), "Bell, Book, and Candle" (1958), and "Toys in the Attic" (1963).
Extent
30.958 Linear Feet (21 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the motion picture and television scores of American composer George Duning (1908-2000).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of George Duning, January 31, 1974.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Duning, George -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the George Duning papers
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 April
- 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