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Newton J. Jones papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2493

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the photographs, artwork, and papers of makeup artist, Newton J. Jones (1908-1983), known professionally as Newt Jones, and spans the 1920s through the 1960s. Jones worked with many major studios in Hollywood. Some of his credits include "Alice In Wonderland" (1933), "The Crusades" (1935), "The Three Musketeers" (1939), "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940), "From Here to Eternity" (1953), "The Old Man and the Sea" (1958), and "My Fair Lady" (1964). Many of the photographs show Jones at work on set and on location, working with iconic stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, including Montgomery Clift, Peter Lorre, Marlene Dietrich, Abbott and Costello, Henry Fonda, Boris Karloff, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball, and many others. The collection includes many autographed photos to Jones from the stars he worked with.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1930s-1960s

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

Newton J. Jones (1908-1983), known professionally as Newt Jones, was an in demand makeup artist for Hollywood. He worked for United Artists, Paramount, RKO, 20th Century Fox, Universal, Columbia, Warner Brothers, and CBS. Jones was also a Naval Reserve Specialist Second Class during World War II. He employed his makeup skills to disguise Office of Strategic Services (OSS) espionage agents on secret missions. He also created a training manual and training film for OSS agents on how to disguise themselves and partnered with Hollywood makeup mogul, Max Factor, to create skin and hair coloring for troops operating on the front lines of Asia.

Extent

0.979 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of the photographs, artwork, and papers of makeup artist, Newton J. Jones (1908-1983), known professionally as Newt Jones.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, September 19, 1980.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Newton J. Jones 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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