Tay Garnett papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers and scrapbooks of American film writer and director Tay Garnett (1898-1977). Materials include approximately 39 screenplays, most annotated by Garnett, including One-Way Passage (1932), China Seas (1935), Bataan (1943), The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), and Cattle King (1963); scripts for approximately 20 episodes of Three Sheets to the Wind (1942), a half-hour radio program produced and directed by Garnett and starring John Wayne; and 2 scrapbooks containing reviews, clippings, programs, and posters relating to Garnett's career from 1928 to 1937.
Dates
- Creation: 1928 - 1963
Creator
- Garnett, Tay (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
Tay Garnett (1894-1977) was an American film director and writer. Garnet produced and directed films such as "Joy of Living" (1938), "Trade Winds" (1938), "Eternally Yours" (1939), and "Slightly Honorable" (1939). He created the NBC Red comedy-detective radio program "Three Sheets to the Wind" (1942). Garnett wrote "That's My Baby" (1926), "Up in Mabel's Room" (1926), "The Strong Man" (1926), "There You Are!" (1926), "The Cruise of the Jasper B" (1926), and "Rubber Tires" (1927).
Extent
5.979 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the papers and scrapbooks of American film writer and director Tay Garnett (1898-1977), including screenplays, scripts, and scrapbooks.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Tay Garnett, December 31, 1969.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Garnett, Tay -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Tay Garnett 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
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu