Phil M. Friedman papers
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Scope and Contents
This small collection contains the papers of American casting director Phil Friedman (died 1974). The collection includes books, casting directories, photographs (including ones autographed by celebrities such as Tom Mix, Joan Bennett, and Akim Tamiroff), studio publicity shots, correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, and miscellaneous articles. There is a list of casting suggestions with approximate salaries for the film "Sudden Fear" and a typescript manuscript "Find Us A Star!" (11 pp.) Much of the material reflects Friedman's work as a casting director from the mid 1920s through the 1940s.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-circa 1950
Creator
- Friedman, Phil M., -1974 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
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.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Biographical / Historical
Phil M. Friedman (died 1974) was born in New York and first worked in law before moving to California and beginning in 1924 with the Edward Small Agency before working as a casting director for Carl Laemmle and Universal Pictures, RKO, Pickford-Lasky, and eventually Warner Brothers. He retired in 1949. He was married to Belle Friedman.
Extent
1.85 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This small collection contains the papers of American casting director Phil Friedman (died 1974). The collection includes books, casting directories, photographs, studio publicity shots, correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, and miscellaneous articles. Much of the material reflects Friedman's work as a casting director from the mid 1920s through the 1940s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Belle Friedman, May 1976.
Subject
- Friedman, Phil M., -1974 -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Phil M. Friedman papers
- Status
- Minimally Processed
- 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