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Randal Kleiser papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2624

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of scripts and video tapes of American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor Randal Kleiser (born 1946). Kleiser directed films including "Grease" (1978), "The Blue Lagoon" (1980), "White Fang" (1991), "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" (1976), and "Summer Lovers" (1982).

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1970s-1980s

Creator

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

John Kleiser is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for directing film "Grease" (1978). His other television and film credits for directing including "The Blue Lagoon" (1980), "White Fang" (1991), "Marcus Welby, M.D.," "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble" (1976), "Starsky and Hutch," and "Summer Lovers" (1982). Kleiser is an alumni of the University of Southern California.

Extent

4.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of scripts and video tapes of American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor Randal Kleiser (born 1946).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Randal Kleiser, January 21, 1987.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Randal Kleiser papers
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
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

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