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Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

Richard Arlen scripts

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275058548893]
Identifier: 2418
Abstract

This collection consists of the scripts of American actor Richard Arlen (1899-1976).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930s-1960s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library / Richard Arlen scripts

Fred Astaire manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: 2070
Abstract

This collection contains drafts of Steps in Time, the autobiography of American actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987), first published in 1959. Materials reflect the work at various stages and include handwritten and typed drafts, notes, proofs, and galleys.

Dates: circa 1950s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library / Fred Astaire manuscripts

Nicholas Beck collection on Budd Schulberg

 Collection
Identifier: 6136
Abstract The Nicholas Beck collection on Budd Schulberg consists of material relating to Budd Schulberg (1914-2009)--the American screenwriter, television producer, and novelist--collected by Nicholas Beck (1932-2017). The collection includes material on Budd Schulberg's life, family, and works; the Watts Writers Workshop -- a creative writing group initiated by Budd Schulberg following the 1965 Watts Riots; correspondence between Beck and Schulberg's extended family; archival documents by and about...
Dates: 1913 - 2017
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections / Nicholas Beck collection on Budd Schulberg

Charles Bickford papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2124
Abstract

This collection consists chiefly of materials related to the acting career of American actor Charles Bickford (1891-1967), covering the period 1925 to 1967. Materials include stills, magazine and newspaper clippings and publicity, and programs and ephemera from Bickford's work in plays, film, television, and radio.

Dates: 1925 - 1967
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library / Charles Bickford papers

Ray Bolger sheet music collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2283
Abstract

Ray Bolger sheet music collection contains materials related to American actor, singer, dancer, vaudevillian, and stage performer Ray Bolger (1904-1987).

Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1930s-1970s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library / Ray Bolger sheet music collection

Millie Hudson Brown photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2546
Abstract

This collection consists of signed and unsigned photographs of various Hollywood actors.

Dates: c. 1920s-c. 1930s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library / Millie Hudson Brown photographs

Billie Burke papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2114
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of American actress Billie Burke (1885-1970) including 50 radio scripts, 3 television scripts, lobby cards for three films (1917-1919), press clippings, three scrapbooks, and photographs including personal photographs and 240 production stills from films.

Dates: 1907 - 1955
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library / Billie Burke papers

Pat Carroll papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2120
Abstract

This collection contains production materials pertaining to the work of American actress and comedian Pat Carroll (born 1927) in television and movies dating from 1967 to 1975.

Dates: 1967 - 1975
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library / Pat Carroll papers

Cinema portraits collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2593
Abstract

This collection consists of framed painted portraits of actors, actresses, and prominent figures in cinema. Previews of portraits are shown on the outside of some boxes.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930s-1970s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library / Cinema portraits collection

Cinema posters collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2615
Abstract

This collection consists of promotional cinema posters for motion pictures from around the 1950s through the 1990s.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1950s-1990s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library / Cinema posters collection
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