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Motion picture producers and directors -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:

Norman Tokar papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2269
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of director, producer, and actor Norman Tokar (1919-1979) including material on radio, television, and motion pictures. Includes scripts, photographs, cast lists, storyboards, stills, and production materials for various radio programs, television shows, and animated features.

Dates: 1936 - 1972

Robert Towne papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2651
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of American screenwriter, director, and producer Robert Towne (born 1934). Materials include scripts, draft pages, production files, press and publicity files, photographs, personal papers, contracts, videotapes, and audio cassette tapes. There are items for many film projects, including "Ask the Dust" (2006), "Chinatown" (1974), "Days of Thunder" (1990), "The Firm" (1993), "Personal Best" (1982), "Tequila Sunrise" (1988), and "Without Limits" (1998).

Dates: 1945 - 2008

King Vidor papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2239
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of American director King Vidor (1894-1982).

Dates: 1909 - 1959

Charles Walters papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2381
Abstract

This collection consists of scripts and clippings for films that American director and choreographer Charles Walters (1911-1982) was involved with. Walters was MGM's dance director for films like "Presenting Lily Mars" (1943), "Du Barry Was a Lady" (1943), "Best Foot Forward" (1943), and "Girl Crazy" (1943).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1940s-1970s

Lawrence Weingarten papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2484
Abstract

This collection contains scrapbooks and production files for American producer Lawrence Weingarten (1893-1975).

Dates: 1929 - 1964

David Weisbart papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2179
Abstract This collection contains the papers of American film producer David Weisbart (1915-1967). Materials consist of screenplays, correspondence, stills, budgets, and general production materials relating to approximately 13 films produced by Weisbart; miscellaneous scripts and treatments pertaining to 56 unproduced films and television shows; synopses of approximately 30 projects (1950-1960); and extensive memos of correspondence from the story department at Twentieth Century-Fox (1950-1959)....
Dates: 1950 - 1967

David L. Wolper archives

 Collection
Identifier: 2180
Abstract

This collection contains the archives of American movie and television producer David L. Wolper (1928-2010). The collection reflects Wolper's career from the 1960s to 2001 and covers the process of filmmaking from the initial stages of development through distribution.

Dates: 1960s-2001