Paramount Pictures Corporation
Organization
Biography
Paramount Pictures Corporation is a motion picture production and distribution company. It was established in 1949 after an court-ordered split of Paramount Pictures, Inc.
Found in 603 Collections and/or Records:
Casting--actors considered
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 14 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1934-1959
Casting and applications
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 8 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1906-1939
Casting--applications
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 15 Sub-Series 11
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1943-1953
Casting--applications
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 14 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1934-1959
Casting--cast files
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 16 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1932 DeMille returned to Paramount Pictures after an eight-year absence. There he set up his own production entity know to those on his Paramount lot as the DeMille Unit. This series is the largest single group of material in the DeMille Archives, numbering 450 boxes. It is organized into two main groups: General Correspondence and Motion Picture Production Files.General Correspondence is arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year by individual,...
Dates:
1952-1959
Catalogue-Bible
Sub-Series — Box 181: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197231222982], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 2 Sub-Series 6 Sub-Series 12
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Identified by DeMille as "Personal," this group of 196 boxes begins with 22 boxes dealing with the research and writing of the posthumously published The Autobiography of Cecil B. DeMille (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1959), edited by Donald Hayne. The files are arranged chronologically by year, and items within each year are arranged alphabetically by subject or name. Over time, the organization of some of the files deteriorated into groups of unrelated records. Therefore, files...
Dates:
1919-1965
C.B. DeMille, financial and legal, 1916-1917
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Identified by DeMille as "Personal," this group of 196 boxes begins with 22 boxes dealing with the research and writing of the posthumously published The Autobiography of Cecil B. DeMille (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1959), edited by Donald Hayne. The files are arranged chronologically by year, and items within each year are arranged alphabetically by subject or name. Over time, the organization of some of the files deteriorated into groups of unrelated records. Therefore, files...
Dates:
1916-1917
Cecil B. DeMille Pictures, 1937-1980
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 11 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Cecil B. DeMille Pictures was initially formed in the 1920s when DeMille operated his own studio. Another organization, utilizing the same name appeared in the records in 1933, but was not fully operational until 1937. DeMille Pictures was dissolved as an active company in 1952, although minutes of meetings carry the company name up to 1970. These files, consisting of 4 boxes, contain articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings. Also included are Cumulative Profit and Loss...
Dates:
1937-1980
Cecil B. DeMille Pictures/Motion Picture Associates, 1933-1980
Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 11
Scope and Contents
Cecil B. DeMille Pictures was initially formed in the 1920s when DeMille operated his own studio. Another organization, utilizing the same name appeared in the records in 1933, but was not fully operational until 1937. DeMille Pictures was dissolved as an active company in 1952, although minutes of meetings carry the company name up to 1970. These files, consisting of 4 boxes, contain articles of incorporation and minutes of meetings. Also included are Cumulative Profit and Loss...
Dates:
1933-1980
Cecil B. DeMille Productions, 1857-1978
Series
Identifier: MSS 1400 Series 12
Scope and Contents
Found in ths series of 261 boxes are files relating to the activities of DeMille Productions, beginning in 1916. They include financial records and ledgers from 1916 to 1952. The extensive correspondence fields (1922-1959) are arranged chronologically, and then alphabetically within each year. The original order maintained in these files often includes years other than those indicated by the file heading. Files from preceding years were occasionally brought froward for reference or for...
Dates:
1857-1978
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