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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Administrative History

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1924-) is a motion picture, television, home video, and theatrical production and distribution company.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) was established in 1924 as a merger between Metro Pictures Corp., Goldwyn Pictures, and Louis B. Mayer Productions. MGM experienced a "golden three decades" between 1924 and 1954, in which it produced a Best Picture nominee every year for 20 years straight. In 1939, both Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz were nominated for Best Picture. Gone With the Wind won, along with eight other Oscars, and The Wizard of Oz won two Oscars. MGM has over 175 Oscars across its library.

Citation:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, via WWW, October 4, 2017 (all above)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Argosy Pictures Corporation business records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1849
Scope and Contents

The records provide insight into legal and tax aspects of film production, as well as documenting the search for suitable story material and researching aspects of a film before production. Includes correspondence; legal, financial, and personnel records; story ideas; a scrapbook; photographs; and other documentation.

Dates: 1939-1958
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Argosy Pictures Corporation business records

Cecil B. DeMille papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1400
Scope and Contents Personal and business papers generated by DeMille (1881-1959), his family, and his motion picture and other activities from 1863 to 1983 including correspondence, audio and videotape recordings, financial ledgers, and memorabilia. Also with the collection are more than 6,500 pieces of production-related art work, more than 37,869 motion picture still photographs, 275 volumes of scrapbooks (1919-1962), sound recordings, and video tapes of 36 motion pictures from DeMille's personal film...
Dates: 1863-1983
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Cecil B. DeMille papers

Jeff Spielberg collection of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer scripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8129
Scope and Contents

Contains 606 motion picture scripts created by Metro-Goldywn-Mayer (based in California) for their motion picture films. Includes scripts for films featuring major MGM stars including Joan Crawford. Dated approximately 1920-1980.

Dates: approximately 1920-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jeff Spielberg collection of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer scripts

The Wizard of Oz recordings and recording logs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233636445]
Identifier: MSS 7516
Scope and Contents

Collection contains fifteen CDs of studio recording music tracks, as well as a CD of recording documentation for the motion picture "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).

Dates: 1938-01-01 - 1939-01-01
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / The Wizard of Oz recordings and recording logs

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Culver City (Calif.) 1
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Monument Valley (Ariz. and Utah) 1
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- History 1
Motion picture industry -- United States -- History 1
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