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John Strauss paper programs and videotapes regarding James Stewart, circa 1983-1995

 Series
Identifier: MSS 2152 Series 1

Scope and Contents note

From the Collection:

Publicist's records for Jimmy Stewart, covering the period 1981-1998. Includes correspondence of both Stewart and Strauss, newspaper and magazine articles, event programs, videocassettes, photographs, and a movie-poster jigsaw puzzle.

Dates

  • Other: circa 1983-1995

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection closed to public research except by permission of curator of Arts & Communications Archives.

Conditions Governing Use note

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from John Strauss files on publicity for James Stewart must be obtained from the Head of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

From the Collection:

John Strauss was a publicist for actor Jimmy Stewart.

John Strauss was born on April 2,1913. Before becoming a publicist, Strauss worked as a Warner Brothers film salesman in Buffalo, NY. In 1945 he transferred to the Warner Brothers publicity department in Burbank, CA. For the next 52 years, Strauss represented various celebrities, including those of Hollywood's "Golden Age" such as Lucille Ball, Jule Andrews, Jack Lemmon, as well as Jimmy Stewart.

He died September 21, 2001 at the age of 88.

Extent

7 folders

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids note

A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.

Other Finding Aids

Item-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS2152.xml

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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