BYU Library - Special Collections

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Contains a scrapbook collection of magazine images relating to Betty Compson and her carreer as an actress. Contains one loose photograph of Betty Compson taken on February 2, 1930 during the filming of "Show of Shows".

Scope and Contents Contains papers, photographs, and audio-visual materials dealing with both Robert and Mary Cummings' careers. Most of the materials deal with Robert's career in film, stage, radio, and the production of his television program "The Bob Cummings Show." These include correspondence, photographs, audio-visual materials such as audiotapes, videotapes and various 8mm and 16mm film reels. Also included are numerous financial and investment records on various production companies run by Cummings and...

Abstract Papers include awards given to Day during his career, records created by Day as production manager of numerous motion pictures, including The Ten Commandments (1956), The Buccaneer (1958), and Patton (1970). The papers also include personal correspondence, photographs, magazine and newpaper articles...

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These papers document Elian's life and career as a harp soloist from the 1910s onward, her year as a musician in Hollywood studio orchestras (1926-1954), and significantly her marriage (1936-1946) to film composer Max Steiner. Also covered is Elian's concert career as a member of symphony orchestras and ballet companies as well as soloist appearing worldwide (1950-1986).

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Contains the papers of professional dancer George B. Ellsworthe. Included are many programs and brochures from productions he was featured in or put on, newspaper clippings about productions, letters pertaining to his career, personal papers, a book containing his family's history, books about dancers and dance, and scrapbooks. Photographs of his dance students and their productions and photographs of his home and family life are included as well. Materials are dated 1940-2006.

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Correspondence, a scrapbook, newsclippings, telegrams, certificates, and other items. The materials deal with the motion picture industry in the United States and Milner's career as cinematagrapher. Some of the correspondence is with Cecil B. DeMille, the American motion picture producer. Also includes newspaper coverage of Milner's detention in the Soviet Zone of Germany in 1949.

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The Alonzo J. Morley and Eloise Stewart Morley family papers consists of correspondence, photographs, slides and records of the family. The collection reflects the the thorough involvement the Morleys had with their community as Dr. Morley was involved with drama at BYU and later on speech pathology, while his wife created a Morley Tours company.

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Collection contains photographs, oil portrait, correspondence, press clippings, posters, a scrapbook, audio tapes, and personal documents relating to Simpson's early life and his work as an actor, including some correspondence from 1910-1920. Key motion pictures are "Godless Men" (1920), "Shadows of Conscience" (1921), "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940).