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Motion picture producers and directors -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Cecil B. DeMille letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230343383]
Identifier: MSS 2613
Scope and Contents

12 letters and 1 telegram from DeMille to Lasky, 1 photograph.

Dates: 1942-1956
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Cecil B. DeMille letters

Francis Ford photographs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239247999]
Identifier: MSS 9151
Scope and Contents

Contains 168 photographs originally owned by Francis Ford. The photographs chronicle Francis Ford's career as an actor, director, and writer in the Hollywood silent movie industry. The photos date from 1901 through the 1940s with the greater number dating in the 1920s. during the active period of the Francis Ford Studios. Also contains a set of stills from various John Ford (Francis' younger brother) movies.

Dates: approximately 1900-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Francis Ford photographs

John Ford's America

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2076-1
Scope and Contents

Documentary film on director John Ford, produced by Marino Amoruso and American Movie Classics. The film is hosted by Harry Carey Jr.

Dates: 1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Ford's America

The world's greatest showman : the legend of Cecil B. DeMille

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326735]
Identifier: MSS SC 2792
Scope and Contents

Typewritten screenplay for a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer television production. The item is the "first draft" of the screenplay. Also included are photographs of the actors in the production.

Dates: 1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / The world's greatest showman : the legend of Cecil B. DeMille

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