Paramount Pictures scripts
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Title: Paramount Pictures scripts
Date (inclusive): 1912-1980
Collection number: 401
Creator:
Paramount Pictures, Inc.
Extent:
425 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Paramount Pictures scripts, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Paramount Pictures is an American film production and distribution company dating from 1912. The
studio is located in Hollywood, California.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Paramount Pictures scripts span the years 1912-1983 and encompass 425 linear feet. More than 2,500
films are represented. The collection consists of a wide range of Story Department documents, such as
original source material, treatments, script drafts, continuities, synopses, tinting and toning sheets,
release dialogue scripts, and main billing sheets.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Story files (Unproduced)
Paramount Pictures, Inc.
Studio records