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  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Caro Jones papers
    Creator: Jones, Caro, 1923-2009
    Identifier/Call Number: 2680
    Physical Description: 1.125 Linear Feet 1 box
    Date (inclusive): 1961-1994
    Abstract: Collection consists of cast lists and memos for the various film and television projects worked on by casting director Caro Jones (1923-2009).
    Language of Material: English.
    Container: 1

    Biographical / Historical

    Caro Jones (1923-2009) was a Canadian American casting director. She began as a stage actress then worked in theatre casting before moving into film and television. In her over 4-decade career Jones cast more than 1,000 television programs, pilots, TV movies, miniseries, and films. Some of her notable credits include Rocky (1976), Green Acres (1968-1971), and The Karate Kid (1984). Jones was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, a member and past governor of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and a charter member of the Casting Society of America and Women in Film.

    Scope and Contents

    Collection consists of cast lists and memos for the various film and television projects worked on by casting director Caro Jones (1923-2009). Materials range from her early career with the live drama series United States Steel Hour in 1961 through to one of her final credits the TV movie It Came from Outer Space II in 1994.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Rights Statement for Archival Description

    Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Caro Jones papers, Collection no. 2680, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    Collection is unprocessed

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Business records
    Casting directors -- United States -- Archival resources
    Memorandums
    Jones, Caro, 1923-2009 -- Archives