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Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Ralph John Slosser papers
Creator:
Slosser, Ralph John
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0164
Physical Description:
5.0 Linear Feet
(11 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1920-circa 1967
Abstract: Ralph Slosser was a production manager and assistant director. The collection consists of screenplays, television scripts,
photographs, and production material related to Slosser's career.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
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Physical Description: 11 boxes (5 linear ft.)
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item], Ralph John Slosser Papers (Collection Number 164). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E.
Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mr. John Slosser, 1980.
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Biography
There is little biographical information about John Ralph Slosser. Slosser, who is generally credited as Ralph Slosser, was
a production manager and director, often in the position of assistant director. He worked with directors such as Thor Brooks,
Charles Lamont, Frank McDonald, King Vidor, and Jean Yarbrough, among others. Among his film credits are
Gone with the Wind,
Our Miss Brooks, and
Slave Girl. His television credits include
The Cisco Kid,
Meet Corliss Archer,
Mr. & and Mrs. North, and others.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of screenplays, television scripts, photographs, and production material related to the career of
director, Ralph Slosser. Includes material for a number of television and film productions. The film projects represented
inlcude
Gone with the Wind (1939),
The Oregon Trail (1959),
Phantom of the Opera (1925),
Ride, Ryder, Ride!(1949),
Scarface (1932),
Young Jesse James (1960),
The Well(1951) and others. Television projects represented include
Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,
Arts Linkletter's House Party,
Cisco Kid,
Duffy of San Quentin, and others.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Motion Picutre Projects
- Television Projects
- Photographs
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion picture producers and directors -- Archives.
Slosser, Ralph John -- Archives