Isidore Berne papers

Catalogued by Johnson, Doug

Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

333 S La Cienega Blvd

Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Published January 2023

Descriptive Summary

Abstract: The collection consists almost entirely of some 80 cast and crew sheets from the productions on which Berne worked, as well as some miscellaneous material.

Collector: Berne, Isidore R.

Dates: 1943-1975

Collection number: 197

Collection Size: 1 linear ft. of papers

Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

Available by appointment only.

Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

Isidore Berne papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Murray Weissman, 2002

Collection Scope and Content Summary

The Isidore Berne papers span the years 1943-1975 and encompass less than one linear foot. The collection consists almost entirely of some 80 cast and crew sheets from the productions on which Berne worked from 1943 to 1971. Nearly half of the sheets relate to Columbia Pictures productions from the mid-1940s to mid-1960s. Of interest is the material related to United Lutheran Church in America films. A subject file contains a Marilyn Monroe calendar from "Escapade" magazine, an annotated draft of a statement from Berne regarding his desire to become an assistant director, a program for the Tenth Annual Costumers Ball, and a list of personnel at General Service Studios.

Biography

Isidore (Izzy) R. Berne (1915-1983) was a costume designer and wardrobe supervisor for film and television. He began working in the maintenance department at Twentieth Century-Fox in the 1940s, but he soon moved to wardrobe and eventually worked as a costumer at every major studio. Berne worked on many Columbia Pictures productions from the mid-1940s to mid-1960s.

Arrangement of the Collection

1. Production files; 2. Television files; 3. Subject files

Indexing terms

Berne, Isidore R.

Costume designers

Manuscripts

Production files

folder 1

Cast and crew sheets--A-D 1944--1962

Record ID: 71301234

folder 2

Cast and crew sheets--E-L 1946--1965

Record ID: 71305335

folder 3

Cast and crew sheets--M-R 1943--1971

Record ID: 71305336

folder 4

Cast and crew sheets--S-Z 1944--1965

Record ID: 71305337

folder 5

Cast and crew sheets--unconfirmed 1949--1953

Record ID: 71305338

Television files

folder 6

BARNABY JONES [television]--cast and crew sheets 1974--1975

Record ID: 71305339

folder 7

Miscellaneous 1949--1974

Record ID: 71305341

Subject files

folder 8

General 1957--1960

Record ID: 71305342