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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Important Information for Users of the Collection
  • Biography
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Paul Henreid papers
    Date (inclusive): 1934-1987
    Date (bulk): 1941-1974
    Collection number: 335
    Creator: Henreid, Paul
    Extent: 22 linear feet of papers. 4 linear feet of photographs.
    Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
    Languages: English

    Important Information for Users of the Collection

    Access

    Available by appointment only.

    Publication rights

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.

    Preferred Citation

    Paul Henreid papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Mimi Henreid Duncan, 1993

    Biography

    Paul Henreid was an Italian-born actor and director. His career as an actor spanned 1933 to 1977. He emigrated to the United States in 1940. He is best known for his roles in NOW VOYAGER (1942) and CASABLANCA (1943). In the 1950s and 1960s Henreid directed films and television.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Paul Henreid papers span the years 1934-1987 (bulk 1941-1974) and encompass 26 linear feet. The collection includes scripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, and photographs. The photograph series consists of 3,273 items, including prints, contact sheets, snapshots, postcards, 35mm motion picture film frames, and copy negatives. The photographs are all motion picture production photographs from 38 films Henreid appeared in and/or directed.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Television files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 3. Stage files; 4. Correspondence; 5. Subject files, subseries A-C as follows: A. General; B. Appointment Books; C. Clippings; 6. Writings; 7. Books; 8. Oversize, subseries A-B as follows: A. General; B. Artifacts; 9. Scrapbooks; 10. Photographs, subseries A-B as follows: A. Biography photographs; B. Motion picture production photographs

    Indexing Terms

    Henreid, Paul , 1908-1992--Archives.
    actors
    directors