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

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Arthur L. Wilde papers
    Date (inclusive): 1973-1994
    Date (bulk): 1980s
    Collection number: 1334
    Creator: Wilde, Arthur L.
    Extent: 3.0 linear feet of papers.
    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

    Arthur L. Wilde papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Arthur L. Wilde, 2007

    Biography

    Arthur L. Wilde was an American publicist active in film from the 1940s to 1980s. He worked in publicity at a handful of film and television studios before forming his own public relations firm, Rothschild Associates. During the 1980s he specialized as a unit publicist on location for a number of independent films.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Arthur L. Wilde papers span the years 1973-1994 (bulk 1980s) and encompass 3.0 linear feet. The collection is comprised of publicity campaign files for two dozen films and includes scripts, clippings, correspondence, press kits, and press releases. Also included is his research for generating press material. Films represented include RICH AND FAMOUS (1980) and TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. (1984).

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files; 3. Subject files.

    Indexing Terms

    Wilde, Arthur L.--Archives.
    publicists