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

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Daniel Mann papers
    Date (inclusive): 1919-1992
    Date (bulk): 1945-1985
    Collection number: 209
    Creator: Mann, Daniel
    Extent: 18 linear feet of papers. 2 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

    Daniel Mann papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Erica Mann Ramis, Michael Mann, and Alex Mann, 1996

    Biography

    Daniel Mann was an American director active in film from 1952 to 1978. Mann arrived in Hollywood in the early 1950s. His directing credits include COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA (1952), THE ROSE TATTOO (1955), and BUTTERFIELD 8 (1960).

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Daniel Mann papers span the years 1919-1992 (bulk 1945-1985) and encompass 20 linear feet. The collection consists of production files, scripts, and film-related correspondence for some 20 of Mann's films. There are also clippings, casting requests from actors, teaching projects, and fan mail from around the world. The photograph series consists of 1,798 items, and contains primarily scenes and off- camera photographs from films directed by Mann.

    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, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 4. Story files; 5. Correspondence; 6. Subject files, subseries A-B as follows: A. General; B. Periodicals; 7. Photographs, subseries A-B as follows: A. Motion picture production; B. Biography

    Indexing Terms

    Mann, Daniel , 1912-1991--Archives
    directors