Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Biography
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