Fred K. Myton papers
Special Collections
Margaret Herrick Library
© 2014
Title: Fred K. Myton papers
Date (inclusive): 1923-1931
Collection number: 194
Creator:
Myton, Fred K.
Extent:
1 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Fred K. Myton papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Marc E. Myton, 2000
Fred K. Myton was an American screenwriter active from the mid-1910s to 1952. Over the course of
nearly forty years he wrote scripts for more than 150 motion pictures.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Fred K. Myton papers span the years 1923-1931 and encompass less than one linear foot. The
collection consists of a small number scripts, including three for the produced films THE ISLE OF LOST
SHIPS (1929), KID GLOVES (1929), and TORMENT (1924). There is a small amount of correspondence, including
two letters from Irving Thalberg and one from Darryl Zanuck.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B.
Unproduced; 2. Stage files; 3. Subject files.
Myton, Fred K. , 1886-1955--Archives.
screenwriters