Collection consists of movie stills and personal photographs related to the life and career of Sam Wood. Includes autographed photographs.

Samuel Grosvenor Wood was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1883; started his motion picture career acting (1908) under the name Chad Applegate and in 1915 became an asst. director to Cecile B. De Mille; he directed a number of Gloria Swanson films at Paramount in the early 1920s and moved to MGM in the 1930s; he directed films such as The Marx Brother's A night at the opera, Goodbye Mr. Chips, For whom the bell tolls, and Pride of the Yankees; he was president of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals and testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947; he died September 22, 1949.

1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

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