Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Biography
Arrangement of the Collection
Indexing terms
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: The collection includes film and television scripts, shooting schedules, set breakdowns, and photographs of sets.
Collector:
Cramer, Duncan
Dates: 1936-1952
Dates: 1944-1949
Collection number: 70
Collection Size:
2 linear ft. of papers
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
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
Duncan Cramer papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Duncan Cramer, 1972
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Duncan Cramer papers span the years 1936-1952 (bulk 1944-1949) and encompass 2 linear feet. The collection includes materials
relating to films for which Cramer was art director, as well as a few scripts relating to his work in television. For each
film title there is generally a script, shooting schedule, breakdown of sets, and assortment of set stills. Films represented
include ABILENE TOWN (1946), COPACABANA (1947), D.O.A. (1949), THE DARK MIRROR (1946), DELIGHTFULLY DANGEROUS (1945), THE
FABULOUS DORSEYS (1947), FOUR FACES WEST (1948), LULU BELLE (1948), A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA (1946), and THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW
(1945). There are also photographs of the sets for THE FIGHTING SEABEES (1944) and RAMONA (1936).
Biography
Duncan Cramer (1901-1980) was born in Logansport, Indiana, and trained as an architect at Valparaiso and Purdue universities.
Cramer entered the film industry by working in the art department at Thomas H. Ince Productions, and became a full-fledged
art director with Douglas McLean Productions in 1925. Cramer worked at Fox and 20th Century-Fox from 1926 to 1938. Most of
his career was spent independent of the studios. Cramer was involved with Four Star Productions television from 1952 to 1957.
His credits extend from 1929 to the early 1960s.
Arrangement of the Collection
1. Production files; 2. Television files
Indexing terms
Cramer, Duncan
Art directors
Production designers
Set decorators