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Title: Robert Lees and Fred Rinaldo papers
Date (inclusive): 1932-1990
Date (bulk): 1940s-1960s
Collection number: 154
Creator:
Lees, Robert
Rinaldo, Frederic I.
Extent:
26.7 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Robert Lees and Fred Rinaldo papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
Gift of Robert Lees, Mrs. Fred Rinaldo, Richard Lees, and Robert Rinaldo, 1991-2009
Robert Lees and Frederic I. Rinaldo were American screenwriters and writing partners from 1934 until
they were blacklisted in the early 1950s. Subsequently, Rinaldo worked only occasionally as a writer (he
was a salesman for a wholesale paper company until his retirement in 1984) and Lees wrote for television
under the pseudonym J. E. Selby.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Robert Lees and Fred Rinaldo papers span the years 1932-2004 (bulk 1940s-1960s) and encompass 26.7 linear feet. The collection
consists almost entirely of the writings of Lees and Rinaldo and includes scripts, treatments, outlines, short stories, and
unpublished novels by Lees. The television files contain material written by Lees for more than 50 productions in the 1950s
and 1960s. There is also correspondence, contracts, financial records, and photographs.
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; 4. Subject files; 5. Writings.
Lees, Robert , 1912-2004--Archives.
Rinaldo, Frederic I. , 1913-1992--Archives.
screenwriters