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Table of contents What's This?
  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography
  • Arrangement of the Collection
  • Indexing terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Abstract: The collection consists of annotated shooting scripts, continuity photographs, storyboards, and production notes. Nearly a dozen films are represented, titles include BILOXI BLUES (1988), A CHORUS LINE (1985), EDDIE (1996), JADE (1995), SCHOOL TIES (1992), and THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS (1987). In addition to Bjorkman's voluminous script notes, there are also handwritten notes by Bjorkman with background details on the productions.
    Collector: Bjorkman, B. J.
    Dates: 1984-1996
    Collection number: 371
    Collection Size: 5.6 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

    B. J. Bjorkman papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of B. J. Bjorkman, 1995

    Biography

    B. J. Bjorkman was an American script supervisor. She began her career in television in the mid-1950s, was involved with industrial and documentary films in the early 1960s, and worked in feature films from the mid-1960s to mid-1990s.

    Arrangement of the Collection

    1. Production files

    Indexing terms

    Script supervisors and clerks