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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Fay Wray papers
Creator:
Wray, Fay, 1907-2004
Creator:
Saunders, John Monk, 1897-1940
Creator:
Riskin, Robert
Identifier/Call Number: 2194
Physical Description:
17.17 Linear Feet
20 boxes
Date (inclusive): circa 1924-1950s
Abstract: This collection contains the papers of actress Fay Wray (1907-2004), as well as papers of her two husbands, writer John Monk
Saunders (1895-1940) and screenwriter Robert Riskin (1897-1955). Materials include scrapbooks dealing with the careers of
Wray and her two husbands; stills, including publicity photographs from films in which Wray appeared; screenplays written
by Riskin, 13 short 16mm films produced by Riskin during World War II; and miscellaneous items such as contracts, magazines,
and personal photographs.
Language of Material:
English.
Fay Wray (1907-2004) was a Canadian-American actress, most famously known for her role as Ann Darrow in "King Kong" (1933).
She was married to American novelist John Monk Saunders from 1928 to 1939 and to American screenwriter Robert Riskin from
1942 to 1955.
This collection contains the papers of actress Fay Wray (1907-2004), as well as papers of her two husbands, writer John Monk
Saunders (1895-1940) and screenwriter Robert Riskin (1897-1955). Materials include scrapbooks dealing with the careers of
Wray and her two husbands; stills, including publicity photographs from films in which Wray appeared; 19 screenplays written
by Riskin including "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936) and "You Can't Take It With You" (1938); 13 short 16mm films produced
by Riskin during World War II; and miscellaneous items such as contracts, magazines, and personal photographs.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Fay Wray, December 30, 1969.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Fay Wray papers, Collection no. 2194, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of
Southern California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Archival resources
Screenwriters -- United States -- Archival resources
Film stills
Scrapbooks
Scripts
Photographs
Wray, Fay, 1907-2004 -- Archives
Saunders, John Monk, 1897-1940 -- Archives
Riskin, Robert -- Archives