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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Important Information for Users of the Collection
  • Biography
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: DeWitt Bodeen papers
    Date (inclusive): 1946-1984
    Collection number: 240
    Creator: Bodeen, DeWitt
    Extent: 7 linear feet of papers.
    Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
    Languages: English

    Important Information for Users of the Collection

    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

    DeWitt Bodeen papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Karen E. Bodeen, 1988, and James Morgan Watters, 2007

    Biography

    DeWitt Bodeen was an American screenwriter and film historian. His career as a screenwriter spanned the 1940s to early 1960s. He also wrote books and articles on film history and personalities.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The DeWitt Bodeen papers span the years 1946-1984 and encompass 7 linear feet. The collection consists of scripts, mostly unproduced; playscripts; clippings; correspondence; books; periodicals; and photographs.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.

    Indexing Terms

    Bodeen, DeWitt , 1908-1988--Archives.
    screenwriters