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  • Restrictions on Access
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  • Biography/History
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  • Title: Frank Sully papers
    Collection number: 2249
    Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1.0 linear ft. (1 box and 1 flat box)
    Date: circa 1920s – circa 1970s
    Abstract: Frank Sully started his acting career in 1929 and appeared on stage, film and television. The collection consists of a small amount of scripts, photographs, biographical information, clippings, and contracts related to Sully’s career.
    Language of Materials: English
    Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
    Creator: Sully, Frank, 1908-1975

    Restrictions on Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Frank Sully Papers (Collection 2249). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Mikell Ann Kemper, 2014.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 7797453 

    Biography/History

    Frank Sullivan, professionally known as Frank Sully and as Sully, was born in 1908 in St. Louis, Missouri. He began his career in Vaudeville in 1929. His stage work included Whoopee (1933), Midsummer Night’s Dream (1934) and Kiss Me, Kate (1955). During World War II, Sully performed in U.S.O. Camp Shows. Much of his professional work was concentrated in film and television where he was frequently cast as folksy or villainous characters. In 1940, Frank Sully starred in the film adaption of Grapes of Wrath. Other film appearances include Let’s Go Collegiate (1941), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), and Funny Girl (1968), among others. His many television credits include The Beverly Hillbillies, Colt .45, and The Virginian. He died December 17, 1975 in Woodland Hills, California.

    Scope and Content

    The collection consists of materials related to the career of actor Frank Sully. Included are a small amount of scripts, photographs, clippings, residual payment stubs, contracts, and biographical information. The two scripts represent the motion pictures The Grapes of Wrath and Funny Girl. The photographs represent motion picture and television projects, many of which are not identified, and headshots of Sully. Additionally, there are a small number of professional photographs of his first wife and performer Gladys Edris Slycott (also known as Edris Purcell) and autographed photographs of performers. Residual stubs document his work at Columbia Pictures, Universal, and Warner Bros.

    Organization and Arrangement

    The collection is organized in loose alphabetical order by file title.