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Lancaster (Burt) script books
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Description
This collection consists of the scripts of American actor and producer Burt Lancaster (1913-1994). These scripts are bound in book form with film stills for over 70 of the films that Lanaster appeared in.
Background
Burton Lancaster (1913-1994) was an American actor and producer. His first film was "The Killers" (1946), and he continued acting into his 70s until 1990. Lancaster, along with Harold Hecht and James Hill, started the production company Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, making the most of their films in the 1950s. Lancaster won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1961 for "Elmer Gantry."
Extent
7.875 Linear Feet 7 boxes
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Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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