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  • Descriptive Summary
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  • Biography
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Wallace Worsley Sr. papers
    Date (inclusive): 1898-1957
    Collection number: 331
    Creator: Worsley, Wallace
    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

    Wallace Worsley Sr. papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Wallace Worsley Jr. and Sue Dwiggins Worsley, 1991-1998

    Biography

    Wallace Worsley was an American director active in film from 1918 to 1928. He came to Hollywood from Broadway in 1916 and worked as an actor for two years before embarking on a career in directing. Worsley was married to stage actress Julia Marie Taylor.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Wallace Worsley Sr. papers span the years 1898-1957 and encompass 7 linear feet. The collection includes clippings, contracts, correspondence, playbills, programs, a scrapbook, and photographs. Of interest is Worsley's shooting script for THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923). Some material relates to the stage careers of Worsley and his wife, Julia Taylor. There is also material on Grace Whitworth, a stage actress who became a photographer of western scenes.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.

    Indexing Terms

    Worsley, Wallace , 1878-1944--Archives.
    directors