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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Oliver Mayer Papers
Identifier/Call Number: M0973
Physical Description:
27.5 Linear Feet
(50 manuscript boxes, 4 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): ca. 1970-2011
Language of Material:
English
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Includes manuscripts, corrected typescripts, childhood stories and drawings, correspondence, diaries, business papers and
letters, press reviews and coverage, publications, posters, and photographs.
Oliver Mayer is a Latino playwright born in Los Angeles, CA. His mother is Mexican-American, an actress who gave up the theatre
for marriage; his father, Alexander, was a film and television art director. A self-described "punk" in high school, Mayer
went on to a highly successful academic career at Cornell, Oxford and Columbia universities. BLADE TO THE HEAT has received
the most attention of the plays he has written. He inherited his passion for boxing from his father and Mexican grandfather
and trained in the sport from the ages of 13 to 15. He was on the artistic staff of the Mark Taper Forum for eight years,
which is also where BLADE TO THE HEAT made its debut. He later taught at UC Riverside and is currently a Professor in Dramatic
Writing at the University of Southern California.
He is married to the actress, Marlene Forte.
[Identification of item] Oliver Mayer Papers, M0973, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased, 1998; gift, 2012. Accessions 1998-101, 2012-179.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Open for research except for Boxes 42 and 45, which are restricted until 2085; material must be requested at least 36 hours
in advance of intended use.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Dramatists, American
American literature -- Mexican American authors