Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Kaufman, Millard
- Extent:
- 8.3 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Millard Kaufman papers span the years 1941-1998 (bulk 1950s-1960s) and encompass 8.3 linear feet. The collection consists of script material for more than a dozen films. BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, RAINTREE COUNTY (1957), TAKE THE HIGH GROUND, and THE WAR LORD (1965) are well represented. There is script material for a dozen unproduced properties, notably for THE CHANCELLOR MANUSCRIPT, based on the novel by Robert Ludlum. For television there are teleplays for ENOLA GAY: THE MEN, THE MISSION, THE ATOMIC BOMB (1980), THE NATIVITY (1978), and POLICE STORY (1976), as well as teleplays for a handful of unproduced or unverified series episodes. The Subject files include a small amount of professional correspondence, a Bronze Star Medal citation, and correspondence from the 1990s regarding Kaufman's co-creation of the cartoon character "Mr. Magoo."
- Biographical / historical:
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Millard Kaufman was a screenwriter and novelist active in film from the 1950s through mid-1970s. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his screenplays for TAKE THE HIGH GROUND (1953) and BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lorraine Kaufman, 2009
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Television files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 3. Subject files.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- screenwriters
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226