Squire (Jason E.) collection, 1967-2020

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Summary

Title:
Jason E. Squire collection
Dates:
1967-2020
Creators:
Squire, Jason E. and Squire, Jason E.
Extent:
8.4 linear feet (20 boxes and 2 half document boxes), 32 audiovisual carriers (30 unprocessed audiocassettes, 2 unprocessed open reel audiotapes), 3 born-digital carriers (2 optical discs, 1 hard drive), and 33.6 Gigabytes (61 files, 0 folders)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jason E. Squire collection (PASC 64). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of transcripts and digital audio files of interviews conducted by Jason E. Squire with motion picture industry executives and creatives.

Includes 27 interviews for The Movie Business: American Film Industry Practice (© 1972) including with Stanley Kramer, Sydney Pollack, Norman Lear, Bud Yorkin, David V. Picker, William Goldman, Russ Meyer, A.H. Howe, Richard Lederer, Gordon Stulberg, Nat D. Fellman, Stanley H. Durwood, Stirling Silliphant, Walter Reade; 33 interviews for The Movie Business Book (© 1983) including with Mel Brooks, Robert Evans, James Bridges, Sydney Pollack, William Goldman, Joan Micklin Silver, Raphael Silver, Paul Maslansky, Robert Laemmle; 19 interviews for The Movie Business Book Second Edition (© 1992) including with David Puttnam, Henry Jaglom, Norman H. Garey, Mike Medavoy, Robert G. Friedman, Sydney Pollack, D. Barry Reardon, Ira Deutchman, Robert Laemmle; 18 interviews for The Movie Business Book Third Edition (© 2004) including Bob Berney, Benjamin S. Feingold, Michael Grillo, Christina Fong, Louis A. Feola, Kevin Yoder, Sydney Pollack, Mel Brooks.

Also 30 audio cassettes of interviews with William Goldman, Sydney Pollack, Mel Brooks, Robert Evans, James Bridges, David Puttnam, Barbara Boyle, Shari E. Redstone, Robert G. Friedman, D. Barry Reardon, Mike Medavoy, Rob Aft, Michael Grillo, Louis Feola, Joel Gotler, Robert Laemmle, Dan Fellman, Christina Fong, Al Ovadia, Jessica Tuchinsky, Bob Berney, Lindy DeKoven, Frank Biondi, Jr.

Also digitized interviews that predate The Movie Business Book with Henry Fonda, Rod Steiger, Otto Preminger, Joseph E. Levine, Gov. George Wallace; digitized kinescope interviews with Henry Fonda, Rod Steiger & Claire Bloom; also digitized lectures at Beijing Film Academy, Shanghai International Film Festival, Beijing International Film Festival; Tokyo Institute of Technology; also digitized Movie Business Book Third Edition launch at Barnes & Noble at The Grove with Henry Jaglom, Dan Fellman, Barbara Boyle, Stephen M. Kravit, Michael Grillo, Rob Aft, Dan Ochiva; also digitized Movie Business Book Fourth Edition launch at Barnes & Noble at The Grove with Blair Rich, Kevin Goetz, Eric B. Fleischman, Ilan Haimoff, Linda Benjamin, Stephen M. Kravit, Steve Montal, Barbara Boyle (with remarks by Alan Horn); also Movie Business Book Fourth Edition Tribute and Panel at Museum of the Moving Image (New York) with Shari E. Redstone, Harold L. Vogel, Michael Barker, Warrington Hudlin, Dan Ochiva, Jamie Wilkinson; also Movie Business Book Fourth Edition panel at William Morris Endeavor (Beverly Hills) with Michael London, Jewerl Ross, Eric B. Fleischman, Ilan Haimoff, Barbara Boyle, Peter Dekom, Rob Aft.

Source: Scope and Contents written by donor, Jason E. Squire, 2025.

Biographical / historical:

Jason E. Squire was born in Brooklyn, New York; Professor Emeritus at USC School of Cinematic Arts; BS, Syracuse University (1969); MA, University of California, Los Angeles (1972); WAER Syracuse radio program director (1968-69); assistant to vice president of production, Avco Embassy Pictures (1970-71); assistant to senior production vice-president, United Artists Corp. (1971-73); executive in charge of development P.E.A. Films, Inc. and Alberto Grimaldi (1974-78); production executive, Burnt Offerings (1976); associate director of television movies, 20th Century-Fox (1978-81); executive producer, soundtrack albums Conan The Barbarian (1982) and Conan The Destroyer (1984); faculty member, USC School of Cinematic Arts (1988- 2020); Visiting Professor, Beijing Film Academy (2011-13); Master of Entertainment Studies, DeTao Masters Academy, Shanghai (2014); Official Scholar/Participant, Mallen Screen Entertainment Conference (2006 - ); writings include The Movie Business: American Film Industry Practice (co-editor, 1972), The Movie Business Book (editor, 1983, 1992, 2004 from Simon & Schuster, 2017 from Routledge), with Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and German translations; and Red Harvest (screenplay); host of The Movie Business Podcast (2022 - ).

Source: Biography written by donor, Jason E. Squire, 2025.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Jason E. Squire, 1983, 2017, 2024.
Processing information:

Final processing by Kelly Besser in consultation with Miki Bulos, 2025.

Digital materials were received on 1 hard drive. All digital file naming, organization, and arrangement created by Jason E. Squire was retained. Inventory available at Library Special Collections.

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Arrangement:

This collection was arranged according to its existing order.

Physical / technical requirements:

CONTAINS UNPROCESSED AUDIO, AUDIOVISUAL and DIGITAL MATERIALS: Audio, audiovisual and digital materials are not currently available for access and will require further processing and assessment. If you have questions about this material please email AskLSC@library.ucla.edu.

Physical location:
Stored off-site. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Physical facet:
Transferred from 1 hard drive.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Jasmine Larkin, 2020.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-23 11:47:50 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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], Jason E. Squire collection (PASC 64). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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