Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Medavoy, Mike
- Abstract:
- Mike Medavoy is a film producer and executive. The collection consists of general memoranda and correspondence related to Orion Pictures, the Motion Picture Association of America, and philanthropic endeavors.
- Extent:
- 1.0 linear ft. (1 carton)
- Language:
- and English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Mike Medavoy Papers (Collection 2153). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of memoranda and correspondence related to the career of producer and executive Mike Medavoy. Included are ten files of news digests memos and other memoranda from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) (1986); three files of general memoranda and correspondence related to Orion Pictures (1984-1986); and three files representing philanthropic endeavors from 1985-1986.
- Biographical / historical:
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Mike Medavoy was born in 1941 in Shanghai, China. He studied at UCLA and graduated in 1963. After graduating, he began his career in the Universal Studios mailroom, later working as a casting director and agent before eventually becoming a film producer. In 1974, he became senior vice president of production for United Artists. In 1978, Medavoy became the co-founder of Orion Pictures, which he headed for twelve years; in 1990 he was appointed chairman of TriStar Pictures, and eventually he co-founded and was chairman of Phoenix Pictures. Medavoy has been involved in a number of philanthropic endeavors including serving on the Board of Directors for the Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles and on the board of trustees for the UCLA Foundation.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary 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:
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[Identification of item], Mike Medavoy Papers (Collection 2153). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988