Jimmy Lee papers, 1983-2018

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Summary

Creators:
Lee, Jimmy, 1945-
Abstract:
This small collection contains promotional and press material and two DVDs related to work of Korean-American filmmaker Jimmy Lee (born 1945).
Extent:
1 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English , Korean .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], [Coll. Title], Collection no. 3336, Korean Heritage Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This small collection contains promotional and press material and two DVDs related to work of Korean-American filmmaker Jimmy Lee (born 1945). There are DVDs of his films Hanging Heart (1983) and Close Call (2004), along with press and promotional materials and copies of photographs. There are also booklets for the 44th and 45th Los Angeles Korean Festival (2017-2018).

Biographical / historical:

Filmmaker Jimmy Lee was born in 1945 in Seoul, South Korea. He immigrated to the United States in 1973 and received a BA from Columbia College of Hollywood. He wrote and directed two feature films Hanging Heart (1983) and Close Call (2004). He has served as president of the Los Angeles Korean Festival Foundation and the Korean Motion Picture Association of America.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Jimmy Lee, 2018.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the East Asian Library at eal@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the East Asian Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], [Coll. Title], Collection no. 3336, Korean Heritage Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
East Asian Library
Doheny Memorial Library, 1st floor
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1825, US
Contact:
(213) 740-1772
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