Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Kurt Kreuger papers
- Dates:
- 1956-2003, bulk 1992-2003
- Creators:
- Kreuger, Kurt
- Extent:
- 1.5 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Kurt Kreuger papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Kurt Kreuger papers spans the years 1956-2003 (bulk 1992-2003) and encompasses 1.5 linear feet. Kreuger's manuscripts consist primarily of drafts and notes for his unpublished memoir documenting his life as an actor in Hollywood and as a landlord in Beverly Hills. There is also budgets, clippings, and correspondence related to Leni Riefenstahl's unproduced film BLACK CARGO, as well as a smattering of clippings, correspondence, postcards, and notes largely from the 1990s.
- Biographical / historical:
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Kurt Kreuger was a Swiss-German actor most active in American films during the 1940s and 1950s.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Kurt Kreuger, 2005, with additions from Samuel Chen, 2008-2012
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series:
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- actors
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2015
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: June 02, 2015
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
- Preferred citation:
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Kurt Kreuger papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226