George Brandt Papers, 1925-1950

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Summary

Creators:
Brandt, George
Abstract:
George Brandt(1916-1963)was born in Brooklyn, New York. He became a producer and writer of radio, television and film scripts for NBC, Paramount and Douglas Aircraft. The collection consists of plays, screenplays, television and radio plays, scrapbooks, magazines, and photographs documenting Brandt's writing career.
Extent:
16 boxes (8 linear ft.)
Language:
English.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of plays, screenplays, television and radio plays, scrapbooks, magazines, and photographs documenting Brandt's writing career and his position with Douglas Aircraft. Includes work for NBC and Paramount Pictures, documentary and instructional scripts and films for Douglas Aircraft, scrapbooks of clippings about Los Angeles and Douglas Aircraft, and photographs of various publicity set ups for magazines and pamphlets.

Biographical / historical:

Brandt was born on October 1, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York; became a producer and writer of radio, television and film scripts, including work for NBC and Paramount; also worked for Douglas Aircraft, where he made instructional and documentary films; he died in New York City on November 12, 1963.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Jewel Holder Brandt, 1964.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Feature films, drama reviews, and manuscripts for Hospital in Harlem (Box 1).
  2. Film, television, and radio scipts; plays (Boxes 2-5).
  3. Films and filmscripts for Douglas Aircraft (Boxes 6,11-13,15).
  4. Scrapbooks of clippings about Los Angeles and Douglas Aircraft (Boxes 7-9,17).
  5. Ephemera, and personnel administration correspondence (Box 10).
  6. American Writer Magazine (Box 14).
  7. Photographs of publicity set ups (Box 16).

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.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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