Brahm (John) papers, 1920-1973

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Summary

Title:
John Brahm papers
Dates:
1920-1973
Creators:
Brahm, John, 1893-1982
Abstract:
This collection contains photographs, clippings, audio discs, and production materials from movie, television, and theater projects of German director John Brahm (1893-1982), dating from the 1920s to the 1960s and chiefly for American projects.
Extent:
11.10 Linear Feet 10 boxes
Language:
English , German .
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], John Brahm collection, Collection no. 2092, Cinematic Arts Library, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains photographs, clippings, audio discs, and production materials from film, television, and theater projects of German director John Brahm (1893-1982), dating from the 1920s to the 1960s and chiefly for American projects. There are also apprxomiately 40 musical transcription discs from Brahm films. There are some photographs and scripts from Brahm's early work in the German and Austrian theater in the 1920s and 1930s. Most film projects only have a few items such as production stills, behind-the-scenes photographs often of Brahms with cast and crew or press clippings. There are scripts for the movies Counsel for Crime (incomplete), The Lodger, and The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima and television episode scripts from The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Box 3). There are three books of production stills for Broken Blossoms, The Thief of Venice, and Special Delivery (Box 3). There is also a 3-tape oral history interview of Brahm from 1973 (Box 3).

Biographical / historical:

John Brahm (1893-1982) was a German film and television director. He began in theater in Europe before moving to England, where he directed his first film, Broken Blossoms in 1936. In 1937, Brahm moved to the United States, where he made more than twenty-five films, chiefly from the late 1930s to the 1950s, followed by a number of television movies and episodes in the 1950s and 1960s. Brahm was married three times, including to German actor Dolly Haas from 1937 to 1941.

Acquisition information:
Gift of John Brahm, June 7, 1973, and July 5, 1973.
Processing information:

Some processing by USC students in 2019 as part of the "Piloting a Shared Practice for Accessible Archival Descriptions" Dean's Challenge Grant. Additional arrangement and description by Diann Benti in 2021.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Diann Benti
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-10-31 10:11:51 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], John Brahm collection, Collection no. 2092, Cinematic Arts Library, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Location of this collection:
Cinematic Arts Library
Doheny Memorial Library, Room G4
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
Contact:
(213) 740-8383
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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