Descriptive Summary
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Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Biography
Arrangement of the Collection
Indexing terms
Descriptive Summary
Abstract: The collection contains scripts, production material, 1930s contracts, correspondence, membership cards, and miscellany. There
is considerable material on Borzage's 1946 Republic feature I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU and on one of his last films, CHINA DOLL
(1958). The collection contains nothing relating to Borzage's major features or his acting career.
Collector:
Borzage, Frank
Dates: 1921-1967
Collection number: 68
Collection Size:
1 linear ft. of papers
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Available by appointment only.
Publication Rights
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
Frank Borzage papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Juanita Moss (Mrs. James E. Moss), 1972
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Frank Borzage papers span the years 1921-1967 and encompass 1.0 linear foot. There is considerable material on Borzage's
1946 Republic feature I'VE ALWAYS LOVED YOU and on one of his last films, CHINA DOLL (1958). Of particular interest are a
half dozen 1930s contracts; records of Borzage's earnings from 1929 to 1931; and his 1931 pilot license and pilot log. The
collection contains nothing relating to Borzage's major features or his acting career.
Biography
Frank Borzage (1894-1962) was born and educated in Salt Lake City. He began his career as an actor in 1912 and appeared in
more than 50 films in five years. He made the transition to director around 1917, helming a string of films for Triangle (later
Borzage would produce many of the films he directed). Among his best-known films are SECRETS (1924), 7TH HEAVEN (1927), MAN'S
CASTLE (1933), LITTLE MAN, WHAT NOW? (1934), THE MORTAL STORM (1940), STAGE DOOR CANTEEN (1943), and MOONRISE (1948). His
last completed film was THE BIG FISHERMAN (1959). Both of Borzage's Academy Award nominations in the directing category—for
7TH HEAVEN and BAD GIRL (1931)—resulted in Oscars.
Arrangement of the Collection
1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Television files; 3. Subject files
Indexing terms
Borzage, Frank
Actors
Directors
Producers
Screenwriters