Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Caro Jones papers
- Dates:
- 1961-1994
- Creators:
- Jones, Caro, 1923-2009
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of cast lists and memos for the various film and television projects worked on by casting director Caro Jones (1923-2009).
- Containers:
- Box: 1
- Extent:
- 1.125 Linear Feet 1 box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Caro Jones papers, Collection no. 2680, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of cast lists and memos for the various film and television projects worked on by casting director Caro Jones (1923-2009). Materials range from her early career with the live drama series United States Steel Hour in 1961 through to one of her final credits the TV movie It Came from Outer Space II in 1994.
- Biographical / historical:
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Caro Jones (1923-2009) was a Canadian American casting director. She began as a stage actress then worked in theatre casting before moving into film and television. In her over 4-decade career Jones cast more than 1,000 television programs, pilots, TV movies, miniseries, and films. Some of her notable credits include Rocky (1976), Green Acres (1968-1971), and The Karate Kid (1984). Jones was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, a member and past governor of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and a charter member of the Casting Society of America and Women in Film.
- Processing information:
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Collection is unprocessed
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-03-15 16:49:44 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts 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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Caro Jones papers, Collection no. 2680, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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Cinematic Arts LibraryDoheny Memorial Library, Room G4Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-8383