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  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Albert Dekker papers
    Creator: Dekker, Albert, 1905-1968
    Identifier/Call Number: 2143
    Physical Description: 3.375 Linear Feet 3 boxes
    Date (bulk): 1917-1961
    Abstract: Collection consists of clippings, correspondence, playbills, photographs, film stills, and political materials associated with American actor and legislator Albert Dekker (1905-1968).
    Language of Material: English.
    Container: 1
    Container: 2
    Container: 3

    Biographical / Historical

    Albert Dekker (1905-1968) was an American actor and politician best known for his roles in Dr. Cyclops (1940), The Killers (1945), and The Wild Bunch (1969). In the 1920s he began acting in high school stage productions, then acted on Broadway until 1937 when he became a character actor in motion pictures in Hollywood. From 1944 to 1946 he was a legislator for California's 57th district, which comprised the Hollywood area. Dekker was charged with being a member of the communist party in the early 1950s and was questioned by the Fact Finding Committee on Un-American Activities in CA. After clearing his name of communist activities, Dekker returned to acting.

    Scope and Contents

    Collection consists of clippings, correspondence, playbills, photographs, film stills, and political materials associated with American actor and legislator Albert Dekker (1905-1968). Materials also include portions of Dekker's draft for a book project.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Rights Statement for Archival Description

    Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

    Conditions Governing Use

    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

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Albert Dekker papers, Collection no. 2143, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    Collection is unprocessed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Actors -- Photographs
    Clippings
    Correspondence
    Film stills
    Legislators -- United States -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century -- Archival resources
    Newspaper clippings
    Playbills
    Politicians -- California -- Archival resources
    Scrapbooks
    Dekker, Albert, 1905-1968