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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Philip Dunne papers
Creator:
Dunne, Philip, 1908-1992
Identifier/Call Number: 2041
Physical Description:
32.5 Linear Feet
35 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1935-2000
Abstract: Collection consists of notes for each film that writer, director, producer Philip Dunne (1908-1992) worked on; 5 reels of
taped self-interviews; working copies of 15 novels adapted for the screen.
Language of Material:
English.
Philip Dunne (1908-1992) was an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Some of Dunne's notable screenplays include
The Last of the Mohicans (1936),
Ten North Frederick (1958), and
Pinky (1949). In addition to screenwriting, Dunne wrote syndicated newspaper articles and was a contributor to
The New Yorker and
The Atlantic Monthly magazines. He also wrote two works for stage:
Mr. Dooley's America (1976), and
Politics (1980), and wrote several books including
Mr. Dooley Remembers (1963), and
Take Two: A Life in Movies and Politics (1980).
Dunne was a co-founder of the Screen Writers Guild and served as vice-president of its successor, the Writers Guild of America
from 1938 to 1940. He later served on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences from 1946
to 1948. Dunne was a key participant in the Hollywood Blacklist period of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1947 he co-founded the Committee
for the First Amendment with John Huston and William Wyler in response to hearings held by the House Un-American Activities
Committee, though Dunne was never subpoenaed or blacklisted himself, nor was he accused of any Communist Party affiliations.
Collection consists of files for each film worked on by writer, director, producer Philip Dunne (1908-1992); 5 reels of taped
self-interviews; working copies of 15 novels adapted for the screen. Each file deals with individual films and covers pre-production
memos from actual story conferences to post-production editing. For each film that Dunne scripted and directed there is a
bound copy of the final shooting script with photographs of the production. Screenplays include How Green Was My Valley (1941),
Pinky (1949), The Robe (1953), and Ten North Frederick (1958). There are also publicity materials, clippings, and various
magazines.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
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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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to Cinematic Arts Library in 1997.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Philip Dunne papers, Collection no. 2041, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
American literature
Audiotapes
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Motion pictures -- Archival resources
Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Archival resources
Screenwriters
Screenwriters -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Dunne, Philip, 1908-1992 -- Archives