Finding aid for the Philip Dunne papers 2041
Marissa Chavez and Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2023 February
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
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.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Scope and Contents
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
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to Cinematic Arts Library in 1997.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Philip Dunne papers, Collection no. 2041, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
Collection is partially processed.
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
Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8
Box 9
Agony And The Ecstacy, The 41W01:016174
1964
Box 9
Anne Of The Indies 41W01:026140
1951
Box 9
Blindfold 41W01:036141
1965
Box 9
Blue Denim 41W01:046142
1959
Box 9
Count Of Monte Cristo, The 41W01:056143
1934
Box 9
David And Bathsheba 41W01:066144
1950
Box 9
Demetrius And The Gladiators 41W01:076145
1953
Box 9
Egyptian, The 41W01:086146
1954
Box 9
Forever Amber 41W01:106148
1946
Box 9
Ghost And Mrs. Muir. The 41W01:116149
1946
Box 10
Hilda Crane 41W02:016150
1955
Box 10
How Green Was My Valley 41W02:026151
1941
Box 10
In Love And War 41W02:036152
1958
Box 10
Johnny Apollo (aka Dance With The Devil 41W02:046153
1939
Box 10
Lancer Spy 41W02:056154
1937
Box 10
Last Of The Mohicans, The 41W02:066155
1936
Box 10
Late George Apley, The 41W02:076156
1947
Box 10
Lisa (aka The Inspector) 41W02:086157
1962
Box 10
Luck Of The Irish, The 41W02:096158
1948
Box 10
Lydia Bailey 41W02:106159
1952
Box 10
Melody Lingers On, The 41W02:116160
1935
Box 11
Pinky (aka Quality) 41W03:016161
1949
Box 11
Prince Of Players 41W03:026162
1954
Box 11
Rains Came, The 41W03:036163
1939
Box 11
Robe, The 41W03:046164
1953
Box 11
Son Of Fury (aka The Story Of Benjamin Blake) 41W03:056165
1941
Box 11
Stanley And Livingstone 41W03:066166
1939
Box 11
Swanee River 41W03:086168
1939
Box 11
Ten North Frederick 41W03:096169
1957
Box 11
Three Brave Men 41W03:106170
1956
Box 12
View From Pompey's Head, The 41W04:016171
1955
Box 12
Way Of A Gaucho 41W04:026172
1951
Box 12
Wild In The Country 41W04:036173
1960
Box 13, Box 14, Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19, Box 20, Box 21, Box 22, Box 23, Box 24, Box 25, Box 26, Box 27, Box 28, Box 29, Box 30, Box 31, Box 32, Box 33, Box 34, Box 35
