Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Walter Seltzer papers
- Dates:
- 1914-2004, bulk 1960s-1980s
- Creators:
- Seltzer, Walter
- Extent:
- 3.5 linear feet of papers. 0.7 linear feet of photographs.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Walter Seltzer papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Walter Seltzer papers span the years 1914-2004 (bulk 1960s-1980s) and encompass 4.2 linear feet. The collection contains scripts related to films produced by Seltzer; miscellaneous papers, including Christmas cards from Charlton Heston and material on Betzwood Motion Picture Studio; one scrapbook; and photographs. There are corporate documents for Walter Seltzer Productions. Some material is related to Seltzer? brothers Frank, a writer-director, and Jules. The photograph series consists primarily of biography and production photographs.
- Biographical / historical:
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Walter Seltzer was an American producer and publicist active in film from the 1930s. He came to Los Angeles in 1935 as a publicist for Fox West Coast Theatres. From 1945 to 1954 he was director of publicity and advertising for Hal Wallis Productions. He moved on to work for the production companies of Burt Lancaster and Marlon Brando. In 1968 he formed Walter Seltzer Productions, a film production company located in Los Angeles responsible for THE OMEGA MAN (1971), SOYLENT GREEN (1973), and other films.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Walter Seltzer, 2008
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Subject files; 3. Scrapbooks; 4. Photographs.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- producers
publicists - Names:
- Seltzer, Walter , 1914-2011--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: July 14, 2014
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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Walter Seltzer papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226