Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Turner, George E.
- Extent:
- 30 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The George E. Turner collection spans the years circa 1910-1950 and encompasses 30 linear feet. The collection consists of Turner's research files on nearly 1,000 individual films, with an emphasis on genres that include adventure, crime, horror, monsters, and terror. The files contain a wide variety of materials, often including pressbook items, clippings, ads, programs, and photographs. There is also title art for JOHNNY DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1944) and production design drawings by David Hall for KEEPER OF THE FLAME (1943).
- Biographical / historical:
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George E. Turner was a film historian and author of "The Making of King Kong." He came to Hollywood in the late 1970s following a near 30-year career as the editorial art director of a daily newspaper in Texas. In Hollywood he served as the historian for the American Society of Cinematographers and edited the Society's magazine, "The American Cinematographer." He also found work as a film and television storyboard artist.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of the George Turner Trust, 2002
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226