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Andrew L. Stone scripts, ca. 1946-ca. 1972
PASC 217  
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  • Title: Andrew L. Stone scripts
    Collection number: PASC 217
    Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): ca. 1946-ca. 1972
    Abstract: Andrew L. Stone is best known as a motion picture director and producer. The collection consists of various drafts of scripts including Julie, The Last Voyage, The Password Is Courage, Ring of Fire, and Song of Norway, among many others.
    Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
    Creator: Stone, Andrew L., 1902-1999.

    Restrictions on Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Andrew L. Stone scripts (Collection PASC 217). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

    Biography

    Andrew Lysander Stone was born in Oakland, California on July 16, 1902. He was a student at the University of California. In the 1920s, Stone moved to Hollywood, California. He worked in a film laboratory and in Universals prop department before directing at Paramount in ca. 1926. Stone produced and scripted most of his own films. Among his numerous credits include Cry Terror, The Elegy, Julie, The Last Voyage, The Password Is Courage, Ring of Fire, and Song of Norway. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1999.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of twenty-three scripts related to the career of motion picture director Andrew L. Stone. Includes various drafts of scripts representing productions of Blue Print For Murder, Confidence Girl, Fun On A Weekend, The Girl Said No, The Great Waltz, Infamy, Julie, The Last Voyage, Never Put It In Writing, Panic Stricken, The Password Is Courage, Ring of Fire, The Secret of My Success, So Evil My Sister, Song of Norway, and The Third Rail.

    Organization and Arrangement

    The collection is arranged by production title.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Stone, Andrew L., 1902-1999--Archives.
    Motion picture producers and directors--Archival resources.