Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Clark Gable collection compiled by Lyn Tornabene
- Dates:
- 1901-1978
- Creators:
- Tornabene, Lyn
- Extent:
- 3 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Clark Gable collection compiled by Lyn Tornabene, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Clark Gable collection compiled by Lyn Tornabene spans the years 1901-1978 and encompasses 3 linear feet. The material consists of research files, photographs, audio tape recordings, and other material related to Tornabene's biography of Clark Gable, "Long Live the King."
- Biographical / historical:
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Clark Gable (1901-1960) was an American actor active from 1931 to 1960. Gable starred in such films as MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935) and GONE WITH THE WIND (1939). He was nominated for three Academy Awards and won in the best actor category for IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lyn Tornabene, 1995
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Subject files.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- collectors
- Names:
- Gable, Clark , 1901-1960.
Tornabene, Lyn--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: September 18, 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:
-
Clark Gable collection compiled by Lyn Tornabene, 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