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Title: Jane Ardmore papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1920s-1960s
Collection number: 460
Creator:
Ardmore, Jane
Extent:
31 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Jane Ardmore papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Jane Ardmore, 2000; with additions from Carol Hauer, 2002-2005
Jane Ardmore was born Jane Kesner in Chicago, Illinois in 1911. She began writing stories at a young age and spent the rest
of her life as a journalist and writer. While attending the University of Chicago, she was the managing editor of the University's
newspaper, the "Daily Maroon." After graduating in 1932, she worked for the "Woodlawn Booster," a community newspaper.
Ardmore moved to Hollywood in the 1940s and was a prolific writer of celebrity profiles. Her articles appeared in such periodicals
as the "Los Angeles Times," "Photoplay," "Readers Digest," and the "Saturday Evening Post," among many others. She is best-known
for her work as a biographer and co-author of celebrity autobiographies. Ardmore wrote "The Self Enchanted," about Mae Murray,
"Take My Life," with Eddie Cantor, and "The Dress Doctor," with Edith Head. "Portrait of Joan," written with Joan Crawford,
was awarded the 1963 non-fiction prize from the National Federation of Press Women.
Ardmore was also a novelist, writing her first novel, "Women Inc." in 1946. Her second novel, "Julie," was a Literary Guild
selection for 1952. Her third and final novel, "To Love Is to Listen," was published in 1967.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Jane Ardmore papers span from the 1920s to the 1960s and encompass approximately 31 linear feet.
The collection contains interviews, research, correspondence, and scrapbooks.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Biography; 2. Correspondence; 3. Subject files; 4. Scrapbooks
Ardmore, Jane , 1911-2000--Archives.
journalists