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George Gray photograph albums, ca. 1912-ca. 1928; bulk ca.1912-ca.1914
PASC 283  
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  • Organization and Arrangement
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  • Title: George Gray photograph albums
    Collection number: PASC 283
    Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 3.0 linear ft. (5 flat boxes)
    Date (bulk): Bulk, 1907-1917
    Date (inclusive): ca. 1912-ca. 1928 (bulk ca.1912-ca.1914)
    Abstract: George Gray was an actor, director and makeup man for both film and television. The collection consists of five photograph albums including George Gray's silent film production stills, personal and family photographs. Additionally, there are a small numner of casting directories for silent films.
    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: Gray, George Guy

    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 UC Regents. 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], George Gray photograph albums (Collection PASC 283). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

    Biography

    George Guy Gray's show business career began when as a teenager he worked as a memeber of the Dr. Carvers's Diving Horses show. Gray went on to work in vaudevilleand around 1912 he made his foray into motion pictures. In the early teens, he worked as an actor and director with Mack Sennett. Gray went on to work as a makeup artist in both film and television. George Gray died in the early 1960s.

    Scope and Content

    The collection consists of five photograph albums including George Gray's personal and family photographs taken in California, Gray during his horse diving and vaudeville days, and three volumes of movie production stills. The stills include around 400 images representing over ninety films, many of them starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Mabel Normand, Ford Sterling, the Keystone Cops and other pioneer movie comedy greats, from Mack Sennett studios ca. 1912-1914. Additionally there are a small number of silent film casting directories.

    Organization and Arrangement

    Motion picture stills arranged alphabetically by title.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 5220359 

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Gray, George Guy -- Archives.
    Actors -- California, Southern -- Photographs.
    Photograph albums.