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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Important Information for Users of the Collection
  • Biography
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Vincente Minnelli papers
    Date (inclusive): 1934-1986
    Date (bulk): 1950s-1960s
    Collection number: 169
    Creator: Minnelli, Vincente
    Extent: 6.5 linear feet of papers. 0.3 linear feet of photographs.
    Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
    Languages: English

    Important Information for Users of the Collection

    Access

    Available by appointment only.

    Publication rights

    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

    Vincente Minnelli papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Mrs. Lee Minnelli, 1992-1996

    Biography

    Vincente Minnelli was an American director active in film from the 1940s to 1976. He received an Academy Award for directing GIGI (1958) and was nominated for directing AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951).

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Vincente Minnelli papers span the years 1934-1986 (bulk 1950s-1960s) and encompass 6.8 linear feet. The collection contains scripts, production material, correspondence, clippings, manuscript material for Minnelli's autobiography, and photographs. The photograph series consists of prints and negatives of motion picture production photographs.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Stage files; 3. Subject files, subseries A-B as follows: A. General; B. Manuscript files; 4. Photographs

    Indexing Terms

    Minnelli, Vincente , 1903-1986--Archives
    directors