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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Lawrence Weingarten papers
Creator:
Weingarten, Lawrence, 1897-1975
Identifier/Call Number: 2484
Physical Description:
14 Linear Feet
7 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1929-1964
Abstract: This collection contains scrapbooks and production files for American producer Lawrence Weingarten (1893-1975).
Language of Material:
English.
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This collection contains scrapbooks and production files for American producer Lawrence Weingarten (1893-1975). Materials
include 13 scrapbooks of clippings, stills, letters, and advertisements relating to films produced by Weingarten including
Don't Go Near the Water (1957) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964); approximately 40 accolades, awards, or prizes; daily
production reports from 4 films produced in 1930; and detailed budget estimates from 11 films including A Day at the Races
(1937).
Lawrence Weingarten (1897-1975) was an American film producer. He mainly worked with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Weingarten produced
films including "Adam's Rib" (1949), "I'll Cry Tomorrow" (1955), and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (1958).
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lawrence Weingarten, December 19, 1969.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Lawrence Weingarten papers, Collection no. 2484, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion picture producers and directors -- Archival resources
Scrapbooks
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Film stills
Correspondence
Advertising
Awards
Budgets
Weingarten, Lawrence, 1897-1975 -- Archives