Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John Paxton papers
- Dates:
- 1941-1980, bulk 1942-1970
- Creators:
- Paxton, John
- Extent:
- 15 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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John Paxton papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The John Paxton papers span the years 1941-1980 (bulk 1942-1970) and encompass 13 linear feet. The collection contains production material, scripts, correspondence, and clippings. In addition to the film scripts, there are also scripts for unproduced films and television programs, notably ?eneral Electric Theater.? There are also a handful of scripts for 20th Century-Fox productions from 1944 to 1948, which were obtained by Paxton? wife Sarah Jane in the course of her work in the publicity department at the studio.
- Biographical / historical:
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John Paxton was an American screenwriter most active in film from 1943 to 1959. He was nominated for an Academy Award for writing the screenplay for CROSSFIRE (1947).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Sarah Jane Paxton, 1992-2011
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Television files; 3. Subject files
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- screenwriters
- Names:
- Paxton, John , 1911-1985--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: January 06, 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:
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John Paxton papers, 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