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Title: United Artists Corporation publicity department miscellany
Date (inclusive): 1956-1969
Collection number: 506
Creator:
United Artists Corporation
Extent:
2 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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United Artists Corporation publicity department miscellany, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Larry Mirisch, 2002
The United Artists Corporation was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, D. W. Griffith, Mary Pickford,
and Douglas Fairbanks as an independent releasing company, initially for the distribution of the
productions of its four co-founders.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The United Artists Corporation publicity department miscellany spans the years 1956-1969 and
encompasses 2 linear feet. The collection contains publicity files for more than 100 films. The bulk of
the material concerns film premieres and special screenings, with some pressbook elements, exploitation
strategies, and information on press junkets. In addition, there is general publicity material and
interoffice communications. Mike Hutner, John Leo, and Mort Nathanson are among the publicity directors
that generated the material.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Subject files.
United Artists Corporation
studio records