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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: William Powell scripts
Creator:
Powell, William, 1892-1984
Identifier/Call Number: 2582
Physical Description:
0.28 Linear Feet
1 folder
Date (inclusive): 1946-1954
Abstract: Collection consists of photographs and scripts belonging to American actor William Powell (1892-1984).
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
William Powell (1892-1984) was an American actor and was a major player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He was best known for his
roles in
The Thin Man (1934), and
Life with Father (1947).
Collection consists of photographs and scripts belonging to American actor William Powell (1892-1984). Scripts for
Life with Father (1947) and
Mister Roberts (1954) are housed in personalized leather portfolios.
Originally part of the Ethel Barrymore Memorial Theatre Arts Collection at the University of Southern California Library
100 Series.
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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 Powell's sister-in-law, Maxine Lewis, by way of USC Associate Dean of the School of Cinematic Arts Marlene Loadvine
in 2000.
[Box/folder no. or item name], William Powell scripts, Collection no. 2582, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Actors -- Photographs
Scripts
Powell, William, 1892-1984 -- Archives