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

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Richard Fleischer papers
    Date (inclusive): 1925-2003
    Collection number: 1376
    Creator: Fleischer, Richard
    Extent: 18 linear feet of papers. 1.3 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

    Richard Fleischer papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Mrs. Richard Fleischer, 2008

    Biography

    Richard O. Fleischer was an American director active in film from 1946 to 1990. He was the son of animator Max Fleischer. Richard Fleischer received an Academy Award in the documentary feature category for DESIGN FOR DEATH (1947). He authored two books, "Just Tell Me When to Cry," and "Out of the Inkwell."

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Richard Fleischer papers span the years 1925-2003 and encompass approximately 19.3 linear feet. The collection includes production material and scripts, some correspondence, datebooks, and material related to Fleischer's two books, as well as photographs. The photograph series consists of motion picture production and biography photographs.

    Arrangement

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

    Indexing Terms

    Fleischer, Richard , 1916-2006--Archives.
    directors