Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Kenneth MacDonald Script Collection
- Dates:
- 1939-1969
- Creators:
- MacDonald, Kenneth, 1901-1972
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 10 linear feet (8 boxes)
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Kenneth MacDonald Script Collection. Writers Guild Foundation Archive
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of about 250 film and television scripts from almost every project MacDonald acted in throughout his career. Scripts span 1939-1969. Each script was annotated by MacDonald and includes on the cover page his shooting dates, location notes, and names of producers and directors. Many scripts contain performance and character notes written in the margins. Most of the film scripts derive from his time under contract at Columbia Pictures.
- Biographical / historical:
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Kenneth MacDonald was a Hollywood actor whose career spanned the 1930s to 1972.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Victoria Strong on 10/6/2017
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1939-1969
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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The responsibility to secure copyright and publication permission rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
-
Kenneth MacDonald Script Collection. Writers Guild Foundation Archive
- Location of this collection:
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7000 West Third StreetLos Angeles, CA 90048, US
- Contact:
- (323) 782-4680