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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Carl Foreman papers
Creator:
Foreman, Carl
Identifier/Call Number: 2637
Physical Description:
2.25 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (bulk): 1940s-1952
Abstract: This collection consists of scripts, correspondences, and clippings of American screenwriter and film producer Carl Foreman,
CBE (1914-1984).
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Container: 2
This collection consists of scripts, correspondences, and clippings of American screenwriter and film producer Carl Foreman,
CBE (1914-1984). Foreman's most notable movies are "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957) and "High Noon" (1952).
Carl Foreman, CBE (1914-1984) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He was a member of the Communist Party from
1938 to 1942, leading to his blacklisting in Hollywood during the 1950s. During World War II he helped write the script for
"Know Your Enemy – Japan" (1945). Foreman's most notable movies are "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957) and "High Noon"
(1952).
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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 Carl Foreman, 1952.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Carl Foreman papers, Collection no. 2637, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Screenwriters -- United States -- Archival resources
Scripts
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Screenplays
Motion picture producers and directors -- Archival resources
Foreman, Carl -- Archives