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

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Alexander Knox papers
    Date (inclusive): 1940-1996
    Collection number: 367
    Creator: Knox, Alexander
    Extent: 5 linear feet of papers.
    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

    Alexander Knox papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Mrs. Alexander Knox (Doris Nolan), 1995-1996

    Biography

    Alexander Knox was a Canadian-born actor and playwright active from 1929 to 1986. He received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Woodrow Wilson in WILSON (1944).

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The Alexander Knox papers span the years 1940-1996 and encompass 5 linear feet. The collection contains production files, correspondence, photographs, and scrapbooks.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Television files; 3. Stage files; 4. Correspondence; 5. Subject files; 6. Oversize.

    Indexing Terms

    Knox, Alexander , 1907-1995--Archives.
    actors