Finding aid for the Robert Clatworthy papers 2290
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 February
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Robert Clatworthy papers
Creator:
Clatworthy, Robert
Identifier/Call Number: 2290
Physical Description:
13.625 Linear Feet
10 boxes
Date (bulk): 1940s-1970s
Abstract: This collection consists of the papers of art director and production designer Robert Clatworthy (1911-1992). Materials include
scripts, location photographs, film stills, sketches, storyboards, set designs, and architectural information for films that
he worked on.
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Container: 2
Container: 3
Container: 4
Container: 5
Container: 6
Container: 7A
Container: 7B
Container: 8
Container: 9
Robert Clatworthy (1911-1992) was an American art director and production designer. He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction
for "Ship of Fools" (1965) and was nominated in the same category for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967), "Psycho" (1960),
"That Touch of Mink" (1962) and "Inside Daisy Clover" (1965). Clatworthy also worked on the films "Touch of Evil" (1958),
"The Parent Trap" (1961), and "The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton" (1974).
This collection consists of the papers of art director and production designer Robert Clatworthy (1911-1992). Materials include
scripts, location photographs, film stills, sketches, storyboards, set designs, and architectural information for films that
he worked on. These films include "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" (1967), "Psycho" (1960), and "Ship of Fools" (1965).
Advance notice required for access.
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 the Clatworthy estate, March 2, 1992.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Robert Clatworthy papers, Collection no. 2290, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion picture locations -- Archival resources
Scripts
Storyboards
Sketches
Financial records
Film stills
Set design drawings
Motion picture art directors -- Archival resources
Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Archival resources
Clatworthy, Robert -- Archives