Finding aid for the George Cukor papers 2001

Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated

USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

2022 March

Doheny Memorial Library G4

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Los Angeles, California 90089-0185

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Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Title: George Cukor papers

Creator: Cukor, George, 1899-1983

Identifier/Call Number: 2001

Physical Description: 0.434 Linear Feet 1 box

Date (inclusive): 1932-1961

Abstract: This collection contains the papers of American director George Cukor (1899-1983), covering the years 1932-1963. Materials include telegrams, correspondence, photographs, stills and a television script for "This is Your Life" honoring Bessie Love (1965). The majority of the correspondence is from Laurette Taylor (1933-1935) and between Cukor and Moss Hart (1945-1959).

Language of Material: English.

Container: 1

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of George Cukor, June 28, 1961.

Biographical / Historical

George Cukor (1899-1983) was an American film director. He directed films including A Bill of Divorcement (1932), Our Betters (1933), and Little Women (1933) Dinner at Eight (1933), David Copperfield (1935), Romeo and Juliet (1936), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Gaslight (1944), A Star Is Born (1954). Cukor won an Academy Award for Best Director for My Fair Lady (1964).

Preferred Citation

[Box/folder no. or item name], George Cukor papers, Collection no. 2001, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the papers of American director George Cukor (1899-1983), covering the years 1932-1963. Materials include telegrams, correspondence, photographs, stills and a television script for "This is Your Life" honoring Bessie Love (1965). The majority of the correspondence is from Laurette Taylor (1933-1935) and between Cukor and Moss Hart (1945-1959).

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at cin@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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Motion pictures -- Archival resources

Television -- Archival resources

Manuscripts

Photographs

Cukor, George, 1899-1983 -- Archives