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  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Brett Dicker papers
    Creator: Dicker, Brett
    Identifier/Call Number: 2646
    Physical Description: 13.5 Linear Feet 10 boxes
    Date (inclusive): 1980-2010
    Abstract: The Brett Dicker collection contains collected materials from Dicker's 23-year career in marketing and promotions for Walt Disney Pictures, as well as earlier work with United Artists and MGM.
    Language of Material: English.

    Biographical / Historical

    Brett Dicker (1949-2013) was involved in marketing and promotional roles at United Artists and MGM before joining Disney in 1987. He spent 25 years at Walt Disney Studios working on publicity, promotions, and advertising.
    The major animated movies that he was involved in marketing include The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo. His live-action movies include the National Treasure films, Armageddon, The Rock, Pearl Harbor, Remember the Titans, and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

    Scope and Contents

    The Brett Dicker collection contains collected materials from Dicker's 23-year career in marketing and promotions for Walt Disney Pictures, as well as earlier work with United Artists and MGM. The materials include scripts, press kits, film screeners, and related advertising pieces.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Conditions Governing Use

    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.

    Rights Statement for Archival Description

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

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder# or item name], Brett Dicker papers, Collection no. 2646, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    This collection is not fully processed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Advertising -- Motion pictures -- Archival resources
    Advertising
    Press kits
    Scripts
    Ephemera
    Dicker, Brett -- Archives
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- Archives
    United Artists Corporation -- Archives
    Walt Disney Pictures -- Archives