Finding aid for the Brett Dicker papers 2646

John Brockman
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2015-01-05
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
ctlibarc@usc.edu


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

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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

Box 1, Box 2

Advertising

Language of Material: English.
Box 3

Film Screening Lanyards/CDs

Language of Material: English.
Box 4, Box 5

Scripts

Language of Material: English.
Box 6, Box 7

Press Kits

Language of Material: English.
Box 8, Box 9

Screeners

Language of Material: English.
Box 10

Miscellaneous

Language of Material: English.