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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Walter Hiers and Gloria Williams papers
Creator:
Williams, Gloria, 1903-1979
Identifier/Call Number: 2490
Physical Description:
2.19 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1917-1972
Abstract: This small collection contains photographs and ephemera related to the acting careers of Gloria Williams (1903-1979) and her
husband Walter Hiers (1893-1933). Hiers was a comic silent film actor and Williams was a contract player who had small roles
from the 1930s to 1960s.
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1
Container: 2
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Gloria Williams, 1974.
Gloria Williams (1903-1979) (later known as Adah Anderson) was a contract player for Paramount Pictures in the 1930s and later
had small film and television roles into the 1960s. She was married first to actor Walter Hiers (1893-1933) and later to Ernest
Anderson.
Walter Hiers (1893-1933) was a comic silent film actor and Famous Lasky player.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Walter Hiers and Gloria Williams papers, Collection no. 2490, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Previously labeled as Collection #110.
This small collection contains photographs and ephemera related to the acting careers of Gloria Williams (1903-1979) and Walter
Hiers (1893-1933). Materials include stills and photographs, 2 broken glass magic lantern slides for "The Mysterious Miss
Terry" (1917), and two concert programs and a classic film booklet (1972). There are also some call sheets and pay slips for
Williams' work in the 1940s-1960s. Box 2 contains 16 lobby cards for the short subject "Short Change" (1924) and oversize
photographs.
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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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Photographs
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Archival resources
Photographs
Williams, Gloria, 1903-1979 -- Archives
Williams, Gloria, 1903-1979 -- Photographs
Hiers, Walter, 1893-1933 -- Archives
Hiers, Walter, 1893-1933 -- Photographs