Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John B. Goodman papers
- Dates:
- circa 1932-1953
- Creators:
- Goodman, John B.
- Extent:
- 4.8 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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John B. Goodman papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The John B. Goodman papers span the years circa 1932-1953 and encompass 4.8 linear feet. The collection contains set budgets for more than forty films released between 1932 and 1953, mostly by Paramount and some by Universal. There are also clippings, correspondence, notebooks, sketch books, a scrapbook, and photographs. A few drawings and set plans from the 1930s are among the oversize material.
- Biographical / historical:
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John B. Goodman III was an American art director active in film from the 1920s through 1960s. He studied architecture before working at Famous Players Lasky from 1920 to 1927. In the 1930s he worked on Pathe, RKO, Warner Bros., and Paramount films. He served as supervising art director at Universal in the 1940s. Goodman received four nominations in the art direction category from 1938 to 1944 and received an Academy Award for PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943). From 1950 to 1966 he worked at Nat Holt Pictures, Paramount, MGM, Republic, and the CBS Studio Center.
- Acquisition information:
- Bequest of the John B. Goodman III estate, 1991
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Subject files; 3. Oversize.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- art directors
- Names:
- Goodman, John B. (John Bartlett) , 1901-1991--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: June 23, 2014
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
- Preferred citation:
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John B. Goodman papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226