Lewis Milestone papers
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Margaret Herrick Library
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Title: Lewis Milestone papers
Date (inclusive): 1926-1978
Date (bulk): 1930s-1963
Collection number: 6
Creator:
Milestone, Lewis
Extent:
9 linear feet of papers.
1 linear feet of photographs.
3 artworks
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Lewis Milestone papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Lewis Milestone, 1979
Lewis Milestone was a Russian-born director and producer whose film career spanned 1921 to 1965. He
emigrated to the United States in 1913. OF MICE AND MEN (1939), LES MISERABLES (1952), and MUTINY ON THE
BOUNTY (1962) are among his film credits. Milestone received Academy Awards for directing ALL QUIET ON
THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) and TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS (1927), and was nominated for directing THE FRONT PAGE
(1931).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Lewis Milestone papers span the years 1926-1978 (bulk 1930s-1963) and encompass 9 linear feet of
manuscripts, 1 linear foot of photographs and 3 artworks. The collection contains production files
(scripts and some production material); correspondence; contracts; membership certificates; an incomplete
portion of Milestone's autobiography supplemented by material he gathered for that project; scrapbooks
and drawings.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-C as follows: A. Bound scripts; B.
Produced; C. Unproduced; 2. Television files; 3. Correspondence; 4. Subject files; 5. Scrapbooks; 6.
Graphic Arts.
Milestone, Lewis , 1895-1980--Archives.
directors
producers