Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Margery Simkin casting notebooks
- Dates:
- 1985-1995
- Creators:
- Simkin, Margery
- Extent:
- 0.6 linear foot of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Margery Simkin casting notebooks, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Margery Simkin casting notebooks span the years 1985-1995 and encompass less than one linear foot. The collection contains Simkin's working notebooks for three films: FIELD OF DREAMS (1989), TOP GUN (1986), and 12 MONKEYS (1995). The notebooks include callback lists and notes; cast, contact, crew, and staff lists; correspondence; deal memos and contracts; and shooting schedules.
- Biographical / historical:
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Margery Simkin is an American casting director active since the 1980s.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Margery Simkin, 2007
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- casting directors
- Names:
- Simkin, Margery--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2015
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: June 02, 2015
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:
-
Margery Simkin casting notebooks, 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