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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Hugh Fordin papers
Creator:
Fordin, Hugh, 1935-2019
Identifier/Call Number: 2527
Physical Description:
1.56 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1952-1975
Abstract: This small collection contains papers of American music producer and biographer Hugh Fordin (1935-2019), primarily relating
to his book, "The World of Entertainment! Hollywood's Greatest Musicals: The Freed Unit at MGM" (1975) about Arthur Freed
(1894-1973) and his MGM musicals department.
Language of Material:
English.
Advance notice required for access.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Hugh Fordin, September 23, 1975.
Hugh Fordin (1935-2019) was a theater and music producer and author of multiple books including works on of Oscar Hammerstein
and Arthur Freed and his MGM musicals department.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Hugh Fordin papers, Collection no. 2527, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This small collection contains papers of American music producer and biographer Hugh Fordin (1935-2019). Materials consist
of some research subject files, movie stills, cassette tapes of an interview of American author and MGM vocal arranger Kay
Thompson (1909-1998) conducted by Fordin in 1972, and a typescript manuscript and proof of Fordin's book
The World of Entertainment! Hollywood's Greatest Musicals: The Freed Unit at MGM (1975) about Arthur Freed (1894-1973) and his MGM musicals department.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at cin@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
Musical films -- United States -- Archival resources
Audiocassettes
Interviews (Sound recordings)
Printers' proofs
Sound recordings
Fordin, Hugh, 1935-2019 -- Archives
Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973
Thompson, Kay, 1909-1998 -- Interviews
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer