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Title: Barré Lyndon papers
Date (inclusive): 1930-1972
Date (bulk): 1950s-1960s
Collection number: 60
Creator:
Lyndon, Barré
Extent:
14 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Barré Lyndon papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Mrs. Barré Lyndon, 1974
Barré Lyndon, also known as Alfred Edgar, was a British-born journalist, playwright, novelist, and
short-story writer. In the early 1940s he established himself in Hollywood as a freelance screenwriter.
Lyndon's best-known screenwriting credits include THE LODGER (1944), HANGOVER SQUARE (1945), THE GREATEST
SHOW ON EARTH (1952), and THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953). In the 1960s he wrote for a number of television
series.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Barré Lyndon papers span the years 1930-1972 (bulk 1950s-1960s) and encompass 14 linear feet. The
collection includes copies of most of Lyndon's screenplays, a fair sampling of his scripts for
television, and a smattering of his stage plays and short stories.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files; 3. Stage files; 4.
Unproduced film, television, stage; 5. Story files; 6. Subject files
Lyndon, Barré, 1896-1972--Archives.
screenwriters