Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Gosch, Martin A.
- Extent:
- 4 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Martin A. Gosch papers span the years circa 1954-1970 and encompass 4 linear feet. The screenplay for DAY OF FEAR (1957) appears to be the only produced film represented. Around a dozen unproduced film and television properties are documented by script material, treatments, synopses, or presentation albums. There are miscellaneous papers, photographs, and audiotapes related to Gosch's Luciano project, known as "Charlie Lucky." Clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs documenting Gosch's career round out the collection.
- Biographical / historical:
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Martin A. Gosch was an American producer and screenwriter active from the mid-1930s through 1960s. His company, Martin Gosch Productions, was actively involved in European production in the 1950s and 1960s, particularly in the area of television specials aimed at American audiences. While developing a screenplay in the early 1960s based on the life of Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Gosch became associated with the Italian-born organized crime figure shortly before Luciano's death. The film was not produced; however, Gosch went on to co-author a book, "The Last Testament of Lucky Luciano," with Richard Hammer.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Irving Glovin, 1999
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: Not arranged in series.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- producers
screenwriters - Names:
- Gosch, Martin A. , 1911-1973--Archives.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226