Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Mulligan, Robert
- Extent:
- 1.7 linear feet of papers. 1 linear feet of photographs. 2 posters 1 production artworks
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Robert Mulligan papers span the years 1952-2009 (bulk 1957-1991) and encompass 1.7 linear feet of manuscripts, 1 linear foot of photographs, 1 artwork, and 2 posters. The collection contains scripts for several of Mulligan's film and television productions, including his annotated shooting scripts for CLARA'S HEART (1988), THE MAN IN THE MOON (1991), and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962), as well as clippings, miscellaneous production documents related to a number of his other films, and photographs. There is also a small amount of correspondence, notably with Horton Foote, Gregory Peck, and Reynolds Price.
- Biographical / historical:
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Robert Mulligan was an American film director who began his career in live television in the early 1950s, and went on to direct numerous feature films, notably TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962), INSIDE DAISY CLOVER (1965), THE STALKING MOON (1968), SUMMER OF '42 (1971), and BLOODBROTHERS (1978).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Sandy Mulligan, 2010
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files; 3. Subject files; 4. Biography photographs; 5. Motion picture production photographs; 6. Television production photographs.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- directors
- Names:
- Mulligan, Robert , 1925-2008--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