Description
Gerard Joseph Malanga (1943- ) was a cinematographer, executive producer, casting director, and actor in Andy Warhol Films
(1963-70), had several one-man photographic exhibitions, and was a poet. The collection consists of correspondence, literary
manuscripts, periodicals, books, subject files, photographs, posters, and ephemera.
Background
Gerard Joseph Malanga was born on March 20, 1943 in New York City; attended University of Cincinnati, 1960-61, and New School
for Social Research, 1961-63; BA, Wagner College, 1964; attended Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1972; manuscript collector
for Harris Poetry Collection, Brown University, 1961; cinematographer, executive producer, casting director, and actor, Andy
Warhol Films, 1963-70; had several one-man photographic exhibitions; won Avant-Garde Poetry Prize from Gorham Book Mart, 1961;
published works include Incarnations: poems (1974), This will kill that (1978), and Autobiography of a sex thief (1984).
Extent
30 boxes (15 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.