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Title: Frank Mitchell papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1920s-ca. 1980s
Collection number: 279
Creator: Mitchell, Frank.
Extent: 2 boxes (1 linear ft.) and 1 flat box
Abstract: Frank Mitchell was a vaudeville and film actor. The collection consists clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, business contracts
and agreements, correspondence, souvenir programs, awards, and ephemera.
Language: Finding aid is written in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Copyright of portions of this collection has been assigned to the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections. The library
can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish or quote
must be submitted in writing to the Special Collections Librarian, Performing Arts Special Collections. Credit shall be given
as follows: The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of B. Clouid, 1993.
[Identification of item], Frank Mitchell papers (Collection 279). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Mitchell Freundlich was born in NY, NY on May 13, 1905. As a child he trained with the acrobatic team of the Novello Brothers.
He began his career in vaudeville with Sim Moore, as Moore and Mitchell, performing acrobatic comics around the country (1924-25).
Mitchell married a well-known singer in Chicago, Jeane Fields (ca. 1924). He headlined his next partner, Jack Durant, at the
London Palladium (1929). The two appeared on Broadway in George White's comedy series of sketches
Scandals and Earl Carroll's
Vanities (1932-33). The team went on to appear in films including
365 Nights in Hollywood (1934), and
She Learned About Sailors (1934). Mitchell appeared in numerous western films, often appearing as Canonball, the sidekick to Tex Ritter and Bill Elliott
(1930s-40s). He performed in U.S.O Tours during WWII and enjoyed a television career including a recurring role in the television
series
Wagon Train (1960s). Mitchell received an honorary plaque for his roles in western films at the 1990 Golden Boot Awards. He died of a
cardiac arrest in North Hollywood, CA on January 21, 1991.
Collection consists of material related to the career of actor Frank Mitchell. Includes clippings, photographs, scrapbooks,
business records, souvenir programs, and ephemera. Also includes sketches for Mitchell and Durant. The scrapbooks and clippings
cover both Mitchell's individual career and his association with and Jack Durant. Photographs include personal snapshots and
motion pictures stills including
Lone Star Vigilantes (1934) and
North of the Rockies (1942).
Arranged in the following series:
- Business Files
- Clippings
- Memorabilia
- Photographs
- Scrapbooks
- Script Material
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Mitchell, Frank--Archives.
Motion picture actors and actresses--Archival resources.