Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Glazer, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Floyer), 1887-1958
- Abstract:
- Benjamin Glazer (1887-1958) was born in Belfast, Ireland. He was an attorney, a journalist with the Philadelphia Press and wrote several plays and stage adoptions. In the 1930s, he worked for Paramount, chiefly as a producer. The collection consists of manuscripts, copies, outlines, notes, synopses, musical scores, business materials, ephemera, and correspondence relating to screenplays written or produced by Benjamin Glazer.
- Extent:
- 18 boxes (9 linear ft.)
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of manuscripts, copies, outlines, notes, synopses, musical scores, business materials, ephemera, and correspondence relating to screenplays written or produced by Benjamin Glazer. Screenplays include Anything Goes, Breakfast in Bed, A Farewell to Arms, The Great Lover, The Marvelous Mandarin, Paris Calling, Rasputin, Slaves of Love, Steamboats and Steamboating, and The Woman-Hunter.
- Biographical / historical:
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Glazer was born on May 7, 1887 in Belfast, Ireland; he became an attorney, and then a journalist with the Philadelphia Press; wrote several plays and stage adoptions; in the early 1920s, he began writing screenplays for silent films, which he occasionally produced or directed as well; in the late 1920s, he served as head of production at Pathé he continued with sound productions, and in the 1930s worked mainly for Paramount, chiefly as a producer; screenplays include The Merry Widow (1925), The Dance of Life (1929), A Farewell to Arms (1933), and Tortilla Flat (1942); he died in 1958.
- Arrangement:
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Collection arranged alphabetically by screenplay title.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988