Harold Grieve papers, ca. 1920s

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Summary

Creators:
Grieve, Harold W., 1901-1993
Abstract:
Harold Grieve was an art director in the film industry during the 1920s. His credits include The Prisoner of Zenda (1922), So This Is Paris (1926), and The Devil Dancer (1927). The collection consists of sketches, renderings, and set plans related to his career.
Extent:
1 box (.5 linear ft.) 1 flat box (1 linear ft.) 3 flat oversize boxes (3 linear ft.)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of materials related to the career of film industry art director Harold Grieve. The bulk of the collection includes sketches, renderings, and set plans for the film, The Prisoner of Zenda. Additionally, there is a small amount of pencil renderings and photographs of sets for what appears to be Tess of the D'Urbervilles; a small amount of photographs of set and costume designs for The Devil Dancer; and a small number of sets still for So This is Paris.

Biographical / historical:

Harold Walter Grieve was born February 1, 1901 in LA, California. He attended Hollywood High School and studied art both locally in Los Angeles and abroad during the early 1920s. He worked at Metro Pictures and Marshall Nielan Studios. His credits include The Prisoner of Zenda (1922), The Thief of Bagdad (1924), Lady Windermere's Fan (1925). Ben-Hur (1925), and So This Is Paris (1926), and The Devil Dancer (1927). Grieve left film in the late 1920s to pursue a career as an interior decorator, often for clients in the movie business including George Burns, Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, and Irving Thalberg and Norman Shearer. He married actress Jetta Goudal in 1930 and was married for more than fifty years. He died November 3, 1993.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by project title.

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.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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