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Finding Aid for the Edward H. Griffith Papers, ca. 1910-1958
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Title: Edward H. Griffith Papers
Date (inclusive): ca. 1910-1958
Collection number: 446
Creator: Griffith, Edward H., 1888-1975.
Extent: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Abstract: Director, writer, and producer Lt. Edward Hilaire Griffith was born Aug. 23, 1875, in Lynchburg, Va. Educated in England and
Europe, Griffith started out as a newspaper reporter and a magazine writer. He became an actor/writer for the Edison Company
in 1915. After Edison folded in 1917, Griffith remained busy at most of the major studios throughout the silent era. He soon
began directing two-reelers, graduating to features in 1917. Griffith was a director of motion pictures for the War Department
in World War I. He was also responsible for the first film version of Philip Barry's
Holiday (1930), was both producer and director of several Paramount productions of the early 1940s, and directed
The Sky's the Limit (1943) featuring Fred Astaire. Griffith died March 3, 1975, in South Laguna, Calif. Collection consists of letters including
correspondence with a French company interested in showcasing his films in France, carb!
on copies of letters, scripts and play scenarios written by or handled by Griffith mostly from 1915-1922; a scrapbook with
3 photographs and about 150 printed movie and play programs, some with manuscripts notes by Griffith; and 2 notebooks with
manuscripts notes for film ideas.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library 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 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 Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library 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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 1992.
[Identification of item], Edward H. Griffith Papers (Collection 446). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4962227
Director, writer, and producer Lt. Edward Hilaire Griffith was born Aug. 23, 1875, in Lynchburg, Va. Educated in England and
Europe, Griffith started out as a newspaper reporter and a magazine writer. He became an actor/writer for the Edison Company
in 1915. After Edison folded in 1917, Griffith remained busy at most of the major studios throughout the silent era. He soon
began directing two-reelers, graduating to features in 1917. Griffith was a director of motion pictures for the War Department
in World War I. He was also responsible for the first film version of Philip Barry's
Holiday (1930), was both producer and director of several Paramount productions of the early 1940s, and directed
The Sky's the Limit (1943) featuring Fred Astaire. Griffith died March 3, 1975, in South Laguna, Calif.
Collection consists of letters including correspondence with a French company interested in showcasing his films in France,
carbon copies of letters, scripts and play scenarios written by or handled by Griffith mostly from 1915-1922; a scrapbook
with 3 photographs and about 150 printed movie and play programs, some with manuscripts notes by Griffith; and 2 notebooks
with manuscripts notes for film ideas.
Arranged in the following series:
- Scripts
- Scripts by others
- Writings
- Personal
- Clippings
- Correspondence.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Griffith, Edward H.--1888-1975--Archives.
Motion picture producers and directors--Archival resources.