Fred Zinnemann Papers

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Fred Zinnemann papers

Fred Zinnemann papers 4 1 Descriptive Summary Title: Fred Zinnemann papers Date (inclusive): 1885-2001 Date (bulk): 1950s-1980s Collection number: 4 Creator: Zinnemann, Fred Extent: 93 linear feet of papers.17.5 linear feet of photographs.32 posters 36 production artworks Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. http://digitalcollections.oscars.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15759coll2 Languages: English Access Available by appointment only. Publication rights Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library. Preferred Citation Fred Zinnemann papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Acquisition Information Gift of Fred Zinnemann, 1984-1996, with additions from Tim Zinnemann, 1997-2004, and Linda Ayton, 2014 Biography Fred Zinnemann was an Austrian-born director and producer who emigrated to the United States in 1929. His American film career spanned from 1930 to 1982. A research job at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) led to a directing job in the Shorts Department. Over a four-year period Zinnemann directed eighteen short films, including several Pete Smith Specialties. He directed two Academy Award-winning short subjects: THAT MOTHERS MIGHT LIVE (1938) and BENJY (1951). Zinnemann made the transition to features and directed such notable films as HIGH NOON (1952), OKLAHOMA! (1955), THE NUN'S STORY (1959), THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (1973), and JULIA (1977). His seven nominations in the directing category include Academy Awards for FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953) and A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (1966) (he also received an Academy Award as the producer of that film when it won Best Picture). Zinnemann served on the Academy Board of Governors in the 1960s. Collection Scope and Content Summary The Fred Zinnemann papers span the years 1885-2001 (bulk 1950s-1980s) and encompass 93 linear feet of manuscripts, 17.5 linear feet of photographs, 32 posters, and 36 artworks. The collection contains production files (scripts, production material, and correspondence); television files; story material (correspondence and supplementary material compiled by or submitted to Zinnemann for consideration); correspondence (from the mid-1940s; however, the bulk of the letters are from the 1960s to the 1990s, with each succeeding decade yielding more correspondence); subject files (correspondence and clippings on various organizations and film festivals, along with biographical material on Zinnemann); and photographs. Many of the feature film scripts are annotated by Zinnemann and most of the scripts for short films contain his thumbnail storyboard pencil sketches. Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Television files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 3. Story files; 4. Correspondence; 5. Subject files, subseries A-B as follows: A. General; B. Clippings; 6. Writings; 7. Books; 8. Periodicals and Pamphlets; 9. Oversize; 10. Artifacts; 11. Photographs, subseries A-B as follows: A. Motion picture production; B. Subject; 12. Graphic Arts. Indexing Terms Zinnemann, Fred , 1907-1997--Archives. directors producers

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