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David Bradley Papers, Filling Two Boxes, Span the Period 1936 to 1980 Northwestern University Archives • Evanston, Illinois DAVID BRADLEY (1920-1997) PAPERS, 1936-1980 Series 55/16 Boxes 1-2 Biography David Shedd Bradley was born in Evanston, Illinois on April 6, 1920, the son of Addison Ballard and Katherine Shedd Bradley. He attended the Todd School from 1935 to 1937 and Lake Forest Academy during 1937-1940. At Lake Forest Bradley made one of his earlier films, "Preps in Action," an account of a day in the life of an average student. His first experience with film came through his use of his family's Winnetka basement as a movie theatre for neighborhood friends. Bradley had turned his hand to filmmaking by the mid-1930s. Preceding "Preps in Action" was a 16 millimeter short of "Treasure Island" (1937). Other films from the period include "Doctor X" (1938), "Emperor Jones" (1938), and an adaptation of The Christmas Carol, titled "Marley's Ghost" (1939). Bradley spent a year at the Goodman Memorial Theatre Drama Department of the Art Institute of Chicago and casted actors he met there in full-length film versions of "Oliver Twist" (1940), "Peer Gynt" (1941), and the Saki story, "Sredni Vashtar" (1943)0 In September 1941, Bradley enrolled in the School of Speech of Northwestern University where he continued to pursue his interests in film and acting. He was accepted also into the Northwestern University Radio Playshop. In 1942 military service interrupted Bradley's formal education. Following three years in the film section of the Signal Corps, he returned to Northwestern where he completed film versions of "Macbeth" (1946) and "Julius Caesar" (1950). The latter tied for first place at the Locarno Film Festival and won much international acclaim. One of the first 16 millimeter films to be booked into theatres on a nationwide scale, "Julius Caesar" attracted the attention of Dore Schary, the M.G.M. studio chief. After graduating from Northwestern in June 1950, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech, Bradley went to Hollywood to work for M.G.M. Bradley's first assignment at M.G.M. was to assist in coaching pre-production rehearsals for first-time director Robert Pirosh's "Go For Broke." After two years of interning, Bradley was allowed to direct his own film, "Talk About a Stranger" (1952). At the age of 32 Bradley was then the youngest director at M.G.M. In the early 1950s, with Gerry Sherman, Bradley formed Oceanic Productions Inc. Their first project was to be a filmed version of Paul Gauguin's Tahitian journal "Noa-Noa." James Agee wrote the screenplay and Emile Gauguin was hired as a technical assistant. This project was not completed. Bradley left M.G.M. in the mid-1950s and made three more films: "Dragstrip Riot" (1958, American International), "Twelve To The Moon" (1960, Columbia Pictures), and "Madmen of Mandoras" (1964, Crown International). More recently, as an adjunct to producing and directing and drawing upon his extraordinary collection of rare films and extensive knowledge of the field, Bradley has taught courses in film aesthetics and history at the University of California at Los Angeles and at Santa Monica College. 1 Northwestern University Archives • Evanston, Illinois DAVID BRADLEY (1920-1997) PAPERS, 1936-1980 Series 55/16 Boxes 1-2 Description of the Series The David Bradley Papers, filling two boxes, span the period 1936 to 1980. The papers include newspaper and magazine clippings, posters, press material, scripts, and programs illuminating Bradley's career as a filmmaker. The papers are arranged in two categories: biographical materials and materials relating to Bradley's films. The biographical materials, largely clippings, document broad aspects of Bradley's career. Arranged chronologically within two folders, the biographical materials relate most strongly to Bradley's early years at M.G.M. and his later career as an independent filmmaker in Hollywood. Materials relating to Bradley's films form the bulk of the collection; they include primarily clippings but also press and publicity materials, programs, and full-color posters. Materials are arranged in folders alphabetically according to film title and thereafter according to format, i.e., clippings, programs, etc. When dated, materials within folders are arranged chronologically. "Julius Caesar" and "Macbeth" are the most strongly represented of Bradley's films. Not surprisingly, they received the most critical acclaim. They were reviewed by local, national, and international press and shown at several film festivals in the United States and abroad. One folder of articles authored by Bradley and published in a variety of film magazines is included in the collection. Most of the articles reflect generally Bradley's career as a filmmaker while several focus on his work on a single film. A folder of course syllabi pertaining to Bradley's teaching at Santa Monica College is also included. Both folders are filed after the biographical materials. Provenance: David Bradley donated these papers to the Northwestern University Archives on August 4, 1986 (Accession #86-137). Restrictions: None. Processor: Lauren Bufferd; November, 1986. Scanned and Reformatted by: Rachel C. Teuer; August 23, 2004. 2 Northwestern University Archives • Evanston, Illinois DAVID BRADLEY (1920-1997) PAPERS, 1936-1980 Series 55/16 Boxes 1-2 Container List Box Folder Title Date 1 1 Biographical Materials 1936-1952 2 Biographical Materials 1953-1979 3 Articles Written by David Bradley 4 Course Syllabi: Santa Monica College FILMS 5 Bugles Sound No Reveille 6 Doctor X and Emperor Jones 7 Dragstrip Riot: Clippings 8 Dragstrip Riot: Poster 9 Julius Caesar: Clippings n.d. 10 Julius Caesar: Clippings 1949-1950 11 Julius Caesar: Clippings 1951-1952 12 Julius Caesar: Clippings Jan.-July 1953 13 Julius Caesar: Clippings Aug.-Dec. 1953 14 Julius Caesar: Clippings 1954-1978 15 Julius Caesar: Press Material 16 Julius Caesar: Programs 1950-1978, n.d. 17 Julius Caesar: Works About 18 Macbeth: Clippings 1945-1946 2 1 Macbeth: Clippings 1947-1950 2 Macbeth: Programs 3 Macbeth: Script 4 Madmen of Mandoras: Clippings 5 Madmen of Mandoras: Poster 6 Madmen of Mandoras: Press Material 7 Marley's Ghost 8 Noa-Noa 9 Oliver Twist: Clippings 1940-1942 10 Oliver Twist: Invitations 11 Oliver Twist: Programs 12 Peer Gynt: Clippings 1941-1978, n.d. 13 Peer Gynt: Correspondence 14 Peer Gynt: Programs 15 Preps In Action 3 Northwestern University Archives • Evanston, Illinois DAVID BRADLEY (1920-1997) PAPERS, 1936-1980 Series 55/16 Boxes 1-2 Container List Box Folder Title Date 2 16 Sredni Vashtar 17 Talk About A Stranger: Clippings 1951 18 Talk About A Stranger: Clippings 1952 19 Talk About A Stranger: Press Material 20 Treasure Island 21 Twelve To The Moon: Clippings 22 Twelve To The Moon: Press Material 23 Twelve To The Moon: Poster 4.
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