http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8154pp9 No online items Finding aid for the Robert Wise papers 2295 Sarah Cassone USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library 2018 October Doheny Memorial Library G4 3550 Trousdale Parkway Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
[email protected] URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/cinematic-arts-library Finding aid for the Robert Wise 2295616 1 papers 2295 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Title: Robert Wise papers creator: Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 Identifier/Call Number: 2295 Identifier/Call Number: 616 Physical Description: 58.5 Linear Feet54 boxes Date (inclusive): 1904-2001 Date (bulk): 1954-1979 Abstract: Robert Wise was an American movie director and producer, best known for "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music", as well as his early career at RKO Pictures, wherein he infamously re-edited and directed a scene in Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons". This collection comprises primarly film files of twenty-six completed as well as proposed projects including "The Sound of Music", "West Side Story", and "The Haunting". It also contains awards and ephemera, correspondence, personal papers and publications, and leather-bound scripts of thirty titles. Biographical Note Robert Wise, born September 10, 1914, was an American movie director and producer, best known for such works as "West Side Story", "The Sound of Music", and "The Haunting". Wise grew up in Connersville, Indiana and went to school at Franklin College for journalism. After the Great Depression impacted his education, Wise left for Hollywood in 1933, where he began working at RKO Pictures in the film-shipping room.