John Paxton Papers, ca. 1944-1971

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John Paxton Papers, ca. 1944-1971

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John Paxton (1911- ) worked as a press agent (1937-38), associate editor for magazine (1937-38) and a publicist for New York Theatre Guild (1941) before coming to Hollywood to work as a scriptwriter with RKO. The collection consists of Paxton's treatments, screenplays, and clippings relating to his films including , , , , and . Stage Farewell my lovely Crossfire The cyclists' raid On the beach Kotch

5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Paxton, John, 1911-

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Biography Paxton was born in 1911 in Kansas; BJ, University of Missouri, 1934; worked as a press agent, 1937-38; associate editor, Stage magazine, 1937-38; publicist for New York Theatre Guild, 1941; in 1942 he came to Hollywood to work as a scriptwriter with RKO, notably on films directed by Edward Dmytryk, 1945-47; in the 1950s, wrote scripts for various companies, including three for Warwick Films in London and two Stanley Kramer productio...