Papers, 1929-1972.

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Papers, 1929-1972.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30570594

Collection contains correspondence; legal files on the merger with Gulf & Western; newspaper clippings; Paramount newsletters; personal financial files; and a speech by Weltner.

5 cubic ft. (5 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7287757

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Gulf & Western Industries

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Balaban, Barney, 1887-1971

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Paramount pictures corporation

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The Ten commandments (1956) was Cecil B. De Mille's last film and is best known for its Academy Award winning special effects; based on the story of Moses and the Jewish Exodus from Egypt (previously filmed, 1923), the cast featured among others, Charlton Heston, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, Edward G. Robinson, and Yvonne De Carlo; produced and directed by De Mille with assoc. producer Henry Wilcoxon; written by Dorothy Clare Wilson (from Prince of Egypt), Rev. J.H. Ingraham (Pillar of fire), and R...

Weltner, George, 1901-1985.

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George Weltner (1901-1985) spent his entire career with Paramount Pictures, beginning as a darkroom assistant in 1922. He succeeded Barney Balaban as company president in 1964 and retired in 1967. In 1966 Weltner orchestrated the merger of Paramount with Gulf & Western Industries. From the description of Papers, 1929-1972. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30570594 ...