Papers, ca. 1920-ca. 1970.

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Papers, ca. 1920-ca. 1970.

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Collection consists of photographs, scripts, correspondence, press clippings, and printed ephemera documenting the career of actor and entertainer Allyn Joslyn. The bulk of the collection is comprised of scripts for motion picture, television, radio and stage productions. It includes scripts for the motion pictures: This thing called love (1941), My sister Eileen (1942), Birthday (released as Heaven can wait, 1943), and Titanic (1953); also, the television titles: The Eve Arden show (1957-58) and McKeever and the colonel (1962-63), among others. There is also a small collection of stills from selected motion picture, stage and television productions, including Boy meets girl, No time for comedy, and McKeever and the colonel, among others. Collection also includes press clippings which focus on Joslyn's prolific acting career, a small amount of correspondence, and a very small amount of printed ephemera collected by Joslyn. There is also a small group of mostly entertainment-related magazines that do not appear related to Joslyn's personal or professional life.

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University of California, Los Angeles

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University of California, Los Angeles

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Joslyn, Allyn, -1981

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Allyn Morgan Joslyn was born in Milford, Penn. There is conflicting information about the date of his birth; it has been reported as July 21, 1901 and July 21, 1905. As a teenager, he began his career on the live stage and acted in many plays throughout the 1920s and '30s. In 1935, he starred on Broadway in George Abbott's production of Boy meets girl. His role as Robert Law brought accolades and led him to Hollywood. Joslyn made his motion picture debut in They Won't Forget (1937). Over the nex...