Papers, 1942-1977.

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Papers, 1942-1977.

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Collection consists of materials related to the career of screen writer Michael Wilson. Includes correspondence, screenplays, treatments, research materials, clippings, legal papers, outlines, and notes. General files contain correspondence and personal/career related documents and documents relating to blacklist. Also includes materials for films such as Lawrence of Arabia (1962), A place in the sun (1951), Che! (1969), Planet of the apes (1968), and Salt of the earth (1953). Finding aid includes name index.

52 boxes (24.5 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7416720

University of California, Los Angeles

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Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978

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Wilson was born in McAlester, OK, July 1, 1914; graduated from UC Berkeley, 1936, and taught English and wrote short stories before going to Hollywood in 1940; early work consisted of William Boyd westerns; joined the Marines in WWII; became a contract writer with Liberty Film, 1945, working on such pictures as It's a wonderful life; named an unfriendly witness by the House Un-American Activities Committee and blacklisted; worked on Herbert Biberman's independent production, Salt of the earth (1...