Jack Oakie papers, 1880-1997, (bulk 1930-1978)

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Jack Oakie papers, 1880-1997, (bulk 1930-1978)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70278420

The bulk of the Jack Oakie Papers relates to his movie acting career, and much of the material covers the 1930s-1950s. The majority of the collection consists of scrapbooks that highlight and span his acting career. Included in the scrapbooks as well as in alphabetical files are photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, movie posters, and awards and memorabilia that relate to his movie career. There is a small amount of material that relates to Oakie's personal life including photographs of Oakie when he was a child, biographical information about his family including his wife Victoria Horne Oakie, and material about his death in 1978. A small amount of material relates to Jack Oakie tributes after his death as well as several books written by him or about him. There are motion picture films of some of the productions he acted in. There is artwork, most of the pieces being caricature portraits of Oakie, and there are several boxes of artifacts that include plaques, statues, trophies and other memorabilia.

26.39 cubic ft. (47 boxes + artwork + film canisters)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8029392

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Oakie, Jack, 1903-1978

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6545hbb (person)

Jack Oakie was born Lewis Delaney Offield on November 12, 1903, in Sedalia, Missouri. He grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas before his family relocated to New York City. It was here where he was able to launch his acting career. He took his first acting job in a 1922 George Cohan production. When Oakie arrived in Hollywood in 1927, silent films were still quite common, and five of his first six films were silent pictures. In 1928, Oakie signed with Paramount Pictures and performed in Paramount's fir...