Arthur J. Ornitz papers, 1931-1985.

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Arthur J. Ornitz papers, 1931-1985.

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Collection concerns Arthur Ornitz's cinematography career. It contains correspondence, legal documents, clippings, manuscripts, and printed material. It also holds two scrapbooks concerning Ornitz's career and the movie "Wanted: A Master". Collection also includes slides taken by Ornitz, including artistic and travel images and those concerning the 1973 movie "Black Snake," 16 mm films of Ornitz's commercials, an unidentified 35 mm film roll, an unidentified nitrate film, and two audio tapes are found in this collection as well. Also included in this collection are personal correspondence, articles, and a play by Samuel Ornitz, the father of Arthur J. Ornitz, one of the original members of the Hollywood Ten.

4.87 cubic ft. (8 boxes + 1 other)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8033435

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Ornitz, Arthur J. (Arthur Jacob), 1916-1985

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Arthur Ornitz was a well known cinematographer in the motion picture and television industries. He earned his first motion picture credit as director of the Oscar-nominated 1936 short film "Wanted: A Master", but later turned his attention to cinematography. He earned cinematography credits on a number of popular films between the late 1950s and early 1980s, including "The Goddess" (1958), "The Young Doctors" (1961), "Requiem for a Heavyweight" (1962), "A Thousand Clowns" (1965), "Charly" (1968)...

Ornitz, Samuel, 1890-1957

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