Halsey Raines papers, 1934-1978.

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Halsey Raines papers, 1934-1978.

Collection contains publicity photographs for movies publicized by Halsey Raines, including "Surprise Package", "Dr. No", and "Born Free". Collection also contains Raines professional files, which contain correspondence, clippings, legal documents, press releases written by Raines, and several scripts for unproduced movies. Lyric manuscripts, copies of musical scores, and sheet music for songs composed by Raines are in this collection as well.

2.0 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

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Raines, Halsey.

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Halsey Raines was a motion picture publicist and composer between the 1930s and 1970s. Raines served as a publicist for several movie production companies in the United States and Great Britain, including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures. He publicized numerous popular films between the 1930s and 1970s, including "Surprise Package" (1960), "Dr. No" (1962), and "Born Free" (1966). Raines composed a number of songs that were published as sheet music, including "In Old Quebec" and "Rain on...

Columbia pictures

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Harry Cohn, who ran the company until his death in 1958, founded Columbia Pictures in 1924. Cohn was responsible for developing such stars as Rita Hayworth and the Three Stooges and for hiring director Frank Capra. In 1968 Columbia Pictures was reorganized as Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. with Columbia Pictures as a major division. From the description of Columbia Pictures records, 1934-1974. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 46542525 ...