Collection context
Summary
- Dates:
- 1888-1989
- Creators:
- Bellamy, Madge
- Abstract:
- The collection includes correspondence; clippings; writings by Bellamy; miscellaneous papers; the playscript, "Strictly Dishonorable," by Preston Sturges; scrapbooks; and photographs.
- Extent:
- 6 linear ft. of papers
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
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Madge Bellamy papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Madge Bellamy was an American actress active in film from 1920 to 1935. Although she attained considerable popularity in the 1920s, contractual disputes led to her being employed only fitfully in the 1930s. In 1943 she regained headlines when she was involved in a shooting.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research, 1993-1994.
- Arrangement:
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1. Production files; 2. Stage files; 3. Subject files; 4. Writings
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Actresses
- Names:
- Bellamy, Madge
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- Published January 2023
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Ahn, Stella. Date of source: January 3, 2023.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
- Preferred citation:
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Madge Bellamy papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226