Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Val Lewton papers, 1919-2007 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1919-2007 |
| Bulk Dates | 1926-1951 |
| ID No. | MSS81531 |
| Creator | Lewton, Val |
| Extent | 175 items |
| Extent | 4 containers plus 4 oversize |
| Extent | 6.4 linear feet |
| Extent | 5 microfilm reels |
| Language | Collection material in English. |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms004005 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm92081531 |
| Summary | Motion picture producer, screenwriter, and novelist. Correspondence, film scripts, scrapbooks, and other papers pertaining chiefly to Lewton's career as a publicity writer and as a story editor for David O. Selznick at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1928-1942); as scriptwriter and producer of Cat People and other horror films for RKO Radio Pictures (1942-1947); and as novelist, especially as author of No Bed of Her Own (1932). |