Sinatra, Frank, 1963

File — Box: 176

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection is comprised of photographs that were used in Quigley Publications, active under various titles since 1915 in motion picture industry trade publishing (Motion Picture Herald, Motion Picture Daily, and others). It is primarily an assemblage of publicity photographs that feature individuals associated with the motion picture industry: producers, directors, animators, and their colleagues. Actors and actresses figure less prominently, but are also represented among the approximately 55,000 black-and-white photographs and 3,500 negatives ranging in date from about 1906 to 1972. The collection also includes a smaller number of photographs devoted to motion picture studios, theaters, and equipment.

Dates

1963

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 109.5 Cubic Feet (219 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Enclosed, please find recent photographs of Frank Sinatra for your future publication use. Mr. Sinatra's latest motion picture starring role is in, Come Blow Your Horn, an Essex-Tandem Production for Paramount release. His latest recording album is Sinatra and Basie for Reprise Records. Sinatra sets UA deal. Frank Sinatra and Robert F. Blumofe, United Artists Vice President in harge of West Coast operations, sign an agreement in Hollywood under which the star's newly-formed Kent Productions will make "Johnny Concho!" as the first o0f six features for UA release. The Western adventure, which Sinatra will star in and produce, goes before the cameras on November 28, after the Academy Award-winner completes his stellar role in "The Man With the Golden Arm," which Otto Preminger is producing for United Artists release. Openeing up a new field of endeavor in films, Frank Sinatra, Mervyn LeRoy and Frank Ross have combined their efforts as star, director and producer, respectively, to make "The House I Live In," which uses both dramatic and musical entertainment to bring a message of racial and religious tolerance to people everywhere. Distributed by RKO, the picture is a non-profit venture to which all concerned donated their talents free. Proceeds will go to agencies active in social work among adolescents. Sinatra sings, in addition to the famous Earl Robinson ballad from which the picture takes its name, a new favorite, :If You Are But a Dream," adapted from Anton Rubinstein's "Romance."