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Davidson, E. Roy
Elmo Roy Davidson, also known as E. Roy or Roy Davidson, was born in Missouri in 1889. After moving to Texas with his family, he moved to California around 1910. Davidson began working as a film scenario writer in the mid-1920s, and was well-established for his work in special effects within a decade. In addition to early work on Howard Hughes' air drama, Hell's Angels as the films "miniature director", Davidson contributed to forty-five films between 1930 and 1949. E. Roy Davidson died in 1962.
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Warren, Eda
American film editor Eda Warren was born in Denver, Colorado on October 17, 1903. She was one of the first women to be accepted in the film ediing process, and assisted on over sixty films for Paramount Pictures and Howard Hughes' RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Warren was also eleceted secretary of American Cinema Editors group in 1955. She died on July 15, 1980 in Los Angeles, California.
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Martin, Skip
Lloyd Vernon "Skip" Martin was a saxiphonist, clarinetist, and arranger who performed work for jazz bands, orchestras, and films between the 1930s and 1960s. His credited films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), A Star Is Born (1954), and the Howard Hughes-produced Jet Pilot (1957).
Martin was born on May 14, 1916 in Illinois. He died on February 12, 1976 in Los Angeles, California.
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Atlanta, Georgia through Dallas, Texas exchanges, 1946 to 1950
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Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 207 (Restrictions apply), Box 208 (Restrictions apply), Box 209 (Restrictions apply), Box 210 (Restrictions apply), Box 211 (Restrictions apply), Box 212 (Restrictions apply), Box 213 (Restrictions apply), Box 214 (Restrictions apply), Box 215 (Restrictions apply), Box 216 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 207 (Restrictions apply), Box 208 (Restrictions apply), Box 209 (Restrictions apply), Box 210 (Restrictions apply), Box 211 (Restrictions apply), Box 212 (Restrictions apply), Box 213 (Restrictions apply), Box 214 (Restrictions apply), Box 215 (Restrictions apply), Box 216 (Restrictions apply)
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Arkansas through Florida, newspaper clippings, 1946 to 1948
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Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 114 (Restrictions apply), Box 115 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 126 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 127 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 128 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 129 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 130 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 131 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 114 (Restrictions apply), Box 115 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 126 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 127 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 128 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 129 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 130 (Restrictions apply), Oversized Box 131 (Restrictions apply)
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Vendetta, 1941 to 1952
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The Vendetta sub-series (1941-1952) contains material related to the development, production, and post-production of the 1950 RKO Radio Pictures, Incorporated film, Vendetta. Records include correspondence, story development records and screenplays, production and direction records, and historical research. Also included are contracts, agreements, copyrights, stage logs, music cue sheets, and black-and-white photographic prints.
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Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Mad Wednesday and Vendetta domestic feature license agreements and contracts, 1951 to 1952
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Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 323 (Restrictions apply), Box 324 (Restrictions apply), Box 325 (Restrictions apply), Box 326 (Restrictions apply), Box 327 (Restrictions apply), Box 328 (Restrictions apply), Box 329 (Restrictions apply), Box 330 (Restrictions apply), Box 331 (Restrictions apply)
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: Box 323 (Restrictions apply), Box 324 (Restrictions apply), Box 325 (Restrictions apply), Box 326 (Restrictions apply), Box 327 (Restrictions apply), Box 328 (Restrictions apply), Box 329 (Restrictions apply), Box 330 (Restrictions apply), Box 331 (Restrictions apply)
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