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Perry, Harry, 1888-1985
American cinematographer Harry Frank Perry was born on May 2, 1888, the fifth of seven children born to Fannie Teter and Henry Perry in Idana, Kansas. He married Fern Frost Strange on July 29, 1921, and the couple had three children, Harry Frank Perry Jr., Thomas Leon Perry, and John Richard Perry. Perry is most well known for his work on aerial cinematic sequences in Wings (1927) and Howard Hughes' Hell's Angels (1930), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He died on February 9, 1985 in Los Angeles, California.
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Graves, Ralph, 1900-1977
Ralph Graves was a film actor, director, and screenwriter known for his work in silent films. Born on January 23, 1900 in Cleveland, Ohio, Graves is credited for approximately ninety films between the 1910s and 1940s, including the first film produced by Howard Hughes, Swell Hogan (1926). He retired in 1949, the same year of his last film, Joe Palooka and the Counterpunch. Graves died on January 10, 1977 in Santa Barbara, California.
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Powell, Dick, 1904-1963
Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell was a film actor, producer, director, and singer, born in 1904 to Ewing Powell and Sallie Thompson. He began his career as a singer and band leader in the early 1920s; in 1932 Warner Brothers offered him a contract and his first film role. In 1940, after appearing in many romantic comedies, Powell signed with Paramount Pictures. In 1944, he was cast as the detective Philip Marlowe in the first of a series of film noir productions that cemented his reputation as a dramatic actor.
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Association and organization records, 1965 to 2015
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The association and organization records (1965-2015) sub-series contains conference programs, correspondence, meeting agendas, and annual reports from various organizations such as the World Archaeological Conference and Coyote Press.
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Collection Name: Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
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Locations outside Nevada and California research files, 1960 to 1999
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The Locations outside Nevada and California: research files (1960-1999) sub-series consists of research files, negatives, maps, illustrations, and manuscripts pertaining to locations in Arizona, Utah, Hell’s Canyon in Idaho, and Wenas Creek in Washington.
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Collection Name: Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
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Audiovisual materials, approximately 1960 to 2010
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The Audiovisual materials series consists of audio and video recordings from Bill Moore and George Arnold show performances between 1960 and 2009. Recordings include, but are not limited to, performances of B-Dazzled, Bravo, City Lights, Glitter, Moulin Rouge, Nudes on Ice, Playgirls on Ice, and Razzle Dazzle. Material types are VHS tape, audio cassette, reel-to-reel tape, and MP4 digital files created from DVD originals.
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Collection Name: Bill Moore Professional Papers
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Personal papers, 1955 to 2008
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The personal papers (1955-2008) sub-series contains correspondence, photographs and cards, cooking booklets, photographs, and slides. The personal files also contain slides related to Claude Warren’s research.
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Collection Name: Elizabeth von Till and Claude N. Warren Professional Papers
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