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Andrew Laszlo Film Memorabilia Collection, 1968-2010
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Laszlo, Andrew, 1926-2011
- Title
- Andrew Laszlo Film Memorabilia Collection
- Dates
- 1968-201019682010
- Quantity
- 4 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Collection 2617, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Andrew Laszlo collection of motion picture memorabilia includes scripts from Hollywood productions going back as far as the 1960s, including one he wrote himself, Go Jump in the Pool.
- Repository
-
Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
-
This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Andrew Laszlo was a Hungarian-American cinematographer. He was born in Papa, Hungary on January 12, 1926 where he attended local school and excelled in swimming, fencing, and skating. He also developed an interest in photography at this time. During World War II he was sent to a labor camp by the Nazis and eventually the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Following his liberation he continued to live in Hungary until 1947 when he was able to emigrate to the United States. While serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Laszlo learned motion picture filming in the Signal Corps. This led to his employment as a television camera operator on the Phil Silvers Show and the Ed Sullivan Show. His career as a Hollywood cinematographer began in earnest afterwards, and his credits in film and television included: The Owl and the Pussycat (1970); The Warriors (1979) Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) and Ghost Dad (1989). In 1969, Laszlo was admitted to the Cinematographer’s Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and he participated in the balloting of film award nominations thereafter. When he retired from active film work he lectured students in film making as an adjunct professor at Montana State University, pursued his fly fishing hobby, and published several works of fiction. He died in Bozeman, Montana on October 7, 2011.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Andrew Laszlo collection of motion picture memorabilia includes scripts from Hollywood productions going back as far as the 1960s, including one he wrote himself, Go Jump in the Pool. The scripts were apparently collected because he either worked or considered working on the named film, or they were submitted for his judgement in voting for the Best Screenplay award during the annual AMPAS Oscars ceremony. In the following listing, any scripts that represent movies Laszlo worked on have been indicated with an asterisk. An extensive collection of musical scores for various Academy Award nominees have also been preserved. One box of documents in this collection pertain to the production of Ghost Dad, a film directed by Sidney Poitier and starring Bill Cosby in 1990 and include memorandums, shooting schedules, storyboard sheets, and other materials. This is the only film that Laszlo worked on for which significant documentation was saved. A single folder of correspondence, which includes two autographed letters from actor Gregory Peck welcoming Laszlo to the AMPAS is part of the collection. Other memorabilia related to the AMPAS includes invitations to the annual award ceremony, ballots, rule brochures, and event schedules.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Scripts, Compact Disks, Film production notes, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences memorabilia collected by Andre Laszlo were donated to Montana State University by his son, Jeff Laszlo, of Bozeman, Montana on April 3, 2013.
Processing Note
This collection was processed 2016 August 12
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Letters and AMPAS memorabiliaReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Folder | ||
1 | Letters |
1968-1986 |
2 | Invitations to Oscar
ceremonies |
1994-2009 |
Unfoldered | Various brochures, rule books, and
schedules |
Ghost Dad materialsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 2
Container(s) | Description |
---|---|
Folder | |
1 | Memorandums |
2 | Storyboard, Scene 14 |
3 | Storyboard, Scenes 31-34 |
4 | Storyboard, Scenes 36-38 |
5 | Storyboard, Scene 39 |
6 | Storyboard, Scene 44 |
7 | Storyboard, Scenes 109-111 |
8 | Storyboard, Scenes
(various)
|
9 | Storyboard, Scenes
(obsolete)
|
10 | Script revisions |
11 | Breakdown pages |
12 | Breakdown pages
(cont.)
|
13 | Shooting schedules |
14 | Call sheets |
Unbound scriptsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 3
Container(s) | Description |
---|---|
About a Boy |
|
Adaptation |
|
Almost Famous |
|
American Beauty |
|
American Splendor |
|
The Aviator |
|
BAT 21 |
|
Beethoven |
|
Being John Malkovich |
|
The Best Place To Be |
|
Billy Elliott |
|
Chicago |
|
Chocolat |
|
The Cider House Rules |
|
Colors |
|
Crash |
|
Dick Tracy |
|
A Different Story |
|
Erin Brockovich |
|
Election |
|
Enola Gay |
|
Far From Heaven |
|
Finding Nemo |
|
Finding Neverland |
|
Ghost World |
|
Gladiator |
|
Go Jump In The Pool / by Andrew
Laszlo |
|
Gods and Monsters |
|
Good Night and Good Luck |
|
Gosford Park |
Unbound scriptsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 4
Container(s) | Description |
---|---|
The Green Mile |
|
Hotel Rwanda |
|
The Hours |
|
I, The Jury* |
|
In America |
|
In The Bedroom |
|
The Insider |
|
Legend |
|
Life is Beautiful |
|
Lord of the Rings-The Fellowship of the
Ring |
|
Lord of the Rings-Return of the
King |
|
Lost in Translation |
|
Madway |
|
Monster’s Ball |
|
Moscow Exchange |
|
Munich |
|
The One With The Fuzz |
|
The Pedestal |
|
The Pianist |
|
The Queen |
|
The Royal Tannebaums |
|
Shakespeare in Love |
|
A Simple Plan |
|
Southern Comfort* |
|
Spanners Key |
|
Spanners Key
(final version)
|
|
Streets of Fire* |
|
Syriana |
|
The Talented Mr. Ripley |
Unbound scriptsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 5
Container(s) | Description |
---|---|
Thin Ice |
|
Topsy Turvy |
|
Traffic |
|
Tripwire |
|
Undertow |
|
The Warriors* |
|
Washington D.C., Episode 3 |
|
Washington D.C., Episode 4 |
|
Washington D.C., Episode 8 |
|
Wonder Boys |
|
You Can Count On Me |
Bound scriptsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 6
Container(s) | Description |
---|---|
127 hours |
|
Atonement |
|
The Barbarian Invasion |
|
Before Sunset |
|
Brokeback Mountain |
|
Capote |
|
City of God |
|
The Constant Gardener |
|
The Departed |
|
Dirty Pretty Things |
|
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless
Mind |
|
Frozen River |
|
The Hurt Locker |
|
Inception |
|
Juno |
|
The King’s Speech |
|
Little Miss Sunshine |
|
Letters From Iwo Jima |
|
Michael Clayton |
|
Milk |
|
Million Dollar Baby |
|
Notes on a Scandal |
|
Ratatouille |
|
The Savages |
|
Sideways |
|
Slumdog Millionaire |
|
The Squid and the Whale |
|
Toy Story 3 |
|
Up |
|
A Very Long Engagement |
|
Wall-E |
Soundtrack CDsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 7
Container(s) | Description |
---|---|
127 Hours
(2)
|
|
American Beauty |
|
Angela’s Ashes |
|
Apollo 13 |
|
Artificial Intelligence |
|
Basic Instinct |
|
A Beautiful Mind |
|
The Bodyguard |
|
Braveheart |
|
Brokeback Mountain |
|
Chaplin |
|
Chocolat |
|
The Cider House Rules |
|
The Constant Gardener |
|
Country Song |
|
The Core |
|
Crash |
|
Don Juan De Marco |
|
Dreamgirls
(2)
|
|
The Emperor’s New Groove |
|
The Firm |
|
The First Wives Club |
|
Gladiator |
|
Hustle and Flow |
Soundtrack CDsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 8
Container(s) | Description |
---|---|
Inception |
|
Kate and Leopold |
|
The King’s Speech |
|
Last of the Mohicans |
|
Life is Beautiful |
|
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond |
|
Magnolia |
|
Meet the Parents |
|
Monsters, Inc. |
|
Much Ado About Nothing |
|
Munich |
|
Music of the Heart |
|
Nixon |
|
Pan’s Labyrinth |
|
The Patriot |
|
Pearl Harbor |
|
Philadelphia |
|
Poetic Justice |
|
Pride and Prejudice |
|
Prince of Egypt |
|
The Red Violin |
|
Sabrina |
|
Sarafina |
|
Saving Private Ryan |
|
Schindler’s List |
|
Shakespeare in Love |
Soundtrack CDsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 9
Container(s) | Description |
---|---|
Sister Act |
|
Sleepless in Seattle |
|
The Social Network |
|
South Park |
|
The Talented Mr. Ripley |
|
Tarzan |
|
Toy Story 2 |
|
Toy Story 3 |
|
Trans America |
|
Unstrung Heroes |
|
Vanilla Sky |
|
Wonder Boys |