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Stephen D. Youngkin research files on Peter Lorre, 1919-2008

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Youngkin, Stephen D.
Title
Stephen D. Youngkin research files on Peter Lorre
Dates
1919-2008 (inclusive)
Quantity
13.65 cubic ft. (16 boxes) + 84.60 MB
Collection Number
12697
Summary
Stephen D. Youngkin was a biographer of Peter Lorre. Collection contains Stephen Youngkin’s research files for the biographies he wrote about Peter Lorre.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions

The "Peter Lorre DEA drug file" is restricted and no patron access is permitted until after January 2069.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Stephen D. Youngkin was a biographer of Peter Lorre. He wrote “The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre” and co-wrote “The Films of Peter Lorre.”

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Historical Note

Peter Lorre was an actor best known for being type-cast as a villain in movies such as "Casablanca" (1942), "Mad Love" (1935), "M" (1931), and "The Maltese Falcon" (1941). Born in Austria-Hungary in 1904, Lorre began his acting career on the stage in Vienna before moving to Berlin where he saw the rise of Hitler’s Germany. Lorre came to the United States in the mid-1930s and began a successful acting career in Hollywood.

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Content Description

Collection contains Stephen Youngkin’s research files of notes, articles, correspondence, interviews, photographs, and movie scripts for the biographies he wrote about Peter Lorre.

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Use of the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Stephen D. Youngkin at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Stephen D. Youngkin from 2018-2019.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in September 2018 and upadted in August 2021.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

Processed by Jamie J. Greene
2018

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