AHJ_ah08358 Inventory of the Hal Baylor papers1948-1975 Baylor (Hal) papers Processed by Leslie Waggener University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2014

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort June 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Baylor, Hal Hal Baylor papers 1948-1975 08358 0.7 cubic foot (2 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Photographs, scripts and other materials related to the career of Hal Baylor (also known as Hal Fieberling), a professional heavy weight boxer turned character actor. Biography of Hal Baylor

Hal Baylor was born Hall Brittan on December 10, 1918. He was a heavy weight boxing champion in California and a U.S. Marine in World War II, participating in landings on Saipan and Tinian. He began his movie career in 1948 and won renown for the fist fight with Robert Ryan in "The Set-Up" (1949) as one of the best choreographed boxing scenes in film history. Baylor appeared in "Big Jim McLain" (1952) and "Island in the Sky" (1953), both produced by John Wayne. Baylor had roles in more than two hundred motion pictures and television films over his thirty-six year acting career. He died January 5, 1998.

 Scope and Content

The Hal Baylor collection contains photographs taken on working sets or behind the scenes from the 1940s through the 1970s, in both black-and-white and color. Included are photographs from "The Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949) with John Wayne. The collection also contains scripts for motion pictures and television shows in which Baylor played a role, including "Winner Take All" (1948), "The Young Lions" (1958), and "The Bears and I" (1974). Other scripts include "The Grissom Gang" (1971), "Evel Knievel" (1971), and "The Timber Tramps" (1975).

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Hal Baylor at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

The collection was received from Hal Baylor in 1983.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Leslie Waggener in October 2014.

 Preferred Citation

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

 Access Terms Ryan, Robert, 1909-1973. Wayne, John, 1907-1979. Motion pictures -- United States. Television actors and actresses. Motion picture actors and actresses. Boxing films. Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Sports and Recreation. Photographs. Scripts. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Container List 1 Biographical materials, undated 1 Lists of films and television shows with Hal Baylor, undated 1 Boxing career photographs, 1940s 1 Stills and candid photographs from films, 1948-1953 1 Stills and candid photographs, film Sands of Iwo Jima, 1949 1 Stills and candid photographs, film This is My Love, 1954 1 Stills and photographs from film and television, 1954-1968 1 Call card for Hal Baylor, episode of television series Tarzan, 1967 1 Call sheet and per diem, episode of television series Hawaii Five-O, 1968 2 Script of episode "The West versus Colonel MacKenzie" from television series The Virginian, 1970 2 Script from film, Evel Knievel, 1971 2 Photograph and script from film, The Grissom Gang, 1971 2 Photographs and script from film, The Bears and I, 1974 2 Script from film, The Timber Tramps, 1975 2 Script from untitled film or television series episode, undated 2 Script from film or television series episode, A Time to Every Purpose, undated 2 Script from film or television series episode, Nashville or Bust, undated