- TitleMadison S. Lacy photograph albums, 1920 - 1979 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)1920 - 1979 (inclusive)
- Related names
- Description
4.9 linear ft. of photos
1. Biography photographs; 2. Motion picture production photographs; 3. Subject photographs
- Summary
The Madison S. Lacy photograph albums span the 1920s-1970s and encompass 4.9 linear feet. The collection consists of prints and negatives of motion picture production and biography photographs, the bulk of which are portraits.
- BiographyMadison S. Lacy (1898-1978) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was an American still photographer active from the late 1910s to 1970s. One of his first jobs was working in D. W. Griffith's studio stills department. He worked five years for Hal Roach beginning in 1919 before going independent in 1924. Lacy briefly worked at Paramount and shot the stills for Erich von Stroheim's THE WEDDING MARCH (1928). He began his long association with Warner Brothers in 1933, and continued on into the 1940s. After World War II, he worked for David O. Selznick on such films as SPELLBOUND (1945) and DUEL IN THE SUN (1946).
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Madison S. Lacy, 1972
- Preferred citationMadison S. Lacy photograph albums, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 1095
- AvailabilityFor information on the contents and availability of this collection please contact the Reference and Public Services department at ref@oscars.org.
- Moving Image Items
- Library Holdings
