Sol M. Wurtzel and his son Paul Wurtzel at Yosemite, California, circa 1926
- TitleWurtzel family papers
- Collector
- Related names
- Description
7 linear ft. of papers
- Summary
The collection includes scripts, storyboards, shooting schedules, reviews, memos, correspondence, personal documents, periodicals, a scrapbook, and sheet music.
- BiographySolomon Max "Sol" Wurtzel was an American film producer. He started out as an assistant to William Fox at the Fox Film Corporation. Fox sent Wurtzel to Hollywood from New York in 1917 to serve as general superintendent of Fox's Hollywood studio. He had a lengthy association with Fox Film Corp. and Twentieth Century-Fox and went on to produce the MR. MOTO and CHARLIE CHAN film series. Sol Wurtzel's son, Paul Wurtzel, worked as an assistant director and production manager within the film and television industry.
- Paul Wurtzel worked as an assistant director and unit production manager from the 1940s to the 1980s. He was the son of producer Sol M. Wurtzel.
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of Sharon Rosen Leib, 2014
- Preferred citationWurtzel family papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 1854
- 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