Parrish, Robert mss., ca.
1943-1979
Finding aid prepared by Craig Simpson.
Summary Information
Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
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Creator
Parrish, Robert
TitleParrish, Robert mss., ca.
1943-1979
Collection No.
LMC 2731
Extent
30 items
Language
Materials are in English.
Abstract
Contains correspondence, photographs,
articles, and book-related notes.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Biographical Note
Robert Parrish, 1916-1995, was an actor, editor, screenwriter and director who
received an Academy Award for film editing in 1947 for
Body
and Soul.
The son of Gordon and Laura Parrish, his family relocated from
Georgia to Los Angeles in the mid-1920s. Parrish appeared as an actor in
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and
City Lights (1931), as well as various films for John
Ford. Parrish became an assistant editor for Ford, first on
Mary of Scotland (1936), and then a sound editor on Ford's
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939). Parrish also worked with Ford
on
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939),
The Grapes of Wrath (1940), and various documentary and training films
during World War II, including
The Battle of Midway
(1942).
Parrish wrote two books about his life in Hollywood and the film industry,
Growing Up in Hollywood (1976) and a sequel,
Hollywood Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1988), which Kevin
Brownlow notes produced "one of the most enchanting—and hilarious—books about the
picture business ever written."
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes correspondence, photographs, articles, and book-related
notes. The correspondence contains letters from Robert Parrish, Barbara Ford, and
John Ford, as well as a formal invitation from President Richard Nixon to the
American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony in honor of John Ford.
Photographs includes images of John Ford, John Wayne, and the Ford family.
Related Material
Ford, J. mss.; also located at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Acquired: 2011
Usage RestrictionsPrior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however,
patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in
advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.
Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly
Library.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Parrish, Robert mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana.
Processing InformationProcessed by Craig Simpson.
Completed in 2011.
Series:
Box 1
Collection
Correspondence, 1973-1979
Photographs of John Ford, 1914-1969
Articles, undated
Book notes and other materials, undated