Cinema (Special Collections): Directors

Clarence Brown, 1890-1987 (Clarence Brown Papers, MS.0702) 

University of Tennessee alumni Clarence Brown was a prolific
Hollywood producer and director, working with stars such as Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor, Gregory Peck, and more. Over the course of his career, Brown won 8 Oscars and was nominated 8 times for the Academy Award for Best Director. This collection includes scripts, photographs, awards, scrapbooks, and other memorabilia.

Also see: Clarence Brown Papers, MS.2010; Clarence Brown Papers, MS.1023

Quentin Tarantino, 1963- (Quentin Tarantino Original Screenplays Collection, MS.3717)

Quentin Tarantino is a screenwriter and director. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and spent his childhood there and in California. Tarantino will often make small references to East Tennessee in his films. This collection includes original screenplays of the films From Dusk Till Dawn (1991) and Jackie Brown (1996).

Also see: Autographed Original Screenplay for Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994), MS.3805

A Tribute to Clarence Brown, pioneer film director, 1977 (PN1998.A3 B688 1977)

Clarence Brown at 85, 1976 (PN1998.3 .B8 C52 1976)

A survey of American critical reaction to the film career of Clarence Brown, 1973 (PN1998.A3 B68)