Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Chapman, Frank
- Abstract:
- Frank Chapman was an artist who worked on film and television projects such as the television series Batman and the motion pictures The Poseidon Adventure. The collection consists of scripts, photographs, and production material related to his career in the entertainment industry.
- Extent:
- 9 boxes (4.0 linear ft.)
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of scripts, photographs, and production material related to the career of artist Frank Chapman. Includes material for productions including the television series Batman and The Legend of Jesse James, and the motion picture Johnny Got His Gun (1971). Also includes a small collection of inscribed photographs of various performers and photographs for The Towering Inferno.
- Biographical / historical:
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Chapman was born in Marion, North Carolina on November 18, 1909. He studied art in New York and worked as a newspaper and magazine illustrator, before moving to California (1945), where he started work as a set painter. Chapman moved to Arabia and worked as a painter in the oil industry (1951-56) and returned to the entertainment industry (1958), becoming known as "Handlebars" because of his rather large mustache. He worked on numerous projects including the television series Batman, Planet of the Apes, and The Legend of Jesse James and the motion pictures Johnny Got His Gun, The Poseidon Adventure, and The Towering Inferno. Throughout his life he enjoyed sketching, painting, and creating art. Chapman died September 26, 1985.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift, 1986.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988