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• Title:Peggy Thompson Film Research Collection.
  
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• Author/Creator:Thompson, Peggy
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Thompson, Peggy
  
• Published/Created:1932-1998
  

• Holdings

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  • Location:UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES ASRS storageWhere is this?
    
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  • Number of Items:6
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Description:65 cm graphic material and other materials.
  
• Terms governing use:Researchers are strongly advised to check with the University Archives regarding permission to publish or otherwise use materials from this fonds.
  
• Summary:Collection is a assemblage of movie memorabilia, predominantly Noir and Western 20cm x 25cm film-stills, 28 cm x 36 cm lobby cards, and ephemera amassed by Thompson as a part of her research for her books Hard-Boiled and Tall in the Saddle. Additionally, there are Science Fiction stills and posters, Spanish-language lobby cards, 36cm x 91cm insert posters, and miscellaneous stills from other 20th-century cinema.
  
• Biography/history note:Peggy Thompson graduated from Point Grey Secondary School in 1972 before attending the University of British Columbia. Later, she became a professor of screenwriting in the Creative Writing department at UBC. She has worked as a writer, producer, and director for film, television, radio, and stage. She received Genie Awards for the feature film "The Lotus Eaters" (1993) and the short film "In Search of the Last Good Man" (1989). In addition to her work for the stage, her writing credits include the film "Better Than Chocolate" (1999), the television series "Da Vinci's Inquest" and "The Beachcombers", and the books "Hard-Boiled: Great Lines from Classic Movies" (1995) and "Tall in the Saddle: Great Lines from Classic Westerns" (1998), both co-authored with Saeko Usukawa.
  
• Indexes and finding aids:Inventory available.
  
• Notes:Material is physically arranged alphabetically in series within each format. Series are arranged from most material to least. Ephemera are found with both lobby cards and film stills according to received order.
  Includes: 686 photographs (20cm x 25cm), 406 posters (28cm x 36cm to 36cm x 91cm), 17 slides (35mm), and ephemera.