An Evergrowing List of Tallmantz Aviation Links and Resources
Links
Hollywoodpilot.com: Developing site by Paul Mantz's grandchildren about Mantz.
Margaret Herrick Library: This library special collection with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills contain many of the Tallmantz corporate files as they existed in 1985 when the company was sold. Many of the files are receipts, billings, and invoices, though they also contain correspondence and other details.
Paul Mantz: King of the Hollywood Pilots: Site detailing Mantz's role in the Cinerama productions.
Hollywood Stunt Pilots
Flight of the Phoenix: Simon Beck's excellent website detailing the history of the film, the best you'll find on the web.
http://www.uswarplanes.net/phoenix.html
Books
Dwiggins, Don. Hollywood Pilot: The Biography of Paul Mantz. Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1967.
Farmer, James H. Celluloid Wings: The Impact of Movies on Aviation. Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania: Tab Books, Inc., 1984.
Orriss, Bruce. When Hollywood Ruled the Skies, Hawthorne, California: Aero Associates, 1984.
Tallman, Frank. Flying the Old Planes. Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1973.
Magazine Articles
Machat, Mike. Tallmantz, Part 1, Airpower, September 2005
Machat, Mike. Tallmantz, Part 2, Airpower, November 2005
Thompson, Scott A. Hollywood Mitchells, Air Classics, September 1980.
Thompson, Scott A. Tallmantz B-25s, Warbirds World Wide #15, 1990.
Thompson, Scott A. Hollywood Wings, FlyPast, January & February 2008.
Other Tallmantz Related Links
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: Gerry Chudleigh's definitive site about It's A Mad Mad World.
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