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

    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.

    Credits for the Aero Vintage Books Tallmantz Pages

    Gary Fisk, for providing dozens and dozens of media exerpts and other items.

    August Horvath, for the provision of Richard W. Kamm photos.

    William T. Larkins, for photos and registration information.

    Leslie Owens, for some very rare and obscure documents.

    Frank Pine, for a series of 1980 interviews that have since proven invaluable.

    Ira Silverman, for photos and infomation.

    Nick Veronico, for photos.

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    Updated: 03/08/08