Clarence Brown left his alma mater with a bounty of artifacts
The six-time Oscar-nominated director entrusted the University of Tennessee with a museum's worth of treasures.
Source: wbir.com
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The six-time Oscar-nominated director entrusted the University of Tennessee with a museum's worth of treasures.
Tennessee passed a child-labor law in 1901. Prohibiting mines and factories from employing children under the age of 14, the law was dependent upon the courts for enforcement, since the state had no labor department.
After starting in the auto business, Brown headed north in 1915 to try his hand in the movies, where he worked with Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford.