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3rd draft, September 10, 1984 - January 3, 1985
"This one got stuck between thinking and feeling. The best stuff (the old men, the feathered airplane, the Mask itself) come from cutting the subconscious loose. Much of the rest of the story is contrivance--that is to say, thought out. The two didn't mix." Bill Wittliff, February 24, 1989
84 Charlie, Patrick Duncan, undated
111 pages
Final shooting script has original drawing by Wittliff and is autographed by Wittliff and Willie Nelson. Produced by Nelson and Wittliff. Directed by Wittliff. Script Supervisor Cate Hardman Roach. Film was edited in Wittliff's offices by Eric A. Williams and Stephen Purvis. Slides removed from original sleeves and put in archival sleeves. Marked original sleeves are in front of re-sleeved slides.
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Glen Alyn; Steve Barthelme; Thomas Hart Benton; Bill Broyles; Jack Canson; Carlos W. Castaneda; Madison Cooper; J. Frank Dobie; Robert Duval; Steve Forbis; Joe Frantz; Larry Goodwyn; John Graves; Jim Hamm; Carl Hertzog; Tony Hillerman
“A Plague of Orphans,” Chapter 1 fragments
“A Wild Justice” Chapter 1, pages 1-5, circa 1992
Accession 2018-012
Donation by Celeste Bedford Walker of her typescript plays, “Distant Voices”, “Sassy Mamas”, “Greenwood: An American Dream Destroyed”, and “Reunion in Bartersville”, included in the collection are synopses, reviews, Walker’s Biography, and her induction into the Texas Institute of Letters, 1983-2017.
Accession 2019-039
Additions to the Celeste Bedford Walker archival collection from 1925-2012. The majority of the materials included in the collection are promotional flyers, photographs, correspondence, and newspaper articles relating to Walker’s play, Camp Logan and other plays such as Once in a Wife Time. Also included in the collection are two The New York Times papers from 1925-1926.
“Act of Faith,” “California,” “The Daily News Fortune,” “Domestic Management,” (1972-1973), “The End of the World,” (2 copies), “The Five O’Clock Shadow,” (circa 1972-1973), “The Freeloader,” (circa 1975), “I Always Knew I’d Get Published,” “I Divorce Thee, I Divorce Thee, I Divorce Thee", undated unless noted
This series contains short stories written by Zagst, arranged alphabetically. Also included are stories from the Texas Institute of Letters short story competition.
Acting resume and accompanying headshot, undated
This small series includes Zagst’s personal acting resume and accompanying headshot.
ADR, undated
6 part series, five of which aired August 1993 on CBS-TV.
ADR files, undated
A western starring Gary Busey and Willie Nelson. This series contains drafts of the script, costumes, photographs by Wittliff, the script supervisor's files, the editing and sound notes, publicity, distribution, and clippings of reviews and interviews. The archive also contains the dailies on film reels and a 16mm print of the film.
“Ain’t No God in Mexico” annotated typescript, undated
Arranged in alphabetical order by title of screenplay, this series includes typescripts of screenplays based on Crumley’s novels Dancing Bear and The Last Good Kiss, as well others not based on Crumley’s novels.
Ain't that America by Frank Pierson, August 2, 1985
All revisions through, April 22, 1985
Final shooting script has original drawing by Wittliff and is autographed by Wittliff and Willie Nelson. Produced by Nelson and Wittliff. Directed by Wittliff. Script Supervisor Cate Hardman Roach. Film was edited in Wittliff's offices by Eric A. Williams and Stephen Purvis. Slides removed from original sleeves and put in archival sleeves. Marked original sleeves are in front of re-sleeved slides.
Alternate plot piece, not used, undated
This started as a rewrite of Pistoleers--"My first couple of drafts were set in New York City--then Crocodile Dundee came out and the studio asked me to reset the story in Washington, D. C. to avoid comparison. Against my better judgment I agreed to give it a try and the whole thing (meaning the writing) went downhill after that." Bill Wittliff, February 16, 1989. Includes notes by Wittliff's assistant at the time, Connie Todd.
“An Ideal Son for the Jenkins Family” annotated typescript, undated
This series has been arranged in alphabetical order by title, and includes mainly annotated typescripts and fragments of each short story, as well as one galley, and one carbon copy.
And 40 Nights, play, undated
This series holds drafts of plays and screenplays written by Zagst. Also included are several book reviews authored by Zagst which were published in The Houston Chronicle.
Animals, Birds
Anniversary meeting audiocassettes, 1985
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