Screenplay typescript by Richard Ford, second draft with Shepard’s annotations, August, 1989

This series is divided into two subseries. The first, films for which Shepard wrote the screenplay, includes: notes, annotated drafts, dialogue rewrites, publicity, correspondence, contracts, music notes, production notes and schedules. Of the films in this subseries, Silent Tongueincludes the most information (1 linear foot), followed by Far North(.25 linear feet.), Onibaba(.25 linear feet), Paris, TX(4 folders), and Plain Fate, an unfinished work (1 folder). The second subseries of films is for those which Shepard did not write the screenplay but in which he appears as an actor, Bright Angel(1989-90) and Voyager(1990-91) both include screenplay typescripts with Shepard’s annotations. Thunderheart(1991) includes storyboards and color photographs, Dash and Lily(1998)includes an advertisement.