Motion pictures -- Production and direction
Found in 1879 Collections and/or Records:
Continuity Script, Cate Hardman-Roach
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.
Contract of sale for “A Hell of a Note” film., September 27, 1977
This series includes a certificate of incorporation for Maverick Films, Inc., memorandums, stock and share agreements, tax returns, and other financial information. Separated into sub-series: Maverick Films, Incorporated, Board of Directors Meetings, Maverick Films, Inc. Memorandums, Shareholders, Legal papers, and Financial Information.
Contract with Toho International for film rights purchased by Shepard, September 21, 1992
Contracts, April - May, 1991
The Screenplays are arranged chronologically according to when they were written. The order does not reflect the order in which the films were released. The date following the title in parentheses is the release date. Photographs, film, and videotape may not be duplicated without permission from the Wittliff estate.
Conversation between Shepard and Bob Dylan, taped by Shepard. Three sixty-minute Tapes marked “Bob 1”—“Bob 6.” Fourth cassette is partly marked “Bob” but is only unrelated music. The three interview tapes have been transferred to CD for listening purposes, circa 1985-1993
This series is comprised of a conversation between Bob Dylan and Shepard, circa mid 1980s to early 1990s. No transcript currently exists for these 3 audiocassettes, but the tapes have been transferred to CD as listening copies. Also included are the typescript and galleys for an interview of Shepard by Paris Review, regarding Shepard’s writing process, 1997, and an interview with Shepard on National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air”, August 1996.
Copy edited script
Copy of polish, 1976
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.
”Coral Award” First International Festival of Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano for Retrospective of Chicano Cinema, 1979
Archival material received from Jesús Salvador Treviño. Material includes extensive papers, awards, and cultural ephemera relating to the career of this distinguished writer/director/filmmaker. Material dates 1970-2016, undated.
Correspondence, 1972-1990, undated
Correspondence, 1971-1981, undated
Correspondence, 1980 - 1982
Correspondence, 1982 - 1984
Correspondence, 1985-1986, undated
Letter to Jody Fischer from Don Mischer, undated
Birthday card to Jody Fischer from Connie Nelson, [1985]
Letter to Willie Nelson from Gary Fiellgaard. Handwritten lyrics to “She Can Survive” on yellow notebook paper enclosed.
Pedernales Recording Studio letterhead and envelope (blank)
Map of Ned Blessing locations by Lauren Film Productions
Correspondence, 1983-1985
The series for Plays is the largest of Shepard’s works and includes notes, annotated typescripts, playbills, programs, correspondence, sound recordings, rehearsal schedules, reviews, and publicity. This series is notable in that Shepard meticulously identified each annotated draft with the date and place (by city and state) of each revision, and there tend to be multiple drafts of each work represented.
Correspondence, 1985-1992
The series for Plays is the largest of Shepard’s works and includes notes, annotated typescripts, playbills, programs, correspondence, sound recordings, rehearsal schedules, reviews, and publicity. This series is notable in that Shepard meticulously identified each annotated draft with the date and place (by city and state) of each revision, and there tend to be multiple drafts of each work represented.
Correspondence, 1993
The series for Plays is the largest of Shepard’s works and includes notes, annotated typescripts, playbills, programs, correspondence, sound recordings, rehearsal schedules, reviews, and publicity. This series is notable in that Shepard meticulously identified each annotated draft with the date and place (by city and state) of each revision, and there tend to be multiple drafts of each work represented.
Correspondence, 1982
Lawson, Wayne, November 10, 1982
Correspondence, 1983
Phillips, Jerrold, March 2, 1983
Berman, Lois, August 18, 1983
Cuyama Valley Exchange Club. August 29, 1983
Mitchell, Joni, circa 1983
Correspondence, 1984
Correspondence, 1985
* restricted Shepard, Jesse, February 20, 1985
Ward, Melinda, February 28, 1985
Weiler, Robert S., June 28, 1985
Allen, Lewis, July 3, 1985
Sato, Suzanne, July 8, 1985
