Motion pictures -- Production and direction

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* restricted Shepard, Jesse, February 2, 1986

Gotlieb, Howard, April 4, 1986. (Includes Boston University’s Shepard collection listing.)

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Klein, Don, April 25, 1988

Mark, Steven (to Martin Licker), June 7, 1988

Wenders, Wim, July 22, 1988

Crane, Joan, July 28, 1988

Crane, Joan, August 2, 1988

Wexler, Haskell, September 30, 1988

Wexler, Haskell, October 21, 1988

“Mom,” November 2, 1988

Bryer, Jackson, November 30, 1988

Daugherty, Pat, December 19, 1988

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Daniels, Barry, January 5, 1989

Berman, Lois, May 17, 1989. Includes “American Dreams” programs

Ford, Richard, August 10, 1989

Sinise, Gary, November 4, 1989

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Jewell, Cathy, October 18, 1990

Halpern, Daniel, October 25,1990

Jewell, Cathy, October 25, 1990

Hill, Steve, December 18, 1990

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Jewell, Cathy, January 14, 1991

Berman, Lois, January 17, 1991

Newman, Paul, May 15, 1991

Eberle, Martin, June 28, 1991, Includes six 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 black and white photographs of Shepard and others

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"R.J."(initials only), October 8, 1992

Callens, Johan (to Lois Berman), October 30, 1992

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Callens, Johan (to Lois Berman), October 1, 1993

Kulkhe, K., October 6, 1993

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Shelley, Guy, March 15, 1994

Boals, Judy, April 15, 1994. Includes poster and slides from a Paris production of Icarus’s Mother.

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Boals, Judy, March 24, 1995. Includes Theater Hall of Fame program

Scope and Contents O'Hearn, Patrick, March 12, 1996West, Robert, Jr., March 17, 1996Jones, O-Lan, March 21, 1996Boals, Judy, April 19, 1996Boals, Judy, April 22, 1996Kirchwey, Karl, April 22, 1996Morris, Tom (to Judy Boals), April 24, 1996Houghton, James, April,25, 1996McKimmie, Ilyse, May 1, 1996West, Robert Jr., May 1, 1996Boals, Judy, May 2, 1996Oliver, Liz, May 2, 1996...

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Notice from Academy of Arts and Letters re: death of Alan Ginsberg, April 5, 1997

Aronowitz, Al, May 1, 1997

Adolphe, Bruce (to Judy Boals), August 14, 1997

"Santo,” October 21, 1997

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Shepard, Sam (to Magic Theater ), April 29, 1998

Boals, Judy, July 23, 1998

Callahan, Michael (to Judy Boals), September 14, 1998

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"Freddie and Lara" (first names only)

McAdams, "Coach"

Multiple authors (first names only)

Series Description From the Series:

Topics include the publication of Shepard’s works in magazines and journals as excerpts, as well as in their entirety; correspondence with agent Lois Berman. Aside from general correspondence, this series also includes correspondence from Joseph Chaikin and Barry Daniels and correspondence from Shepard’s son, Jesse, as noted [Restricted]. For Shepard’s 40-year correspondence with Johnny Dark, see the Southwestern Writers Collection 106, The Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark Collection.

Series Description

Topics include the publication of Shepard’s works in magazines and journals as excerpts, as well as in their entirety; correspondence with agent Lois Berman. Aside from general correspondence, this series also includes correspondence from Joseph Chaikin and Barry Daniels and correspondence from Shepard’s son, Jesse, as noted [Restricted]. For Shepard’s 40-year correspondence with Johnny Dark, see the Southwestern Writers Collection 106, The Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark Collection.

Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

A film loosely based on Wittliff’s mother’s life about a young, divorced mother of two sons working as a telephone operator in small-town Texas during World War II. Starring Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, and Eric Roberts. Early drafts are titled "Nita, Henry and Harry."

Series Description

This series includes correspondence to or from Eagle Pennell and Lin Sutherland, including typed or handwritten letters. Separated into four different folders: Letters to Lin Sutherland and Eagle Pennell, Letter to Lin Sutherland, Letters to Eagle Pennell, and Letters from Lin and Eagle.

Series Description From the Series:

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.

Series Description From the Series:

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.

Series Description From the Series: 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),...