Screenplays
Found in 1182 Collections and/or Records:
Onion, bee, pig, cow, roadrunner, chicken
Original typescript,, undated
This series comprises the bulk of the collection and includes drafts, typescripts, annotated typescripts, and bound typescripts of published and unpublished novels.
Original typescript of partial draft, undated
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."
Oscar Wilde by Stephen Harrigan
6 part series, five of which aired August 1993 on CBS-TV.
Other Writings by Eagle Pennell and Lin Sutherland, undated
This series includes the first draft for “No Drums, No Bugles” screenplay. Pages are out of order, some are numbered while others are not and corrections are made throughout.
Ovals, man & rifle
Oversized Item: Camp Logan 44”x 32” poster, May 27, 2012
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.
Pahl Films and Maverick Films, Inc. The Whole Shootin’ Match purchase dispute; Letters from Lin Sutherland, April 1981
This series includes film rental agreements, distribution contracts, correspondence between Maverick Films, Inc. and the film distribution companies, and documentation of a legal dispute of a film distribution agreement. Separated into sub-series: Cinema Perspectives, First Run Features, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and Pahl Films (German TV).
Pahl Films and Maverick Films, Inc. The Whole Shootin’ Match purchase dispute; Letters from Michael Traut (at Traut, Findeisen, German law office) representing Pahl Films, September 1980-April 1981
This series includes film rental agreements, distribution contracts, correspondence between Maverick Films, Inc. and the film distribution companies, and documentation of a legal dispute of a film distribution agreement. Separated into sub-series: Cinema Perspectives, First Run Features, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and Pahl Films (German TV).
Pahl Films and Maverick Films, Inc. The Whole Shootin’ Match purchase dispute; Letters from Timothy Mashburn, lawyer (at Robinson, Felts, Starnes, & Latting law office) representing Maverick Films, Inc., June 1980- March 1982
This series includes film rental agreements, distribution contracts, correspondence between Maverick Films, Inc. and the film distribution companies, and documentation of a legal dispute of a film distribution agreement. Separated into sub-series: Cinema Perspectives, First Run Features, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and Pahl Films (German TV).
Pahl Films and Maverick Films, Inc. The Whole Shootin’ Match purchase dispute; Pahl Film letter to Eagle Pennell, June 1980
This series includes film rental agreements, distribution contracts, correspondence between Maverick Films, Inc. and the film distribution companies, and documentation of a legal dispute of a film distribution agreement. Separated into sub-series: Cinema Perspectives, First Run Features, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and Pahl Films (German TV).
Pahl Films (German TV), 1980-1982
This series includes film rental agreements, distribution contracts, correspondence between Maverick Films, Inc. and the film distribution companies, and documentation of a legal dispute of a film distribution agreement. Separated into sub-series: Cinema Perspectives, First Run Features, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and Pahl Films (German TV).
Paperback
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."
Partial draft, January 3, 1983
"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
Partial rewrite for Universal, July 16, 1979
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."
Partial rough draft of episodes, July 6 - October 5, 1990
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.
Partial typescript by Ed Zwick, undated
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.
Lin Sutherland Collection of Eagle Pennell
Personal, 1957-1979
This series contains photographs, certificates and legal documents related to Crumley’s education, military career, and marriages, as well as a steel hardhat and cap.
Photocopied newspaper clippings, 1978-1980
This series includes photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles, and also original newspaper clippings. Separated into sub-series: Newspaper Articles, Magazine Articles, Film Festival Flyers, and Notes. Some of the original newspaper clippings are fragile.