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Screenwriters -- United States

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3762 Collections and/or Records:

Revised Rehearsal Version-“It’s a bird…It’s a Plane…It’s SUPERMAN” by David Newman and Benton-Annotated, December 27, 1965

 File — Box 37, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This addition to the Benton archives includes drafts of several screenplays in partnership with David Newton (including Bad Company, Places In The Heart, Lovesick Blues, War in the Val D’orcia, Stolen, Places in Samarra) photographs of movie sets and actors, and original movie posters. Artifacts include Benton’s awards and Bachelor’s degree.

Dates: December 27, 1965

Revised screenplay, January 16, 1981

 File — Box 6, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Produced works comprise the bulk of the collection.  It consists of screenplays, notes, publicity, and other production material for the films Bad Company, Kramer vs. Kramer, Still of the Night, Nadine, Places in the Heart, Billy Bathgate, and Nobody’s Fool.

Dates: January 16, 1981

Revised screenplay, February 6, 1981

 File — Box 6, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Produced works comprise the bulk of the collection.  It consists of screenplays, notes, publicity, and other production material for the films Bad Company, Kramer vs. Kramer, Still of the Night, Nadine, Places in the Heart, Billy Bathgate, and Nobody’s Fool.

Dates: February 6, 1981

Revised screenplay, February 27, 1981

 File — Box 6, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Produced works comprise the bulk of the collection.  It consists of screenplays, notes, publicity, and other production material for the films Bad Company, Kramer vs. Kramer, Still of the Night, Nadine, Places in the Heart, Billy Bathgate, and Nobody’s Fool.

Dates: February 27, 1981

Revised Screenplay-“It’s Superman!: The Super Musical”-Annotated, October 1, 1965

 File — Box 36, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This addition to the Benton archives includes drafts of several screenplays in partnership with David Newton (including Bad Company, Places In The Heart, Lovesick Blues, War in the Val D’orcia, Stolen, Places in Samarra) photographs of movie sets and actors, and original movie posters. Artifacts include Benton’s awards and Bachelor’s degree.

Dates: October 1, 1965

Revised screenplay, master copy, February 6, 1981

 File — Box 6, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Produced works comprise the bulk of the collection.  It consists of screenplays, notes, publicity, and other production material for the films Bad Company, Kramer vs. Kramer, Still of the Night, Nadine, Places in the Heart, Billy Bathgate, and Nobody’s Fool.

Dates: February 6, 1981

Revised Screenplay- “STAB” by Benton-Annotated, February 27, 1981

 File — Box 36, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This addition to the Benton archives includes drafts of several screenplays in partnership with David Newton (including Bad Company, Places In The Heart, Lovesick Blues, War in the Val D’orcia, Stolen, Places in Samarra) photographs of movie sets and actors, and original movie posters. Artifacts include Benton’s awards and Bachelor’s degree.

Dates: February 27, 1981

Revised Second Draft-“Kramer Versus Kramer” by Benton, February 15, 1978

 File — Box 37, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This addition to the Benton archives includes drafts of several screenplays in partnership with David Newton (including Bad Company, Places In The Heart, Lovesick Blues, War in the Val D’orcia, Stolen, Places in Samarra) photographs of movie sets and actors, and original movie posters. Artifacts include Benton’s awards and Bachelor’s degree.

Dates: February 15, 1978

Revised Second Draft-“Kramer Versus Kramer” by Benton, February 15, 1978

 File — Box 35, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This addition to the Benton archives includes drafts of several screenplays in partnership with David Newton (including Bad Company, Places In The Heart, Lovesick Blues, War in the Val D’orcia, Stolen, Places in Samarra) photographs of movie sets and actors, and original movie posters. Artifacts include Benton’s awards and Bachelor’s degree.

Dates: February 15, 1978

Revised Third Draft-“Kramer Versus Kramer” by Benton, July 14, 1978

 File — Box 35, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This addition to the Benton archives includes drafts of several screenplays in partnership with David Newton (including Bad Company, Places In The Heart, Lovesick Blues, War in the Val D’orcia, Stolen, Places in Samarra) photographs of movie sets and actors, and original movie posters. Artifacts include Benton’s awards and Bachelor’s degree.

Dates: July 14, 1978

Revision printout pages, September 17, 1984

 File — Box 74, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: Again, this series is divided into Produced and Unproduced material.The sub-series of produced works is arranged by production date. The bulk of the sub-series consists of Pancho Villa’s Wedding Day, which, after Shrake turned it from a film script into a play script, underwent more incarnations, including as a musical. Numerous, corrected drafts are included, from 1977 to 1994, when he stopped revising it. The play was staged in 1984. The...
Dates: September 17, 1984

“Revision to take out music” printout, July 1983

 File — Box 72, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series: Again, this series is divided into Produced and Unproduced material.The sub-series of produced works is arranged by production date. The bulk of the sub-series consists of Pancho Villa’s Wedding Day, which, after Shrake turned it from a film script into a play script, underwent more incarnations, including as a musical. Numerous, corrected drafts are included, from 1977 to 1994, when he stopped revising it. The play was staged in 1984. The...
Dates: July 1983

Revisions and blue pages, October 1992 - March 1992

 File — Box 341, Folder: 1-6
Description From the Sub-Series:

6 part series, five of which aired August 1993 on CBS-TV.

Dates: October 1992 - March 1992

Revisions, two notebooks, undated

 File — Box 3, Folder: 8
Series Description From the Series: This series surveys Harrigan's creative works from his work as ad writer at the University Co-op to the publication of his book, Water and Light. It includes manuscript drafts, notes, notebooks, galley proofs, correspondence, magazines, clippings, financial and legal papers, screenplays, photographs and artifacts. In some cases Harrigan added notes and inscriptions describing the materials and providing background information....
Dates: undated

Rewrite, July 30, 1975

 File — Box 297, Folder: 3
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

The film was eventually produced in 2013 starring Robert Duvall.

Dates: July 30, 1975

Rewrite, November 24 - December 18, 1990

 File — Box 351, Folder: 9
Series Description From the Series:

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.

Dates: November 24 - December 18, 1990

Rewrite, March 25 - April 3, 1991

 File — Box 352, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series:

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.

Dates: March 25 - April 3, 1991

Rewrite, May 27, 1976-August 2, 1976

 File — Box 274, Folder: 5-7
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: May 27, 1976-August 2, 1976

Rewrite, May 25 - June 24, 1980

 File — Box 276, Folder: 3-6
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: May 25 - June 24, 1980

Rewrite, June 17 - August 20, 1982

 File — Box 299, Folder: 9
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

The film was eventually produced in 2013 starring Robert Duvall.

Dates: June 17 - August 20, 1982