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Screenwriters -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3762 Collections and/or Records:

Annotated typescript, 1948

 File — Box 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection: These papers represent drafts of several of Gipson’s short stories, screenplays, and one nonfiction autobiographical piece, arranged by genre and in chronological order, with dates ranging from 1948-1957, and many items having no date. For each item there is typically one annotated typescript and one final draft typescript, along with a custom made folding box for the items related to each title. Of particular note is the 1957 shooting script for the Walt Disney film production of Gipson’s...
Dates: 1948

Annotated typescript, undated

 File — Box 7, Folder: 1
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.

Dates: undated

Annotated typescript, December 1994

 File — Box 8, Folder: 6
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.

Dates: December 1994

Annotated typescript, September 1994-August 1995

 File — Box 8, Folder: 7
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.

Dates: September 1994-August 1995

Annotated typescript

 File — Box 12, Folder: 1-4
Series Description From the Series: Many of the short stories represented in this series were published in short story compilations Motel Chronicles(1982) and Cruising Paradise(1996). The series has been arranged by those compilation titles. Volador was a working title for Cruising Paradise; those files immediately precede the files labeled Cruising Paradise. The...
Dates: 1989-1998

Annotated typescript (2 copies) titled “Slow Dawning of a Sudden Loss” , 1991-1993

 File — Box 10, Folder: 1-2
Series Description From the Series:

Two annotated typescripts of Stray Hand(working title Slow Dawning of a Sudden Loss), 1991.

Dates: 1991-1993

Annotated typescript, 256 pages with 13 additional pages of re-writes at end titled “Stray Hand”, undated

 File — Box 9, Folder: 10
Series Description From the Series:

Two annotated typescripts of Stray Hand(working title Slow Dawning of a Sudden Loss), 1991.

Dates: undated

Annotated typescript, characters include Clayton, Mitch, and Kaylee, undated

 File — Box 9, Folder: 9
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.

Dates: undated

Annotated typescript re-write, 1996

 File — Box 1, Folder: 1
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.

Dates: 1996

Annotated typescript subtitled Friendly Fire (2) , January 1991

 File — Box 5, Folder: 9
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.

Dates: January 1991

Annotated typescript with insert, January 1987

 File — Box 57, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...
Dates: January 1987

Annotated unfinished typescript, November 1989

 File — Box 5, Folder: 5
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.

Dates: November 1989

Annotated work play, February 1984

 File — Box 4, Folder: 7
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.

Dates: February 1984

Annotated/corrected/inscribed typescript photocopy

 File — Box 52, Folder: 9
Series Description From the Series: This series is also divided into Produced and Unproduced work. The Produced sub-series is arranged by production date. It contains similar materials: drafts, correspondence, contracts, promotional materials and press clippings. The three projects Shrake was most closely involved with — Kid Blue, Songwriter and Pair of Aces — contain the most materials. The Beverly Hills Cop II folders...
Dates: June 1983

Anthology, 2003-2008, undated

 Series
Series Description

This small series contains four drafts of the fiction piece, “How To Live Forever,” first published in Land of the Permanent Wave.

Dates: 2003-2008, undated

Apollo 13, 1993-1996, 2001

 Sub-Series — Box 190-198
Sub-Series Description Broyles shares his first major motion picture writing credits with former Texas Monthly writer, Al Reinert. Based loosely upon Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell’s novel Lost Moon co-written with Jeffrey Kluger, the 1995 film marks Broyles’ first collaboration with director Ron Howard. The Apollo 13 series is arranged chronologically, reflecting the development of the project. The first subseries, correspondence (box 190), includes letters between Broyles and Michael Bostick,...
Dates: 1993-1996, 2001

Application for NASA’s Journalist in Space Program (1986), memo from Texas Commission of Arts (1981), and interview with Harrigan by Mark Gozonsky in West Austin News (1988), 1981, 1986, 1988

 File — Box 16, Folder: 2
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: 1981, 1986, 1988

“Appointment in Samarra” Budget and Shooting Schedule, September 2005

 File — Box 34, Folder: 13
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: September 2005

“Appointment in Samarra” Budget and Shooting Schedule, September 2005

 File — Box 34, Folder: 13
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: September 2005

“Appointment in Samarra”-Casting and Reimbursements, 2005-2007

 File — Box 34, Folder: 15
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: 2005-2007