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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 667 Collections and/or Records:

First draft

 File — Box 304, Folder: 7-8
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: 1976

First draft, May 17, 1992

 File — Box 328, Folder: 1
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: May 17, 1992

First draft, September 17, 1986

 File — Box 319, Folder: 8-9
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

This started as a rewrite of Pistoleers--"My first couple of drafts were set in New York City--then Crocodile Dundee came out and the studio asked me to reset the story in Washington, D. C. to avoid comparison. Against my better judgment I agreed to give it a try and the whole thing (meaning the writing) went downhill after that." Bill Wittliff, February 16, 1989. Includes notes by Wittliff's assistant at the time, Connie Todd.

Dates: September 17, 1986

First draft and annotated typescript, undated

 File — Box 4, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series:

This series comprises the bulk of the collection and includes drafts, typescripts, annotated typescripts, and bound typescripts of published and unpublished novels.

Dates: undated

First draft and annotated typescript, undated

 File — Box 5, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series:

This series comprises the bulk of the collection and includes drafts, typescripts, annotated typescripts, and bound typescripts of published and unpublished novels.

Dates: undated

First draft and annotated typescript, 1978 - 1979

 File — Box 5, Folder: 2-4
Series Description From the Series:

This series comprises the bulk of the collection and includes drafts, typescripts, annotated typescripts, and bound typescripts of published and unpublished novels.

Dates: 1978 - 1979

First Draft and annotated typescript, undated

 File — Box 3, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series:

This series comprises the bulk of the collection and includes drafts, typescripts, annotated typescripts, and bound typescripts of published and unpublished novels.

Dates: undated

First draft and revisions, April 1993

 File — Box 344, Folder: 1-2
Description From the Sub-Series:

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

Dates: April 1993

First draft and rough draft, January 27, 1974

 File — Box 287, Folder: 3
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."

Dates: January 27, 1974

First draft, annotated typescript, undated

 File — Box 7, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series:

This series comprises the bulk of the collection and includes drafts, typescripts, annotated typescripts, and bound typescripts of published and unpublished novels.

Dates: undated

First draft revisions, undated

 File — Box 274, Folder: 3
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: undated

First draft, typescript, 1978 - 1979

 File — Box 5, Folder: 5-6
Series Description From the Series:

This series comprises the bulk of the collection and includes drafts, typescripts, annotated typescripts, and bound typescripts of published and unpublished novels.

Dates: 1978 - 1979

First draft with corrections, January 27, 1974

 File — Box 287, Folder: 4-5
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."

Dates: January 27, 1974

First galley, February 24, 1979

 File — Box 294, Folder: 3
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."

Dates: February 24, 1979

First rewrite, July 1975

 File — Box 297, Folder: 1-2
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

The film was eventually produced in 2013 starring Robert Duvall.

Dates: July 1975

First rough draft, June 1, 1977

 File — Box 298, Folder: 1-2
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series:

The film was eventually produced in 2013 starring Robert Duvall.

Dates: June 1, 1977

First rough draft, March 20 - April 7, 1989

 File — Box 326, Folder: 2-3
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 20 - April 7, 1989

First Run Features, 1982-1990

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series:

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).

Dates: 1982-1990

Four men (2 seated, 2 standing)

 Item — Box 862
Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series: Original carved and inked woodblocks created by Barbara Whitehead commissioned by the Encino Press. These blocks have been scanned and printed on plain paper for ease of access. See print-outs and accompanying zip-disks in box 877. Print-outs are annotated with either a title taken from the block or simply a descriptive cataloger-assigned title; these are the titles listed in this quide. Prnt-outs are also annotated with the titles of books in which the images appeared, such as: Deep Like...
Dates: undated

Fourth draft, August 28, 1980

 File — Box 277, Folder: 5-6
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: August 28, 1980