Film

Scope and Contents From the Series: Archival material donated by writer William Broyles, the bulk of the material is from 1965-2013. This addition includes many materials relating to his magazine career, including clippings documenting the founding of Texas Monthly, Broyles’ time as editor of Newsweek, and many of the articles he wrote for other publications. It also documents his film career, with many “progress files” for movies he wrote that include all correspondence documenting the project usually from inception to the...

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The film was eventually produced in 2013 starring Robert Duvall.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of screenplay writer and author, William (Bill) Broyles, Jr. from 1957-2014. Majority of the materials in the collection are research, notes, and drafts for Broyles’s screenplays for Khe Sanh, Spies, Emperor, and The Polar Express. The collection also includes annotated manuscript draft of Billy the Kid by David Killiam; screenplay drafts revised by Broyles of McFarland, Eragon, and Widowmaker; cassettes for China Beach;...

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),...

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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.

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The Notebooks series includes handwritten notes, dialogue ideas, small drawings, and journal entries, usually in spiral bound notebooks. Some entries are personal and many were or were intended to be developed into longer works.

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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.

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The film was eventually produced in 2013 starring Robert Duvall.

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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.

Sub-Series Description From the Sub-Series: Thaddeus Rose and Eddie was the first script written by Wittliff to be produced. The working title was "Sledge and Eddie," and some of the early drafts are titled as such. Wittliff's agent brought the script to the attention of producers Rod Sheldon and Dan Paulson. The TV movie was directed by Texas director Jack Starrett and starred Bo Hopkins and Johnny Cash. The film aired on the CBS network Friday Night Movies, February 24, 1978 to generally favorable reviews. The production brought...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of screenplay writer and author, William (Bill) Broyles, Jr. from 1957-2014. Majority of the materials in the collection are research, notes, and drafts for Broyles’s screenplays for Khe Sanh, Spies, Emperor, and The Polar Express. The collection also includes annotated manuscript draft of Billy the Kid by David Killiam; screenplay drafts revised by Broyles of McFarland, Eragon, and Widowmaker; cassettes for China Beach;...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This collection consists of archival materials relating to the career of screenplay writer and author, William (Bill) Broyles, Jr. from 1957-2014. Majority of the materials in the collection are research, notes, and drafts for Broyles’s screenplays for Khe Sanh, Spies, Emperor, and The Polar Express. The collection also includes annotated manuscript draft of Billy the Kid by David Killiam; screenplay drafts revised by Broyles of McFarland, Eragon, and Widowmaker; cassettes for China Beach;...

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.

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),...

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),...

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),...

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),...

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),...

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.

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.