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Myerberg, Michael, 1906- . |
Papers, 1940-1971. |
12.5 c.f. (6 record center cartons, 11 archives boxes, and 1 oversize box) and
2 reels of microfilm (35mm) |
Papers of a versatile theatrical producer who has worked successfully in films and television, as a businessman, and as an inventor. Myerberg's multi-faceted projects include creation of the format and sound track for Fantasia (Walt Disney, 1940); purchase and management of the Mansfield Theatre, New York (later renamed the Brooks Atkinson Theatre); production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, The Skin of Our Teeth; adaptation, direction, and production of Dear Judas (1947); invention of a rubber-face puppet, a new flexible joint, and new techniques of rubber casting, all used in the highly-acclaimed children's film, Hansel and Gretel (RKO, 1954); production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot (1956) and the play (and later, film) Compulsion (1957), a story based on the lives of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb; and development of retirement properties in Florida and, with Murray Kaufman (disc jockey "Murray the K"), of discotheques in New York and Florida. |
producer, theater, film, television, mixed collection |
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Harmon, David P., 1918-2001. |
Papers, 1941-1964. |
7.2 c.f. (18 archives boxes) |
Papers of David Harmon (1918-2001), a radio and television writer, consisting entirely of annotated script material for series on both media. Coverage is best for the radio programs America on the Air (CBS), Cavalcade of America (NBC), Gang Busters (CBS), and Now Hear This (NBC) and for the television series Cover Times Square (ABC), The Man Behind the Badge (Syndicated), and Jayne Wyman Theatre (ABC). Also included is a script for the motion picture Johnny Concho. |
writer, radio, screenwriter, television, manuscript collection |
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Diamond, I. A. L. |
Papers, 1941-1981. |
6.0 c.f. (15 archives boxes) |
Papers of I.A.L. Diamond (Itzek Domnici), 1920-1988, a noted screenwriter and motion picture producer. Included are correspondence, notes, outlines, treatments, and scripts dating from his early career as a contract writer for Paramount and Warner Brothers to his later Academy Award-winning collaboration with Billy Wilder. Early files, which are most extensive for his Twentieth Century-Fox credits, include notes on the reactions of Darryl F. Zanuck to various scripts. Diamond's work with Wilder, however, which included the films The Apartment (UA, 1960), Irma La Douce (UA, 1963), Love in the Afternoon (Allied Artists, 1957), One, Two, Three (UA, 1961), and Some Like It Hot (UA, 1959), is documented only by scripts. The collection also contains unproduced scripts and miscellaneous writings, some of which date to his student days. |
screenwriter, producer, studio, manuscript collection |
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Stein, Joseph. |
Papers, 1942-1969. |
13.0 c.f. (31 archives boxes, 1 flat box); plus
additions of 1.0 c.f. |
Papers of Joseph Stein (1912- ), a playwright, screenwriter, and Tony-winning librettist, consisting of scripts, revisions, outlines, correspondence, routines, lyrics, programs, photographs, reviews, and financial records for works in various genre for which Stein was writer or collaborator. Among the plays represented are Enter Laughing, (1963), Fiddler on the Roof (1964), Juno (1959), Lend an Ear (1948), Mr. Wonderful (1956), No Time for Sergeants (1955), Plain and Fancy (1955), Take Me Along (1959), and Zorba (1968). Stein also adapted Enter Laughing (Col., 1967) and Fiddler on the Roof (UA, 1971) for the screen, and scripts are included for both these titles.
During the 1940's and 1950's he wrote extensively for radio and
television. Well represented are contributions to The Henry Morgan Show
(ABC), NBC Comedy Hour, Your Show of Shows (NBC), and numerous other
series, specials, and routines for performers such as Tallulah Bankhead,
Hildegarde, and others. |
playwright, screenwriter, theater, radio, television, manuscript collection |
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Rodman, Howard, d. 1985. |
Papers, 1942-1977. |
36.8 c.f. (92 archives boxes) and
28 reels of microfilm (35mm); plus
additions of 6.0 c.f.,
5 tape recordings, and
1 videorecording. |
Papers of a writer for radio, television, motion pictures, and the theater. The collection documents the entire span of Rodman's career from his early days as a writer of short stories to a script writer for the broadcast media and a creator of television series. Best coverage of his broadcasting work is provided by files on United Nations Radio; television anthologies and series such as "Actor's Studio" (CBS), "Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre" (NBC), "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (NBC), "Lamp Unto My Feet" (CBS), "Naked City" (ABC), "Route 66" (CBS), "Studio One" (CBS), and "You Are There" (CBS); and "Clear and Present Danger," a made-for-TV movie (NBC). There are also files on ten produced and unproduced motion pictures including "An American Dream" (Warner Bros., 1966) and "Winning" (UA, 1966). Smaller files relate to his short stories and plays. |
screenwriter, radio, television, film, theater, writer, mixed collection |
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Hayes, Patrick, 1909-1998. |
Papers, 1942-1981. |
1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes); plus
0.6 c.f. of additions. |
Papers of Patrick Hayes (1909-1998), a Washington, D.C., cultural impressario chiefly consisting of scripts for "People and Events in the World of Music," a cultural affairs program aired by radio station WGMS. Fragmentary correspondence includes letters from Rudolf Bing, Hubert H. Humphrey, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Harry S Truman. There is also a small file of speeches and remarks. |
radio, manuscript collection |
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Holbrook, Hal. |
Papers, 1942-1994. |
6.8 c.f. (16 archives boxes); plus
additions of 3.0 c.f. and
films, disc and tape recordings, and photographs. |
Papers of Hal Holbrook (1925- ), a Broadway and television actor, primarily relating to the development of his one-man show "Mark Twain Tonight!." In these diverse files are correspondence, financial records, Twain memorabilia and research, clippings, scripts and Twain stories, notes and drafts of a book based on his experiences, and files on merchandising this role in disc recordings, motion pictures, and television. The adaptations for other media include multiple scripts for a television version of "Roughing It," and scripts and routines used in Holbrook's night club act. General correspondence, diaries, clippings, and reviews of his other stage roles and other miscellaneous personal papers form the remainder of the collection. |
actor, theater, television, mixed collection |
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Serling, Rod, 1924- . |
Papers, 1943-1971. |
32.0 c.f. (80 archives boxes and 1 folder),
2 tape recordings,
15 photographs,
1 film, and
1 reel of microfilm (35mm); plus
additions of 2.0 c.f. of dictabelts. |
Papers of a television and motion picture writer best known for his tales of the supernatural. Included are correspondence, scripts, speeches and articles, reports, press releases, and clippings. Half of the collection consists of files on his produced and unproduced writings for television, motion pictures, radio, and the theater. |
film, television, screenwriter, producer, mixed collection |
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Donovan, Tom. |
Papers, 1943-1974. |
6.0 c.f. (15 archives boxes) |
Papers of Tom Donovan, a television producer-director known for his work on various dramatic anthologies and daytime serials. Of the many programs on which Donovan worked, the collection is best for CBS Daytime 90, Hallmark Hall of Fame (NBC), Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (CBS), Love of Life (CBS), Studio One (CBS), United States Steel Hour (CBS), Where the Heart Is (CBS), and A World Apart (ABC). Types of documentation include correspondence, scripts, notes, budgets, set designs, photographs, and reviews. Other sections contain minutes and correspondence pertaining to his activities in the Directors Guild of America and miscellaneous correspondence with other professional organizations. |
television, producer, director, daytime serial, manuscript collection |
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Traube, Shepard, 1907- . |
Papers, 1943-1977. |
0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) |
Papers of Shepard Traube (1907-1983), a producer-director for theater and motion pictures, primarily consisting of casting and director's notes; playbills; agreements for two theatrical productions; and correspondence related to planned television, motion picture, and stage productions. Interest in politics and the business aspects of his career are prominent and among his correspondents are Audrey Hepburn, Hubert H. Humphrey, Jacob K. Javits, Walter Matthau, Edmund Muskie, Joseph Papp, and Nelson A. Rockefeller. |
producer, director, theater, film, manuscript collection |
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Kahn, Gordon. |
Papers, 1944-1950. |
1.1 c.f. (3 archives boxes and 1 oversize folder) |
Papers of Gordon Kahn (1902-1962), a journalist and screenwriter blacklisted for his support of the Hollywood Ten in his book Hollywood on Trial (1948). Included are general correspondence, research files on the Ten, papers relating to the Screen Writers Guild, and copies of several articles. |
screenwriter, journalist, film, blacklist, manuscript collection |
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Patrick, John, 1907- . |
Papers, 1944-1959. |
0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) |
Papers of a playwright and screenwriter, including drafts of plays, scripts, correspondence, some playbills, and copies of foreign editions of his work. Insights into the writer's craft are provided by numerous notes, insertions, and corrections in Patrick's hand on such plays as The Hasty Heart (1945) and The Story of Mary Surratt (1947), but for his Pulitzer Prize-winning work The Teahouse of the August Moon (1953), there are only brief notes on dialogue, playbills, photographs, and clippings. Included with the documentation of his career as a screenwriter are drafts, treatments, and extensive correspondence relating to location problems, censorship. and difficulties with actors' rights and perogatives encountered during the filming of The World of Suzie Wong (Para., 1960). |
playwright, screenwriter, theater, film, manuscript collection |
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Davidson, David, 1908-1985. |
Papers, 1945-1969. |
9.6 c.f. (24 archives boxes) and
6 disc recordings. |
Papers of a novelist and writer for motion pictures and television. Davidson's career as a dramatist began during the era of live television drama, and the collection includes correspondence, notes, and scripts for anthologies such as Alcoa Hour (NBC), Armstrong Circle Theatre (CBS and NBC), Elgin Hour (ABC), Ford Theatre (NBC), Kraft Television Theatre (NBC), Motorola TV Hour (ABC), Playhouse 90 (CBS), Studio One (CBS), and United States Steel Hour (CBS), and for such later series as The Defenders (ABC), FDR (ABC), and Saints and Sinners (NBC). Of particular interest are the materials on The Ship That Wouldn't Die: The USS Franklin, an NBC special for which Davidson won a Screen Writers Guild award in 1970, and his resumes of the writing and production of each teleplay.
Correspondence, research material, notes, and scripts pertain to a number of documentary films; of special interest here are five films written for the U.S.I.A. on such topics as the Warren Commission and the Vietnam War. Also included are typescripts of three novels based on his post-war experiences with the Office of Inter-American Affairs in Germany, Great Britain, and Latin America and scripts and research
materials on "We Have Landed on the Moon," a recorded history of the U.S. space program. |
screenwriter, television, documentary, mixed collection |
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Sondheim, Stephen, 1930- . |
Papers, 1946-1965. |
8.0 c.f. (11 archives boxes and 9 flat boxes); plus
additions of 0.1 c.f. |
Papers of a composer and lyricist, consisting of correspondence, scripts and drafts, music and lyrics manuscripts, and miscellaneous writings. Coverage is best for "Do I Hear a Waltz?" (1965), "Gypsy" (1957), and "West Side Story" (1957), for which Sondheim wrote the lyrics, and for "Anyone Can Whistle" (1964) and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (1962), for which he wrote both the music and the lyrics. Also included are small files for several other musicals and television series, both produced and unproduced; a group of miscellaneous songs; and professional correspondence, 1949-1960. Among the prominent correspondents are George S. Kaufman and Oscar Hammerstein II. |
theater, composer, lyricist, music, manuscript collection |
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Mirisch, Walter, 1921- . |
Papers, 1946-1978. |
12.8 c.f. (25 archives boxes, 10 packages),
13 disc recordings, and
21 reels of film; plus
additions of 1.2 c.f.,
4 films, and
28 videorecordings. |
Papers of an Academy Award-winning motion picture producer and founder of the Mirisch Corporation, consisting of records of various films and television series produced by Mirischor by his company. Present in varying quantities, the files include shooting scripts, stills, advertising and publicity kits, films, sound recordings, and set and costume designs. Among theMirisch Corporation productions (all released by United Artists) are "The Apartment" (1960), "The Children's Hour" (1962), "The Great Escape" (1963), "Hawaii" (1966), "The Horse Soldiers" (1959), "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" (1967), "In the Heat of the Night" (1967), "Irma La Douce" (1963), "The Magnificent Seven" (1960), "One, Two, Three" (1961), "The Pink Panther" (1964), "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming" (1966), "Some Like It Hot" (1959), "Toys in the Attic" (1963), "Two for the See-saw" (1962), and "West Side Story" (1961).
Records of television work include shooting scripts, films, and budgets for "Hey, Landlord" (NBC), "Peter Loves Mary" (NBC), "Rat Patrol" (ABC), and "Wichita Town" (NBC-film). |
producer, director, film, television, studio era, mixed collection |
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Wasserman, Dale. |
Papers, 1946-1983. |
9.8 c.f (1 record center carton, 22 archives boxes, 1 package) and
1 tape recording; plus
additions of 1.4 c.f. and
14 tape recordings. |
Papers of Dale Wasserman (1917- ), a playwright, screenwriter, and television dramatist. In the collection are scripts and drafts, many bearing informative annotations; correspondence; clippings; outlines; and production notes. Files from Wasserman's award-winning television writing, which primarily date from the 1950's, are most extensive for "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (CBS), "The Citadel" (ABC), "Climax" (CBS), "Kraft Television Theatre" (NBC), "DuPont Show of the Month" (CBS), and "The Power and the Glory" (CBS). |
playwright, screenwriter, television, theater, film, studio era, mixed collection |
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Lardner, Ring, 1915-2000. |
Papers, 1947-1953. |
0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) |
Papers of Ring Lardner (1915-2000), a screenwriter who, as one of the Hollywood Ten, was imprisoned for refusing to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Included are articles, clippings, correspondence, legal documents, and publicity concerning Lardner's appearance before HUAC. |
screenwriter, blacklist, manuscript collection |
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MacKenna, Kenneth, 1899-1962. |
Papers, 1947-1958. |
0.1 c.f. (1 folder) |
Papers of Kenneth MacKenna (1899-1962), a story editor at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, consisting of correspondence and memoranda to studio executives which comment on screenplays, film techniques, screenwriting, and selection of stories; speeches; and a typewritten diary of a scouting trip to London in 1947. |
film, studio, MGM, manuscript collection |
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Perl, Arnold, 1914-1971. |
Papers, 1947-1964. |
1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes),
32 disc recordings,
11 tape recordings,
1 reel of microfilm (35mm), and
photographs and posters. |
Papers of a producer and playwright primarily concerning two plays, " The World of Sholom Aleichem" (1953) and "Tevya and His Daughters" (1959), which Perl adapted from the stories of Sholom Aleichem and produced with Howard Da Silva. Documentation includes production correspondence, script drafts, financial records, photographs, recordings, microfilmed clippings, and publicity. Four other productions are less thoroughly represented. Also in the collection are some miscellaneous papers relating to Banner Productions, Perl's production company. |
producer, playwright, theater, mixed collection |
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Young, Nedrick, 1914-1968. |
Papers, 1947-1968. |
3.6 c.f. (9 archives boxes) and
1 disc recording. |
Papers of a screenwriter who refused to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1953 and was blacklisted as a result. Most of the collection documents his career as a screenwriter through biographical material, screenplays for motion pictures and television, and unproduced story ideas for various genre; there is extensive documentation for several unproduced films and for The Defiant Ones (UA, 1958) and Inherit the Wind (UA, 1960). Some were written under the pseudonym Nathan E. Douglas. |
screenwriter, blacklist, studio era, mixed collection |
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