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Vaughn, Stephen, 1947- . |
Papers, 1933-1983. |
3.0 c.f. |
Research materials collected by Professor Vaughn in the course of writing several books on Ronald Reagan, primarily "Ronald Reagan in Hollywood: Movies and Politics." Included in the collection are files (1935-1968) obtained from the F.B.I. and other U.S. government agencies under the Freedom of Information Act which includes documentation on F.B.I. reaction to various Warner Brothers features and the studio's attempts to cooperate with the F.B.I. by making short war-related pictures. Transcripts from the Jeffers vs. Screen Extras Guild (1951-1955) and Screen Actors Guild minutes (1938-1953) are also included in the collection. |
researcher, studio era, film, manuscript collection |
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Victor, David, 1910-1989. |
Papers, 1938-1964. |
24.0 c.f. (60 archives boxes) |
Papers of David Victor (1910-1989), a journalist, producer, and writer consisting entirely of scripts and related production information for numerous radio and television series and pilots. The majority of the scripts, many of which are annotated, pertain to the radio series The Hedda Hopper Show (NBC), The Mel Blanc Show (CBS), and Let George Do It (Syndicated), and to the television series Fireside Theatre (NBC), Gunsmoke (CBS), I'm the Law (Syndicated), The Rebel (ABC), and Walt Disney Presents (ABC). In 1961 Victor became producer of Dr. Kildare (NBC) and over half of the collection consists of production notes, correspondence, and numerous progressive script drafts for this program. Also present are scripts for two motion pictures and various radio and television auditions. |
journalist, producer, screenwriter, film, television, manuscript collection |
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Vogel, Amos, 1921- . |
Papers. |
161.0 c.f.,
78 reels of film,
153 photographs, and
0.3 c.f. of photographs. |
Papers documenting Vogel's career as a film consultant for Grove Press and National Educational Television, film critic for numerous publications, film festival director, author, and professor at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania. |
critic, writer, film, experimental, programmer, mixed collection |
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Wallace, Art. |
Papers, 1953-1967. |
4.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes) |
Scripts and professional correspondence relating to the career of a television dramatist. Series for which Wallace wrote which are extensively represented are Armstrong Circle Theatre (NBC and CBS), Justice (NBC), The Nurses (CBS), and The Web (CBS). Star Trek (NBC) is among the less well represented series, though there is a noteworthy critique concerning character portrayal by series creator Gene Roddenberry. Also of note are files relating to Family Films, Inc., a company which produced films for the Radio and Television Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. These scripts and correspondence show the company's efforts to convey religious messages and themes through a format of popular entertainment. |
screenwriter, television, manuscript collection |
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Wanger, Walter F., 1894-1968. |
Walter F. Wanger papers, 1908-1967. |
96.4 c.f. (13 archives boxes, 92 record center cartons),
10 reels of microfilm (35 mm),
1 reel of microfilm (16 mm),
2 disc recordings,
4 tape recordings,
26 films, and
3 items of memorabilia; plus
additions of 1.0 c.f. |
Personal and family papers, business records, and film production files of a successful independent motion picture producer most active from 1930-1960, and of Walter Wanger Pictures, Inc., Walter Wanger Productions, Inc., and other corporate ventures. Among the motion pictures for which Wanger was most well-known are "Cleopatra" (which ultimately ended his career), the Academy Award winning film on the death penalty "I Want to Live!," "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers," and "Riot in Cell Block 11." |
producer, film, studio era, independent, 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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Webb, James R., 1909-1974. |
Papers, 1953-1964. |
1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes) |
Papers of an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, including correspondence, notes, scripts, and working papers for three motion pictures: Cheyenne Autumn (Warner Bros., 1964) Kings of the Sun (UA, 1963), and Pork Chop Hill (UA, 1959). |
screenwriter, film, manuscript collection |
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Wehrwein, George Simon, 1883-1945. |
Theatrical scrapbooks, 1904-1944. |
0.4 c.f. |
Five scrapbooks consisting of pre-printed albums entitled "Plays and Players: A Theatre-Goer's Record," documenting 348 performances attended by George Simon Wehrwein principally in Madison (Wis.), Chicago (Ill.), Austin (Tex.), and New York. For most productions Mr. Wehrwein has completed the "Play," "Date," "Theatre," and "In Company with" portions of the albums and then pasted in additional information from the productions, e.g. the cast list, a synopsis, reviews, and articles on the playwright or leading players. |
theater, Wisconsin, manuscript collection |
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Welles, Orson, 1915-1985. |
Papers, 1938-1941. |
0.4 c.f.(1 archives box) and
2 disc recordings. |
Papers of Orson Welles (1915-1985), a noted actor, director, producer, and author, consisting of scripts and recordings. Included are scripts of the revised final version of his Academy Award-winning production of "Citizen Kane" (RKO, 1941), a play titled "Bright Lucifer," and a proposed documentary on Latin America. Present in recorded form is the Mercury Theatre of the Air (CBS) radio program "War of the Worlds," which was co-authored and produced by Welles. Additional items include corrections, lighting notes, and cues for the Negro People's Theatre production of MacBeth which was directed by Welles. |
film, theater, actor, director, producer, writer, mixed collection |
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Wexley, John. |
Papers, 1929-1963. |
4.0 c.f. (10 archives boxes) |
Papers of John Wexley (1907-1985), a playwright and screenwriter, consisting of scripts and drafts, treatments, contracts, correspondence, playbills, and clippings. Among the better represented titles are the plays The Last Mile (1930) and They Shall Not Die (1934), and the motion pictures Angels With Dirty Faces (Warner Bros., 1938), Confessions of a Nazi Spy (Warner Bros., 1939), Hangmen Also Die (UA, 1943), and The Roaring Twenties (Warner Bros., 1939). |
playwright, screenwriter, theater, film, manuscript collection |
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Wiman, Dwight Deere, 1895-1951. |
Papers, 1922-1950. |
20.0 c.f. (11 archives boxes, 25 flat boxes) and
37 reels of microfilm (35mm) |
Papers of a producer of over fifty Broadway plays and musicals, consisting of draft and mimeo scripts by Marc Connelly, Howard Lindsay, Clifford Odets, Paul Osborn, Robert E. Sherwood, John Van Druten, and others; programs and playbills; press books (available only on microfilm); and miscellaneous production materials including set designs by Jo Mielziner. Represented are "Babes in Arms" (1937), "Command to Love" (1927), "The Gay Divorce" (1932), "I Married an Angel" (1938), "Letters to Lucerne" (1941), "The Little Show" (1929), "Morning's At Seven" (1939), "On Borrowed Time" (1938), "The Racket" (1927), "The Road to Rome" (1927), and many other titles. Also included are miscellaneous business records and correspondence, as well as several orchestrations by Frederick Loewe and Arthur Schwartz. |
producer, theater, mixed collection |
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Writers Guild of America, West. |
Records, 1943-1962. |
0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) |
Fragmentary records of the labor union which since 1954 represents motion picture, television, and radio writers and of its predecessor, the Screen Writers' Guild; consisting of agreements negotiated between members and the television industry, a constitution, by-laws, a code of working rules, and a bulletin of credits for 1949. |
screenwriter, labor union, manuscript 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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