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Geller, Bruce, 1930-1978. |
Papers, 1966-1973. |
12.8 c.f.(32 archives boxes) and
1 film. |
Papers of a writer-producer-director for television and motion pictures concerning the television series Mission: Impossible (CBS). Photocopies of production files for the award winning television series include shooting and planning scripts, research materials, reports, financial information, and correspondence. |
screenwriter, producer, television, mixed collection |
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Glaze, Andrew, 1920- . |
Papers, 1948-1964. |
0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes); plus
1.4 c.f. of additions. |
Papers of a poet-playwright, including drafts and revisions of plays and teleplays, a small amount of correspondence, drafts of a few poems, miscellaneous notes, and photographs. Unprocessed additions consist of additional drafts. |
playwright, screenwriter, theater, television, manuscript collection |
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Godmilow, Jill. |
Jill Godmilow papers, 1974-2010. |
5.0 c.f. (5 record center cartons),
14 videodiscs sd., b&w, col. ; DVD,
2 videorecordings sd., col. ; 1/2 in.,
1 videorecording sd., col. ; 3/4 in.,
3 film reels sd., b&w, col. ; 16 mm,
5 film reels sd., col. ; 35 mm; plus
additions of 1.0 c.f.,
14 audio |
Papers, 1974-2010, of Jill Godmilow, an independent filmmaker. The collection includes prints (film, video, or DVD) of her films, as well as extensive correspondence and documentation of the production, distribution, and subsequent reception of her films. Dialog lists exist for almost all her films. Especially well represented are the documentaries Far From Poland and What Farocki Taught, her sole narrative feature film Waiting for the Moon, and her unproduced narrative feature What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. |
director, independent, film, politics, female artist, mixed collection |
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Goetz, Ruth. |
Papers, 1916-1983. |
6.6 c.f. (19 archives boxes),
2 reels of microfilm (35 mm), and
photographs. |
Papers of Ruth Goodman Goetz (1912-2001), a playwright and screenwriter, together with papers of two members of her theatrical family: her father, Philip Goodman (1885-1940), who was a producer of Broadway plays and musicals, and her husband and collaborator, Augustus Goetz (1889-1957). Also present are papers of agent Leah Salisbury pertaining to her management of Goetz's literary interests. |
playwright, screenwriter, theater, film, mixed collection |
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Goodrich, Frances. |
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett papers, 1927-1961. |
6.6 c.f. (14 archives boxes, 2 flat boxes); plus
additions of 0.4 c.f. |
Papers of Frances Goodrich (1890-1984) and Albert Hackett (1900-1995), a husband-wife writing team who collaborated on many stage and motion picture productions. Included are scripts and drafts, clippings, correspondence, explanatory notes, and memorabilia. Especially well documented is The Diary of Anne Frank (1955), for which the Hacketts wrote both the Pulitzer Prize-winning play and the motion picture (20th Century-Fox, 1959). These files contain letters on the writing, translation, and production of both versions, variant drafts and scripts, financial records, publicity, and papers relating to the awards won by the play. Many letters exchanged between 1953 and 1961 by the Hacketts and Otto Frank, the father of Anne, offer insights into the couple's research and composition techniques. |
screenwriter, film, studio, manuscript collection |
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Gordon, Stuart, 1947 August 11- |
Stuart Gordon papers, 1968-2007 |
37.0 c.f. 1.8 c.f. of photographs & 68 film reels (35 mm) |
Papers of Stuart Gordon, theater director, film director, and screenwriter, born August 11, 1947. The bulk of the collection documents his work in cinema, and, to a lesser extent, television. |
film collection |
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Green, Robert, |
Playbill collection, 1944-1996. |
6.0 c.f. and
0.24 megabytes (2 data files) |
Playbills collected by Robert Green, in most cases by attending a performance. New York City and Los Angeles productions are most extensively represented, but there are also significant numbers from San Diego, Chicago, and London. There are also playbills from the early 1950s for productions of the University of Wisconsin Haresfoot Club in which Mr. Green himself appeared. The genre range includes drama, musicals, revues, operas, operettas, ballets, and a few concerts. |
theater, collector, mixed collection |
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Grosbard, Ulu. |
Papers, 1962-1967. |
0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) |
Papers of Ulu Grosbard (1929- ), a director for theater, motion pictures, and television. Through files on two works the collection documents his activities in theater and television. Pertaining to the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Subject Was Roses (1964) are correspondence (mainly fan mail); director's notes; financial, technical, and promotional information; clippings; scripts; and a copy of playwright Frank Gilroy's production diary. Material on The Investigation (1966) is more extensive and it documents Grosbard's work both as translator and director of the Broadway and NBC television productions. Present here are correspondence, scripts, clippings, and notes. |
director, theater, film, television, manuscript collection |
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Gutman, James C., 1946- . |
Papers, 1973-1980. |
0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes); plus
additions of 7.0 c.f. of films and audio tapes. |
Papers of a filmmaker including his production records for two films, Hollywood on Trial, concerning the blacklist of Hollywood writers and actors, and I'm a Stranger Here Myself: A Portrait of Nicholas Ray. The production files consist of correspondence, financial and insurance records, contracts, releases, publicity clippings and press releases, research materials, transcripts, and biographical sketches. There are also incorporation papers from Gutman's production company, October Films. Audio recordings include October Films, Dore Schary, Ben Marcolies, Bill Wheeler and Leo Townsend. |
director, film, blacklist, mixed collection |
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Hamilton, John Stuart, 1900- . |
Papers, 1924-1946. |
0.4 c.f. (1 archives box); plus
additions of 0.4 c.f. and
1 tape recording. |
Papers of a correspondent and journalism professor, consisting of correspondence, memoranda, and writings. The bulk of the collection is made up of detailed memos on daily activities and information requests submitted by Hamilton as chief of the night bureau of the War Department Public Relations Bureau from May 1941 to January 1942. This period is further documented by a letter describing the White House press room on December 7, 1941. Included with the small correspondence file are two letters describing the selection of the Pulitzer Prize winners in 1934. Writings consist of photocopied articles for "Business Week," 1943-1946, and cabled stories sent to the "London Daily Mail" as that paper's Tokyo correspondent in 1924. Particularly noteworthy among this material is Hamilton's eyewitness coverage of an atomic bomb test in a May 1946 article and his scoop of the Japanese withdrawal from the League of Nations. |
journalist, manuscript collection |
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Hamilton, Leonard M., d. 1972. |
Papers, 1968-1972. |
8.8 c.f. (9 archives boxes and 13 flat boxes) |
Papers of "Bud" Hamilton, a western branch manager of the United Artists Corporation, consisting of collected scripts, dialogues, and combined continuities (primarily of United Artists releases) and pressbooks. |
film, studio, manuscript collection |
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Hanser, Richard. |
Papers, 1952-1969. |
3.2 c.f. (8 archives boxes) and
17 disc recordings; plus
1.2 c.f. of additions. |
Papers of an award-winning writer of television documentaries, including biographical material and research, production information and publicity for the NBC series "Victory at Sea," "Project XX," and "Wisdom." Documentation for "Project XX" is most complete; included are scripts and drafts, correspondence, press releases, reviews, 17 soundtrack recordings, and other production information for 24 episodes. "Victory at Sea" is represented by narrations for all 26 episodes, a script for a motion picture version of the series (UA, 1954), and material pertaining to a book by Hanser and producer Henry J. Salomon, Jr. Notes, scripts, and promotional material pertain to five programs of the "Wisdom" series. |
screenwriter, television, documentary, 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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Harnick, Sheldon. |
Papers, 1937-1968. |
2.8 c.f. (7 archives boxes) |
Papers of Sheldon Harnick (1924- ), a lyricist, consisting of correspondence, business records, scripts, production material, and music and lyric manuscripts for seven Broadway musicals. For the highly-acclaimed Fiddler on the Roof (1964) on which Harnick collaborated with Jerry Bock, the collection also includes musical manuscripts for songs not used in the production as well as some legal correspondence relating to motion picture rights. Also well covered are The Apple Tree (1966), She Loves Me (1963) and To Broadway With Love (1964). |
songwriter, theater, music |
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Harris, Renee, 1876-1969. |
Papers, 1904-1970. |
0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and
100 photographs and postcards. |
Papers of New York's first female theatrical producer, including business correspondence, legal documents, files on her ownership of the Hudson Theatre, materials relating to the Titanic on which her husband lost his life, poetry, plays, articles, short stories and other writings by Mrs. Harris, biographical material, and photographs and postcards. |
theater, producer, female artist, mixed collection |
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Hart, Moss, 1904-1961. |
Moss Hart and Kitty Carlisle papers, 1922-1962, 1988. |
7.0 c.f. (17 archives boxes, 1 flat box, and 1 package),
3 reels of microfilm (35 mm),
4 tape recordings, and
2 films. |
Papers of Moss Hart (1904-1961) and Kitty Carlisle (1910-2007), a noted playwright-director and his wife, an actress and television personality. Their combined correspondence, 1935-1960, includes some business mail, fan letters, and personal correspondence from George Abbott, Brooks Atkinson, Bernard Baruch, Bruce Barton, Cecil Beaton, S. N. Behrman, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Bohrod, Truman Capote, Bennett Cerf, Edward Choate, Jerome Chodorov, Claudette Colbert, Hume Cronyn, Russel Crouse, George Cukor, Edna Ferber, Judy Garland, George Gershwin, Sir John Gielgud, Mark Goodson, Oscar Hammerstein II, Rex Harrison, Leland Hayward, Lillian Hellman, George S. Kaufman, Elia Kazan, Jerome Kern, Jean Kerr, Arthur Kober, Alan J. Lerner, Sinclair Lewis, Howard Lindsay, Joshua Logan, Henry R. Luce, Sidney Lumet, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, Fredric March, Michael Myerberg, Sir Laurence Olivier, John Osborne, Cole Porter, Anthony Quayle, Jerome Robbins, Morris Rubin, Harry Ruby, Robert E. Sherwood, Herman Shumlin, Jean Sibelius, Phil Silvers, Adlai E. Stevenson, Theodore H. White, Emlyn Williams, and other prominent individuals. |
playwright, director, actor, theater, television, mixed collection |
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Hawkins, William. |
Papers, 1939-1968. |
0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and
5 reels of microfilm (35mm) |
Writings and social correspondence of a New York drama critic and fiction writer. The bulk of this collection consists of clippings of Hawkins' World-Telegram newspaper articles (1946-1956) and notes and drafts of his published and unpublished books and plays, as well as two published works, "The Big Red Pocketbook" and "Tell the Mischief". There are also letters from dozens of theatre performers and producers; most are notes which thank Hawkins for a pleasant interview or a good review, and the rest are friendly, often chatty letters which deal with the writer's immediate social and professional activities. A number of business letters as well as clippings about, and photographs of, Hawkins are included in the collection. |
theater, critic, 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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Head, Edith. |
Edith Head papers, 1934-1965. |
15.4 c.f. (7 archives boxes and 21 flat boxes) |
Papers of Edith Head, a well known motion picture costume designer. Watercolor, pen and ink, and pencil sketches, many bearing notes on fabric and costs, comprise the majority of the collection. In addition to designs for All About Eve (20th Century-Fox, 1950), The Five Pennies (Paramount, 1959), Love With a Proper Stranger (Paramount, 1963), Pepe (Columbia, 1960), Sabrina (Paramount, 1954), and To Catch a Thief (Paramount, 1955), all of which received Academy awards or nominations for costuming, there are examples of her work for Artists and Models (Paramount, 1955), Breakfast at Tiffany's (Paramount, 1961), Come Blow Your Horn (Paramount, 1963), The Pleasure of His Company (Paramount, 1956), and Wives and Lovers (Paramount, 1963). Also included in the collection are some miscellaneous special designs, portions of her book The Dress Doctor (1959), and related correspondence, biographical clippings, and articles. |
film, designer, female artist, manuscript collection |
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Hedden, Thomas C. |
Playbills, 1914-1916. |
0.4 c.f. |
Playbills |
theater, collector, manuscript collection |
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