- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2016-005", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"23381", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b20926628", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1957-1996", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1957/1996"}
{"value"=>"1957-1976", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1957/1976"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"William Hanley scripts"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.89 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"5 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The William Hanley scripts (1957-1996) document the career of playwright and television screenwriter William Hanley, who was known for his Broadway play <span class=\"title\">Slow Dance on the Killing Ground</span>."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>William Hanley scripts, *T-Mss 2016-005. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Hanley, William, 1931-2012", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Born in Lorain, Ohio, American playwright, novelist, and Emmy-winning television screenwriter William Hanley (1931-2012) was known for his Broadway play <span class=\"title\">Slow Dance on the Killing Ground</span> and television movies and mini-series. Hanley grew up in New York City, studied at Cornell University for a year, and joined the United States Army in the 1950s. Although not an actor, Hanley enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.</p> <p>Hanley wrote his first play in 1957, but it was not until 1962 that his work was produced. His one-act plays, <span class=\"title\">Whisper Into My Good Ear</span> and <span class=\"title\">Mrs. Dally Has a Lover</span>, staged Off-Broadway at Cherry Lane Theatre, led to a Drama Desk Award. Hanley's Broadway debut <span class=\"title\">Slow Dance on the Killing Ground</span>, a three person drama starring George Rose, opened at the Plymouth Theatre in 1964 and received a Tony Award nomination. While praised for these Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, Hanley's writing proved to be well-suited for television. Hanley sold his stage play <span class=\"title\">Flesh and Blood</span> to NBC for $112,500 in 1966, a sum then unheard of for a single television work. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s Hanley concentrated on television screenwriting and won two Emmys. Hanley died in Connecticut in 2012.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The William Hanley scripts (1957-1996) primarily contain scripts for plays and television with 22 projects documented, including many that were not produced. The scripts, primarily written between 1957 and 1976, are often annotated and edited.</p> <p>The Broadway play <span class=\"title\">Slow Dance on the Killing Ground</span> is the most well-represented work in the collection, with several drafts, notes, and casting information present; scripts and correspondence document his late work, <span class=\"title\">Halloran's Debt</span> (1995-1996). Three drafts exist for <span class=\"title\">A Country Without Rain</span> and two novels written by Hanley are included. The majority of Hanley's works for television are not included in the collection.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged alphabetically by script title.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Patricia Hanley, 2016</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Susan M. Kline</span>, <span class=\"date\">2016</span>.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}
- dsc_type
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combined
- date_start
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1957
- keydate
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1957
- date_end
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1996
- date_inclusive_start
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1957
- date_inclusive_end
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1996
- date_bulk_start
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1957
- date_bulk_end
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1976
- extent_statement
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1.89 linear feet (5 boxes)