{"value"=>"<p>This series contains documents created of collected during the writing of Dancing on the Ceiling: Stanley Donen and His Movies, including correspondence, copies of information sources, notes, and drafts of the book. Correspondence contains letters with publishers, agents, and documentary film makers, pertaining to publicity on the book and Donen, and documentaries, tributes, and salutes on Donen. Also present is Silverman's correspondence with Stanley Donen, and with his son, Mark Donen, about Donen's life and career, and Silverman's process of researching, writing, and publishing the book. There are letters to prominent Donen collaborators requesting interviews; to family members requesting photographs; and to film companies requesting screening copies of Donen's films. A response from Larry Gelbart includes his written answers to Silverman's interview questions.</p> <p>Copies of original materials kept by Silverman include clippings, excerpts from autobiographies and biographies, 1955 assistant director's reports from Kismet, Handbook of Production Information on The Little Prince, and programs for The Red Shoes on Broadway, and for the Edinburgh Film Festival's 1995 Donen Retrospective. There are full transcripts of Silverman's interviews with Gwen Verdon, and Billy Wilder, as well as notes on his interview with Deborah Kerr. There is a transcript of Silverman's interview with Donen, on the film Funny Face and a transcript of Donen's 1983 Oral History.</p> <p>Other information collected is documented in Silverman's hand-written notes on specific actors and films, such as On the Town, Royal Wedding, Elizabeth Taylor in Love is Better Than Ever, Singin' in the Rain, Give a Girl a Break, It's Always Fair Weather, Ray Walston in Kiss them Goodbye, and Indiscreet. He also kept notes on his attempts to contact interview subjects and their responses. The writing process is documented with Silverman's original book proposal, and with full drafts of, and excerpt from his manuscript, with comments showing his corrections and revisions. There are also reviews and clippings, documenting the critical reception of the book. The original order of this series has been maintained.</p>"}