Found 5 collections related to Screenwriters

Robert Stone was an award-winning American novelist and screen writer. His works include A Hall of Mirrors, Dog Soldiers, A Flag for Sunrise, Children of Light, and Outerbridge Reach. The Robert Stone papers date from 1950 to 2013, and consist of notes, typescript drafts (on paper and computer disk), galleys, and proof pages for all of Stone's novels; shorter pieces and excerpts from the novels in draft, galley, and published form; reviews and publicity material; and general correspondence. Typescript drafts of Stone's novels comprise the bulk of the papers and reflect his method of composition. Later drafts, galleys, and proofs document the books' progress up to the point of publication. Most of the correspondence are letters received by Stone and document his career as a novelist. less

Earl McGrath was a writer, music executive, art collector, and gallery owner. His wife, Camilla Pecci-Blunt McGrath, was an Italian countess and photographer. The Camilla and Earl McGrath papers document the couple's exceptional social life, Camilla's photography, and Earl's career through photograph albums, loose photographs, correspondence, business records, and ephemera. less

Ruth Goodman Goetz (1912- ) and Augustus Goetz (1889-1957) collaborated on writing plays for the theatre and movies. Her father, Philip Goodman (1885-1940), was a producer of Broadway plays and musicals. Collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts and miscellaneous materials concerning the work of Ruth and Augustus Goetz. Includes papers relating to Ruth Goetz's father and mother, Philip Goodman and Lily Cartun Goodman; correspondence, 1932-1942, with Henry L. Mencken; and manuscripts of The Hidden River by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, Here's Looking at Them by Philip Goodman, and According to the Text in Shylock by Jules E. Goodman. less

Edward J. Eustace (1897-1971) was an American poet, playwright and screenwriter for the Fox Film Corporation. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, drawings, photographs, and printed matter. Correspondence, 1920-1971, is with Eustace's associates at Fox, family and friends. Writings include typescript and printed versions of his plays and poems; several typescript versions of Eustace's play, "King of the Mountain," ca. 1934-1949, with prefaces to the 1948 and 1955 editions, and related correspondence, 1945-1951; notes and sketches; and diary, 1891-1893. Other materials are drawings, miscellaneous notes, photographs, financial records, and printed matter. Also, typescript and printed poems of his aunt Sarah Eustace. less

Florence Ryerson (1892-1965) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Collection consists of Ryerson's diaries, correspondence, notes, and memoranda. Work diaries kept by Ryerson, chiefly at her homes in Beverly Hills and Canoga Park, California, describe her life and work; the writing of her plays with the aid of her husband, Colin Clements, including "Harriet," based upon the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, "June Mad," "Strange Bedfellows," and "Welcome Home"; her work as a screenwriter for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; and her personal life. Also, correspondence with literary agents and producers, and production notes and memoranda relating to the staging of "Harriet" in New York City in collaboration with Charles MacArthur and Helen Hayes. Includes references to stage and screen personalities and Ryerson's reaction to international events in the World War II period. less