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Creator
Chevigny, Hector, 1904-1965
Call number
*T-Mss 2013-120
Physical description
4.6 linear feet (11 boxes)
Preferred Citation

Hector Chevigny scripts,*T-Mss 2013-120. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.

Repository
Billy Rose Theatre Division
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Hector Chevigny (1904-1965) was an American novelist, and radio and television dramatist. The collection, dating from 1928 to 1962, focuses on Chevigny's career as a novelist and dramatist. The files hold television and radio scripts and screenplays.

Biographical/historical information

Hector Chevigny (1904-1965) was an American novelist, and radio and television dramatist. He was born on June 28, 1904, in Missoula, Montana, the son of French Canadians. Chevigny received a B.A. in 1927 from Gonzaga University. Beginning in Seattle, Washington, he developed a successful career as a writer for film, radio and television. His first work was a radio series called Pioneer. In 1935, he moved from Washington to Los Angeles to become the director of the script department at CBS Radio.

Chevigny's medical issues (detached retinas) led him to New York City to undergo multiple surgeries. He eventually went blind but continued to write.

Some of his more noted writings include The American Challenge (radio script, 1940, The Death of Kid Slawson (screenplay, 1952), Crabapple Saint (screenplay for Hallmark Summer Theatre, 1952), and My Eyes Have a Cold Nose (autobiography, 1946).

Scope and arrangement

The collection, dating from 1928 to 1962, holds television and radio scripts and screenplays.

The radio scripts, dating from 1928 to 1962, make up the bulk of the collection. Many of them were broadcast and include titles such as The American Challenge, The Black Chapel, Mr. and Mrs. North, and We the People (radio and television).

The screenplays and television scripts, dating from 1942 to 1957, were produced for movies and television networks. Some of the scripts have been annotated. The files include some minor correspondence between Chevigny and his clients. The remaining material includes scripts by Herman J. Mankiewicz, Susan Peters, and Monty Woolley.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in three sections: Radio Scripts, Screenplays and Television Scripts, Assorted Files.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Unknown

Processing information

Compiled by Valerie Wingfield, 2014

Using the collection

Location

Billy Rose Theatre Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor

Conditions Governing Use

The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.