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Worn typescript copy with annotations and revisions of the play in two acts by British playwright Paul Ableman. Title page includes handwritten pencil annotation, "1972 One-Hundred Forty-Seven performances / James Woods / used copy with changes."

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Two copies of typescript of semi-autobiographical two-act play by American playwright/screenwriter Jon Robin Baitz. Blue cover wrappers of both typescripts contain autographed signatures from cast members of the opening night (February 19, 1996) at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center Theater in New York City.

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Typescript copy with occasional hand annotations of play by American playwright/novelist Eric Bogosian. Title page includes label for "William Morris Agency, Inc." and pencil annotations "Off-Broadway / 94 performances / 1986."

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Revised continuity script with hand penned annotations of film by American screenwriter Craig Bolotin. Title page includes annotation "Jack C. Jacobsen / Sound Dept." and pencil list of cast members "Jerry Schatzberg/ Jon Cryer/ Demi Moore - very early / Tim Robbins - first film / Jennifer Tilly - first movie." Script also includes staff and crew list as well as location list. Blue wrappers cover shows some wear from use.

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Typescript copy of two-act play by British playwright and two-time Oscar winning screenwriter Robert Bolt. Play originally debuted in Chicester (UK) in 1970 and appeared on Broadway in NYC in 1972. Typescript contains occasional pencil annotations. Title page includes pencil annotations " 1972 / 116 [performances] / Eileen Atkins / Claire Bloom" and " Corrected script for the American production."

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Corrected typescript copy of two-act play by British playwright John Bowen. Contains handpenned corrections in ink. Title page contains pencil annotations "64 performances" and "1967 - Dec. 2, 1967."

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Copy of typescript of Off-Broadway play by American playwright Michael Brady. Inside wrappers has attached copies of newspaper reviews of play production. Title page includes caption "Represented by: Writers and Artists Agency / 162 West 56th Street / New York, New York / 10019 / (212) 246-9029" and pencilled notes "46 performances / Sarah Jessica Parker / Frances Conroy."

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Mimeograph copy of shooting script of 1979 film by Academy Award-winning American screenwriter/producer James L. Brooks. No cover wrappers; title page includes pencil notations "nominated by writers Guild," "Bergen nomination," "1979," "Alan J. Pakula / Burt Reynolds / Jill Clayburgh / Candice Bergen." Title page notes "revised 11/2/1978."

Scope and Contents Copy of shooting script for 1979 film by American screenwriter/producer James L. Brooks. Purple cover wrappers show signs of wear from use. Title page inscribed in ink with "Jack C. Jacobsen / Sound Dept." Contains occasional sections of additional pink paper of revised pages dated "REV. 2/5/1979." Appendix includes shooting schedule dated "1/9/1979," and a dining/shopping guide to Boston and a "Boston contact sheet" provided by Paramount Pictures...

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Copy of typescript of the 1975 Broadway musical play by William F. Brown. Title page notes "Final Draft" and "blocking script." Two playbill covers bear autographed signature of Stephanie Mills, the actress who portrayed Dorothy. Paper notecard bears autograph signature of cast member Tiger Haynes.

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Release script typescript for the film translated by Moura Budberg from the original Anton Chekov play; film directed by Laurence Olivier. Blue cover wrappers show signs of wear from use. Cover is stamped "printed in England / May 26th 1970."

Scope and Contents Copy of typescript for the theatrical play, translated from the original Aristophanes and directed by Greek director Michael Cacoyannis. Typescript contains some pen annotations. Included with script are two yellow legal pad pages of additional handwritten notes in pen. Title page includes pencil notations "1972 / 8 performances / Melinda Mercouri / Priscilla Lopez" as well as "David Black Productions, Inc. / 1564 Broadway / Room 1100 / New York, New York 10036."...

Scope and Contents Unbound copy of typescript with occasional copied annotations included for the play by American playwright D.L. Coburn. The play won a Pulitzer Prize in 1978. Page six of the script denotes "first performance: September 24, 1976 / Los Angeles, California / American Theatre Arts." Typescript includes front dedication to playwright's son and daughter as well as epigraph excerpt from Pushkin's "As Leaden as the Aftermath of Wine." Title page includes "Inquiries /...

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Bound copy of typescript for play by American playwright Michael Cristofer. Contains epigraph by "E. Kubler-Ross, M.D." Play won both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Tony Award in 1977. Title page includes pencil notations "315 per. / Geraldine Fitzgerald / Rose Gregorio / Laurence Luckinbill / Mandy Patinkin / Simon Oakland."

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Bound copy of typescript for play by British playwright Barry England. Script contains occasional pencil annotations. Red cover wrappers show some wear from use. Title page includes printing "Property of: Donald Albery / New Theatre / St. Martin's Lane / London WC2, England." Pencil annotations on title page include "1970 - Oct. Ethel Barrymore / 144 performances."

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Copy of revised typescript for the "television play" by American screenwriter John Gay. Blue cover wrappers show some wear from use. Script includes additional blue pages of revisions throughout, "revised 12/3/1979." Title page information printed includes "David Susskind / Time-Life Productions, Inc. / Time & Life Building / New York, New York 10020."

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Copy of typescript for the two-act play adapted from the original Mary Wollestonecraft Shelley novel by American playwright Victor Gialanella. Title page includes pencil annotations "1 performance / John Carradine / David Dukes / Diane Weist / John Glover" and ink printing "Property of: Kippys Productions, Inc. / 144 West 52nd Street / New York, N.Y. 10019." Brown cover wrappers show signs of wear from use.