Arthur hailey screenwriter (4 risultati)

Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the 1970 film. The harbringer of what would be a decade full of disaster films packed with Hollywood actors metaphorically in search of a way to revive their careers in the wake of a crumbling studio system. Nonetheless, and perhaps by accident, a film that is as entertaining today as it was when it was released. Nominated for 9 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography, and winner of one (Best Actress, going to Helen Hayes). Shot on location in Minnesota and California. 7 x 9 inches. Fine.…

Rainbow Revision Draft script for the fifth and final episode of the 1978 mini-series, which aired on NBC on May 15, 1978. Laid in are three Shooting Call sheets, two copies of one dated December 16, 1977, and one dated December 20, 1977. Based on the 1971 novel by Arthur Hailey and starring Rock Hudson and Lee Remick, the five part 1978 NBC mini-series, which aired on May 7-9, and 14-15, was an insider's look at the day-to-day operations of National Motors, a large, fictitious US automobile manufacturer, and was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe award. Set in late 1960s Detroit. Front wrapper integral with title page, dated July 15, 1977, with credits for screenwriter Robert Hamilton and author Arthur Hailey. 110 leaves, with last page of text numbered 106. Mimeograph duplication on pink leaves, rectos only, with blue, yellow, green, pink, and white revision pages throughout, dated variously between 10/7/77 and 10/26/77. Pages Very Good plus, with light foxing and wear to the extremities, bound with two gold brads.…

Archive of production material for an unproduced television presentation, presumably a pilot, seen here under its alternate title "Silent Enemy." Included are one partial draft script, several letters and memos between screenwriter Arthur Hailey, agent Maeve Southgate, and Theatre Guild executives William Herman and Arthur Heinemann. Also in the archive are several memos from within the Theatre Guild office, discussing revisions to the script and ultimately declining to move ahead with production. Dated variously between May 12 and September 5, 1958, with a three-page manuscript summary of revisions made to the script, ostensibly in Hailey's hand, and two carbon typescript summaries of the same. As noted in several letters from Maeve Southgate, Hailey's screenplay was previously used for the television episode "Death Minus One," which aired on BBC, on the British television anthology series "Encounter," on January 28, 1958. A young American girl visiting her cousin in London is trapped when postwar ruins collapse, leading a police sergeant to rescue her. As he works to retrieve the girl, The sergeant discovers an unexploded bomb with her among the rubble. Set in London. Draft script: Lacking wrappers and title page. Approximately 60 leaves. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, unbound. All other materials lightly creased to the edges, else Near Fine overall. Pagination available upon request.…

First Draft typescript for the Season 1 Episode 3 of the 1953-1963 television series, originally aired on July 31, 1957 on CBS, seen here under the working title "The Transmogrification of Chester Brown." Manuscript pencil and ink annotations throughout, most noting pagination and editorial revisions. Included with the script are several letters and memos between screenwriter Arthur Hailey, agent Maeve Southgate, and programming executive Marshall Jamison, as well as several typed memos from within Jamison's office, discussing revisions to the script, dated variously between March 29 and July 30, 1957. A meek office clerk at an advertising firm takes a "Personality Projection" course which ignites his self-confidence, leading him to pursue greater opportunities at the firm. Blue titled self wrappers, noted as LIMITED DISTRIBUTION / FIRST DRAFT in manuscript pencil annotation on the front wrapper, along with an annotation noting the date 4/24/57, with credits for screenwriter Arthur Hailey. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Arthur Hailey. 82 leaves, with last page of text numbered III-21. Typescript, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner.…