Burbank, CA: National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1967. Two Draft scripts for "The Barren Ground," the 1967 episode of "The Virginian" television show. Loosely based on the 1902 novel by Owen Wister. Television's first 90-minute western series, and one of the longest running western shows in history, having aired from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes. The series.....

Culver City, CA: Harry Bennett Productions, 1981. Final Draft script for Part II the 1982 television movie (shown in two installments, at a length of 240 minutes). Winner of three Emmys, including Outstanding Lead Actress, and nominated for four more. A biopic on the life of Israel's first female prime minister, Golda Meir, who tells her story at her old.....

N.p. Group W Productions, Circa 1969. Originial transcript of the David Frost interview with Muhammad Ali and Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier from Season 1, episode 8 of 1969-1972 television show, which aired on Group W (US Westinghouse Corporation) television stations on July 16, 1969. Single annotation in holograph red pencil on first page underlining "Cassius Clay" in title, which Ali is.....

N.p. N.p., 1967. Collection of four vintage reference photographs from the 1967 Canadian film, three borderless with a matte finish photographs and one bordered with a glossy finish.Allan King's directorial debut, a controversial documentary about a group home for children with developmental disabilities in a small Toronto suburb.Two photographs 9.5 x 7.75 inches, two photographs 10 x 8 inches. Very.....

Rome: Vides Cinematografica, 1980. Set of 10 master typescripts for the ambitious 1982 television mini-series, all dated June 1980, used as a master for printing the final scripts. Anthony Burgess was one of the series writers (credited on the title page of each segment), and Ennio Morricone composed the original score. Present are scripts for all 8 segments of the.....

Atlanta: Turner Home Video, 1990. Final Draft script for the 1991 television film. Here under the working title, "The Final Warning." Copy belonging to crew member Robert Easton, with his name on the front wrapper in holograph ink. Based on the 1988 book, "Final Warning: The Legacy of Chernobyl" by Robert Peter Gale and Thomas Hauser. Even Jon Voight and.....

Los Angeles: Freyda Rothstein Productions, 1998. Draft script for the 1998 television film, originally aired July 19, 1998 on Lifetime Television. Elaine Marshall (Jean Smart) catches her husband (John Terry) with his male lover in a hotel room. Their idyllic family life is turned upside down as they are forced to confront his long kept secret. Shot on location in.....

Burbank, CA: National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1954. Final script for the 1954 television special, an anthology of stories commemorating the 75th anniversary of the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison. An ambitious undertaking, with adaptations and original stories by G.K. Chesterton, Arthur Gordon, Irwin Shaw, Max Shulman, John Steinbeck and Mark Twain. Much of the script doctoring and.....

Munich: Bavaria Atelier, 1984. Draft script for the first episode of the four-episode television miniseries "Vater und Sohne: Eine deutsche Tragodie" (Father and Son: A German Tragedy), which first aired November 12, 1986 on Radiotelevisione Italiana, here under the working title "Joint Venture." Text in English.The story of two wealthy German families—one family Jewish bankers, the other founders of a......

N.p. Visual Drama, 1955. Vintage studio still photograph of Joyce Jameson and Myron Healey from the 1955 film, here under the alternative title Gangbusters. NBC aired the True Crime television series Gang Busters from March 20, 1952 to October 23, 1952 and reedited the three episode storyline The Pinson Gang into the 1955 feature film Gang Busters. Lifelong criminal Pinson.....

London: Target Television, 1999. Three Draft scripts for episodes two and three of the 1999 three-part television miniseries. This listing includes two separate drafts for episode 3. Also includes 13 pages of photocopied storyboards and six pages of call sheets and shooting location information. Copies belonging to make-up artist Teresa Kelly, with her holograph name and annotations to the later.....

N.p. MTM Enterprises, 1976. Post-production script for the season 7, episode 13, "Look at Us, We're Walking," of the classic television series, which aired on December 25, 1976, printed on yellow pages.One of the most cherished and acclaimed television series of the 20th century, recipient of 29 Primetime Emmy Awards, it aired on CBS for seven seasons, from 1970 to.....

Burbank, CA: David Gerber Prod., Inc., 1977. Final Draft script for the pilot episode of the 1977-1978 television series which originally aired on NBC on May 7, 1977. Annotations of names of a cast member and crew members, in holograph marker on verso of back wrapper.A short llived science fiction sitcom created by acclaimed film and television screenwriter and actor.....

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1965. Final draft pilot script for the MGM television series which aired on September 6, 1966 on ABC. Laid in, a MGM Work Order and Call Sheet, filled out in holograph ink, dated "WED. 12-8-65" in holograph ink. Bound in is a five page Shooting Schedule dated 11-29-65, struck through on three pages in holograph.....

N.p. N.p., 1966. Set of three remarkable double weight photograph of Carol Burnett, Rock Hudson, Frank Gorshin, and Ken Berry on the set of one of Carol Burnett's earliest television specials, "Carol and Company," which aired on October 9, 1966. CBS tested the waters with Carol Burnett four times with specials between 1963 and 1966. This photograph was shot on.....

Nashville: Gideon Productions, 1982. Final Draft script for the live television broadcast in 1982. This production featured Pearl Bailey and Dana Hill, and was directed by Delbert Mann. The stage performance was broadcast live from the James K. Polk Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee on December 20, 1982 (so noted on the title page). Tan titled wrappers, noted as Final Draft.....

N.p. N.p., Unknown. First Draft script for an unproduced television film. With a single holograph ink annotation to the first leaf reading "Return to: Paul Kohner." Based on Aristophanes' ancient Greek comedy, wherein a group of women decide to end the Peloponnesian War between Greek states by refusing to have sex with their husbands until the battles end.Set in ancient.....

Los Angeles: TNT / Agamemnon Films / British Lion Film Corporation, 1987. British Draft script for the 1988 television film, originally airing on December 21, 1988 on TNT, the first made-for-television movie produced for the fledging network. Brief annotations in holograph ink throughout. Based on the 1960 Broadway play by Robert Bolt, about Sir Thomas More's devotion to the Catholic.....

London: London Weekend Television, 1981. Draft camera script for the 1982 episode "Hands Across the Sea," from the British miniseries "We'll Meet Again." Copy belonging to make-up artist Teresa Kelly, with a sheet of her notes about each character's makeup laid in. The series follows the goings-on of a British air base when a group of American airmen take over.....

N.p. Chuck Barris Productions, 1973. Vintage script for the 1973 television episode. Copy belonging to stage manager Selig Frank, with his name to the bottom right corner of the front wrapper, his hand-painted collage art on the front and rear wrappers, and his holograph pencil annotations throughout. The popular television series originated in 1965 on ABC, created by infamous game.....

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers Television, 1977. Draft script for the 1978 television miniseries, originally aired on NBC from February 19-21, 1978. SPIN. Based on Conrad Richter's trilogy of novels: "The Trees" (1940), "The Fields" (1946), and "The Town" (1950). The story follows a young woman who has recently moved from post-revolutionary Pennsylvania to the unsettled Ohio Valley frontier, navigating the.....

Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1975. Second Revised Draft script for the 1976 film "The Desperate Miles," seen here under the title "No Help Required."A disabled Vietnam war veteran takes a road trip from LA to San Diego in his wheelchair to prove himself. Green titled wrappers, noted as 2nd Rev. on the front wrapper, production No. 42128, dated.....

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers Television, 1971. Final Draft script for the pilot episode of the 1972-1975 television show, which originally aired on ABC on February 22, 1972. With the name of uncredited crew member Charlee Holt on the front wrapper. Released as a television movie ahead of the series' debut in the fall of the same year, the pilot establishes.....

Santa Monica: Barry Oringer Productions, 1971. Archive of two First Draft scripts and a Revised Draft script for the 1972 British television film, belonging to screenwriter Barry Oringer, two in his production company wrappers, and all three with annotations throughout. The film aired on ABC on January 15, 1972, and was theatrically released in Europe.The first First Draft script, dated.....

Hollywood: Paramount Television / National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1977. Draft script for the 1978 television film, originally aired on April 9, 1978 on NBC. Presentation copy belonging to producer, Ross Hunter, bound in navy full calf with gilt titles on cover and spine, with Hunter's name on the front board. An elderly married couple find themselves increasingly dependent on their.....

Burbank, CA: National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1969. First Draft script for the 1969 television movie. Actor Van Heflin's copy. A television-movie broadcast on NBC as a Hallmark Hall of Fame Easter special and set during Jesus' life. The film follows a Hebrew judge and his son, Jonathan, who interprets Jesus' message as a call to arms. Script as issued, without.....

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers Television, 1985. First Draft script for an unproduced television miniseries. Based on the 1984 nonfiction book "The Kennedys: An American Drama" by David Horowitz and Peter Collier. Red titled wrappers. Title page present, dated February 14, 1985, noted as Second Draft, with credits for screenwriter Rintels, executive producer Marson, and writers Collier and Horowitz. 186 leaves.....

N.p. Federal Telefilms, 1954. Draft script for Season One, Episode 14 of the 1954-1956 television show, which originally aired on September 23, 1954. Copy belonging to episode director Derwin Abrahams, with his name (as Derwin Abbe) on the front wrapper in holograph pencil, and holograph pencil annotations on nearly every page. Based on the character created by Michael Arlen, which.....

N.p. N.p., Unknown. Second Draft script for the 1995 television film, which originally aired on September 12, 1995 on Showtime.Based on Ella Leffland's 1970 novel, about a woman who seeks revenge on her wealthy, wheelchair-bound father-in-law. An early draft of a project that underwent heavy rewrites by director Diane Ladd before finally being shot in 1995. Shot on location in.....

Santa Monica, CA: Steven Bochco Productions, 1995. Draft script for the twelfth episode of season three of the 1993-2005 television series, which originally aired on February 6, 1996 on ABC. With a printed label affixed on the front wrapper reading "EDITORS / 2." A detective's family is struck by tragedy when her father is found dead, with all evidence pointing.....

Los Angeles: Charles Fries Productions, 1977. Archive of five scripts for four episodes from Season One of "The Amazing Spider-Man" television series in 1977. All belonging to actor Michael Pataki, who played police captain Barbera in the series, each with his holograph name on either the front wrapper or title page, and his lines and stage directions circled throughout, with.....

N.p. N.p., 1980. First Draft script for an unproduced television film. Laid in are six pages of letters urging the production of this film. Based on Ed McBain's police procedural novels set in "The 87th Precinct" specifically the 1972 novel "Sadie When She Died," but not to be confused with the 1961-1962 television series also based on this series of.....

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1939. Vintage studio still photographs from the 1939 film, here under the working title "The World on Parade." "Silver Screen Archives" stamp on the verso. Scientist Douglas Cameron (William Henry) invents the "Iconoscope," a television device that can broadcast across the country and finds himself pursued by international spies.8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, light creasing.....

Pretoria, South Africa: Emil Nofal Films, N.D. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. A half-hour television series, focusing on the unique cultures of Africa and how different groups interact with each other, especially in the modern age. Written for South African television by Nofal, an acclaimed South African director, producer and screenwriter. Set in South Africa. White titled wrappers.....

Ottawa: Canadian Broadcast Corporation, 1982. Treatment script for an unproduced film. W.O. Mitchell, one of Canada's best-loved writers originally wrote the play "Back to Beulah" which was produced as a television film in 1974 and for the stage in 1976. In 1978, the play won the Chalmers Award. It is the story of three patients moved out of the mental.....

New York: Doubleday, 1957. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author Ernie Kovacs to versatile concert pianist and actor Oscar Levant on the front endpaper: "To Oscar / What a shit I am to be so late in getting there — But — I have been writing and taping shows — and will be done about mid next week. Am not.....

Burbank, CA: National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1958. Archive of six Revised Draft scripts for the 1958 three-part television episode, which originally aired on June 25, 1958, on NBC. Collection includes three scripts noted as Acts I-III, and one script duplicate of Act I only, and two scripts compiling all three acts. Also included are two typescript pages, noting story outlines.....

New York: NBC Television Network, 1960. Collection of four vintage photographs from NBC News of the 1960 Democratic National Convention. "NBC photo by Frank Carroll" stamp on the verso of each. Laid in is an NBC News mimeo snipe. One photograph is of the floor of the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, largely empty, prior to the beginning of the.....

Santa Monica, CA: HBO, 1992. Shooting script for the 1992 television film, with lines and phrases highlighted in yellow throughout. Included with the script are three separate sets of color revision pages (blue, pink, and yellow), dated between 2/7/92 and 2/11/92.Based on the true story of Joseph McCarthy's chief council Roy Cohn, who acted as one of the head proponents.....

Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], 1960. Draft script for Season Four, episode Eleven of the anthology drama show "Playhouse 90," which aired on February 24, 1960. Actor Van Heflin's working copy, with his holograph name on the first page and holograph annotations throughout. Also included are two rehearsal schedules for the production. "Playhouse 90" ran from 1956 to 1960.....

Los Angeles: Samuel Goldwyn Productions, 1946. Treatment script for an unproduced film by screenwriters Daniel Fuchs and Phil Rapp, dated 10/16/46. First page of carbon typescript treatment is a contract with Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Inc., signed and dated by Fuchs in holograph ink, with date illegible. Daniel Fuchs began his writing career in his mid-twenties with the novels "Summer in.....

Rome: Aquila Cinematografica, 1974. Draft script for the first episode of an unproduced television miniseries. Based on the short story "The Virgin Orsola" from Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio's 1902 collection "De Novelle Della Pescara." A chaste schoolteacher in a convent survives a life-threatening illness but soon after is violently sexually assaulted, beaten, and left for dead.Set in Italy. Orange untitled.....

Burbank, CA: Fox Broadcasting Company / Warner Brothers Television / Sweet Freedom Productions / Main Sequence Productions, 1993-1994. Archive of original scripts for all 27 episodes of "The George Carlin Show," which ran on Fox for two seasons in 1994 and 1995, with multiple drafts of each episode, totaling 196 scripts. Also included are several key pieces of ephemera relating.....

N.p. N.p., 1959. Draft script for the 18th episode of season 3 of the 1956-1961 television playhouse series, which originally aired on February 5, 1959. Copy belonging to director George Roy Hill, with a printed label noting his name on the verso of the front wrapper, and his holograph ink annotations throughout, noting deletions and substantive changes. A kinescope of.....

Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], 1992. Revised Script for the 1992 television movie. Katharine Hepburn plays an elderly woman who houses an escaped convict, and the pair become unlikely friends. Goldenrod titled wrappers with Burt Reynolds production company insignia. Title page present, dated October 23, 1992, with credits for screenwriter Prideaux. 107 leaves, mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine, wrapper Fine.....

Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], 1989. Draft script for the 1989 television film, originally broadcast on CBS. Copy belonging to actor Billy O'Sullivan, who portrayed Teddy, with his autograph on the title page. Two parents discover horrible stories of abuse coming from the daycare their children attends, especially since the people running the center are moral pillars of the.....

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers Television, 1983. Second Draft script for an unproduced (or retitled) episode of the television series "High Performance," which aired for one season (and only 3 episodes) on ABC in 1983. A former race car driver turned racing instructor is approached by a former CIA operative with a plan to start a highly specialized bodyguard business, leading.....