London: World Productions, 1997. Shooting script for the 1998 British television miniseries "Ultraviolet," seen here as "Crossing the Line," episode 2: "In Nomine Patris." Accompanied by 114 pages of call sheets, scene breakdowns, shooting schedules, and detailed notes on hair and makeup for each character. A six episode miniseries in which Jack Davenport plays a Detective Sergeant whose best friend... (read more) about Ultraviolet - Episode 2: In Nomine Patris [Crossing the Line] (Original screenplay for the 1998...

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958-1960. Archive of scripts and revision pages for 56 episodes of the hip private-eye detective television series "Peter Gunn." Copies belonging to screenwriter Lewis Reed, with his holograph name to the front wrapper of each episode. Included are screenplays for nearly half of the 114-episode run of the noir influenced television series starring the sophisticated, sharp-dressed... (read more) about Archive of scripts for 56 episodes of "Peter Gunn" (Collection of 57 original...

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1986. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced television episode. Barish is screenwriter best known for "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985) and two episodes of "The Hitchhiker" television series (1985-1986). Gray titled wrappers. Title page present, dated November 22, 1986, noted as Revised First Draft, with credits for writers Barish and Bean. 39 leaves, mechanically reproduced. Pages... (read more) about Intimacy: A Sentimental Visit (Original screenplay for an unproduced television episode)

Sweden: Cinematograph AB, 1973. Three vintage photographs from the set of the 1973 six-part Swedish television mini-series, "Scenes from a Marriage," written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. All photos feature director Ingmar Bergman, cinematographer Sven Nykvist, Liv Ullman, and Erland Josephson on the set, gesticulating over scripts. Early photocopy snipe cello-taped to the verso, alongside photographer's rubber stamp, and pink... (read more) about Scenes from a Marriage [Scener ur ett aktenskap] (Three original photographs from the set of the...

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... (read more) about The Virginian: The Barren Ground (Two draft scripts for the 1967 television episode)

London: British Broadcasting Corporation [BBC], 1967. Final Draft script for the 1967 BBC television special "Chicago in the Roaring Twenties," seen here under the working title "The Bootleggers." Based on British broadcaster and naturalist Kenneth Allsop's 1961 book "The Bootleggers." A BBC special in which the infamous gangster Al Capone's Chicago mafia reign is illustrated in song and dance, directed... (read more) about Chicago in the Roaring Twenties [The Bootleggers] (Original screenplay for the 1965 television...

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... (read more) about Marco Polo (Original screenplay for the 1982 television mini-series)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980. First Draft script for Episode 3 from Season 1 of the 1981 television series. The debut season of the show received eight Emmy Awards and a total of 98 Emmy nominations during its seven season run. A police drama with the appearance of a documentary feel. In the last episode, a presidential visit is scheduled... (read more) about Hill Street Blues: Politics as Usual (Original teleplay script for the 1981 television episode)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers Television, 1998. Draft script for Season one, episode 11 of the 1998-1999 television series, which originally aired January 29, 1999 on FOX. Copy belonging to actor Brian O'Sullivan who played Brian Reed in the episode, with his name and character on a label tipped onto the front wrapper. A deceased cop is sent back to earth... (read more) about Brimstone: Faces (Original screenplay for the 1999 television series)

Beverly Hills, CA: Goodson-Todman Enterprises, Circa 1959. Draft script for the 1959 television series. Credited to writer E. Jack Neuman and producer Matthew Rapf, both who would not receive official credit upon the show's release. Small numerical notation in holograph ink on the title page, perhaps eluding to an episode number. Based on Chandler's wisecracking alcoholic private eye, the series... (read more) about Philip Marlowe (Original teleplay script for an episode of the 1959 television series)

Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1980. Draft script for the season one, episode four of the 1983 television mini-series, originally broadcast February 9, 1983 on ABC. As per request of the President, Pug Henry visits London to see the efficiency of the RAF and he is very impressed. He meets Pamela Tudsbury and her fiance, who is later shot... (read more) about The Winds of War, Part IV: Defiance (Original teleplay script for the 1983 television episode)

Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], 1974. Post-production Export script for the 1974 television movie. Represents the full European version screened in the UK upon release. An edited version later screened in the US on television only. Written by noted novelist and screenwriter Richard Matheson. Pink and blue clip-bound titled wrappers, noting 10 reels and footage of 8,957 feet. Mechanically reproduced. Near Fine. 145 leaves. (read more) about Dracula (Post-production script for the 1974 film)

Burbank, CA: National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1961. Draft script for the 1961 television episode. Actor Van Heflin's copy. "The Dick Powell Show" was an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961 to 1963, ending when the show's host, Dick Powell, died of lung cancer. It featured a number of notable screenwriters and directors, including Aaron Spelling, William Friedkin... (read more) about The Dick Powell Theatre: Ricochet [The Dick Powell Show: Ricochet] (Original teleplay script for...

Hollywood: DuMont Television Network, 1955. Draft script for Season One, episode 25 of the 1954-1955 television series, originally broadcast on March 8, 1955 on the DuMont Television Network. Script belonging to Lyn Thomas, who played Val in the episode, with her holograph name in ink on the front wrapper, and her lines circled in holograph ink throughout, shooting schedule laid... (read more) about Studio 57: Center Ring (Original screenplay for the 1955 television series)

Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Pictures, Circa 1977. Black-and-white still photograph from an early episode of "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (1954-1992), struck from a new negative in 1977 per the reference number on the negative, which reads "television-SPEC.77 / 1054-8006." The original series premiered in 1954 on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as "Disneyland," aired in black-and-white, and became... (read more) about Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (Photograph from the television series)

Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1978. Shooting Draft script for the season one, episode four of the 1979 television mini-series, originally broadcast on February 21, 1979 on ABC. Eight soldiers are hanged for staging a mutiny and one of Simon's fellow black soliders is beaten nearly to death by a state trooper. Soon, the whole platoon is sent overseas... (read more) about Roots: The Next Generations: Episode 4 (Original teleplay script for the 1979 television episode)

Burbank, CA: J. Walter Thompson Agency, 1955. Draft script for the Season 6, Episode 7 of the 1955 television series, originally broadcast November 10, 1955, on NBC, on live television, and is today lost. Copy belonging to Marguerite Chapman, who played Jane Drake, her name in holograph pencil on the first page. With notations in holograph grey and red pencil... (read more) about Lux Video Theatre: Bedtime Story (Original teleplay script for the 1955 series)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1977. Final Draft script for the November 7, 1977 television episode, "The Crypt," season 1, episode 7 of the science fiction series "Logan's Run." This episode is based on an original story by Harlan Ellison. Copy belonging to an uncredited crew member named Chuck Sereci, with his name in holograph pencil on the front wrapper... (read more) about Logan's Run: The Crypt (Original screenplay for the 1977 television episode, crew member's copy)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957. Pre-production Continuity script for the 1957 film. Based on William Marchant's 1956 play. The penultimate Hepburn and Tracy film, and a significant script in that dialogue--which sees many changes here--was always at the heart of the pair's nine on-screen collaborations. Also significant in that it was one of the first major motion pictures to address... (read more) about Desk Set (Original screenplay for the 1957 film)

Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1982. Draft script and assorted production notes and shooting schedules for the 1982 television movie. Based on the true story of an Iowan farm wife with terminal cancer who helped find new adoptive families for each of her ten children before her death. She Winner of a Golden Globe and nominated for a second... (read more) about Who Will Love My Children (Original screenplay for the 1983 television movie)

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1956. First Edition. Collects eight of the playwright and screenwriter's memorable plays, including "The Trip to Bountiful," basis for the 1985 film directed by Peter Masterson and starring Geraldine Page. Five of these plays appeared on "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse," a television series that played host to a plethora of notable writers, including Paddy Chayefksy and... (read more) about Harrison, Texas: Eight Television Plays (First Edition)

Burbank, CA: National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1986. Fifth Draft script for the 1986 television movie, directed by William Friedkin and written for the screen by Gerald Petievich. "C.A.T. [Counter Assault Tactical] Squad" was the first of two television movies, intended to become a series but never further developed. The sequel, "C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf," was broadcast two years later, in..... (read more) about C.A.T. Squad (Original screenplay for the 1986 television movie)

London: Bentley Productions, 1997. 5th Draft script for the 1997 television episode of the show "The Broker's Man." Though broadcast in two parts, this script contains both the first and second parts. Kevin Whately plays Jimmy Griffin, an ex-cop now working as an investigator for an insurance company still finds ways to use his detective skills at his new job... (read more) about The Broker's Man: Siege (Original screenplay for the 1997 television episode)

N.p. N.p., 1979-1997. Archive of 22 pieces of correspondence between writer Larry Gelbart and director Robert Parrish, consisting of nine typescripts, six of which are INSCRIBED, plus three autographed letters signed, one typed letter signed, and six autographed notes from Gelbart to Parrish, as well as three outgoing carbons of letters written from Parrish to Gelbart and a seven-page typescript..... (read more) about Archive of Scripts and Letters from Larry Gelbart to Robert Parrish (Nine original typescripts...

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... (read more) about A Woman Called Golda [A Woman Called Golda: Part I] (Original teleplay script for the 1982 film)

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... (read more) about The Desperate Miles [No Help Required] (Original screenplay for the 1975 television movie)

London: British Broadcasting Corporation [BBC], 1999. Draft scripts for two Season 2 episodes of the 2000 television show "Badger:" "The Price of a Daughter.," and "Only Ewe," later released under the title "Blood Ties." Jerome Flynn plays a wildlife liaison officer in a small rural town who fights various animal crime and encounters the usual interpersonal drama. Set in Northumberland... (read more) about Badger Season 2: "The Price of a Daughter" and "Only Ewe" (Original...

New York: National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1962. Draft script for the 1962 television documentary. Copy belonging to actor Van Heflin, who narrated the film, with his holograph name on the title page and holograph notations throughout. An hour long documentary about US Route 1, which runs from Maine to Florida. Nominated for an Emmy Award. Script is as issued with... (read more) about U.S. #1: American Profile (Original screenplay for the 1962 film)

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... (read more) about Light's Diamond Jubilee (Original screenplay for the 1954 television movie)

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... (read more) about We'll Meet Again | Episode 2: Hands Across the Sea (Original screenplay for the 1982 television...

Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1959. Revised Final Draft script for the 1959 television episode. Screenwriter Charles Hoffman's copy, with his name in holograph pencil at the top right corner of the front wrapper. An interesting but short lived series, set in New Orleans, preceding similar detective-based programs that are today better remembered, such as "77 Sunset Strip" and... (read more) about Bourbon Street Beat: A Taste of Ashes (Original screenplay for the 1959 television episode)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1987. First Draft script for the pilot espisode of the 1988 television series. Set in Vietnam. White titled wrappers. Title page present, dated September 3, 1987, noted as First Draft, with credits for screenwriter Young and creators Young and Broyles, Jr. 113 leaves, mechanically reproduced, with blue revision pages throughout, dated November 14, 1987. Pages Fine, wrapper Fine, bound with two gold brads. (read more) about China Beach (Original teleplay script for the 1988 television series)

Beverly Hills, CA: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1968. Final script for the 1968 television special, originally aired on April 10, 1968 on ABC. With brief holograph notations throughout, including occasional changes to presenters' dialog. Hosted by Bob Hope, the 40th Academy Awards were originally scheduled for April 8, but were postponed due to assassination of Martin Luther... (read more) about The 49th Annual Academy Awards (Original screenplay for the 1968 television special)

Los Angeles: Hollywood Television Theatre, 1975. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a few notations in holograph pencil. Based on Ibsen's 1892 play, considered one of his most revealing works, about Halvard Solness, a master builder who returns to his hometown to construct a church with a towering steeple. Iit is revealed Solness has a great fear of... (read more) about Ibsen's Master Builder (Original teleplay script for an unproduced film)

Burbank, CA: National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1967. Final Draft script for episode 19 of the 1967-1968 television anthology show. Actor Van Heflin's copy, with the name of his character in holograph ink on the front wrapper and holograph notations on nearly every page. "The Danny Thomas Hour" ran for one season on NBC as an anthology show, with Thomas presenting... (read more) about The Danny Thomas Hour: Fear is the Chain (Original teleplay script for the 1968 television...

Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], 1987. First Draft script for the 1987 television movie. Based on the true crime story from the 1970's, and adapted from the novel of the same name by Joseph Wambaugh. Susan Reinert is a schoolteacher in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania who goes missing and is found murdered with her two children. Nominated for two... (read more) about Echoes in the Darkness: Part 1 (Original teleplay script for the 1987 television movie)

New York: Children's Songs, Inc., circa 1949. Original manuscript and typescript for "The Howdy Doody Show" theme song "It's a Howdy Doody World," created by and belonging to the song's composer Edward Kean, INSCRIBED by Kean in the margin: "From Edward Kean / to / the very special Scott Petersen man!," and further annotated by Kean in holograph ink.The listing... (read more) about "It's a Howdy Doody World" song manuscript and typed letter signed by composer Edward...

Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1969. First Draft script for the 1974 television movie. The wife of a bootlegger in the backwoods dies while giving birth to her seventh child and her husband falls off the roof in a drunken stupor, thus leaving the seven children orphaned. Following the guidance of the oldest sibling, children seek replacement parents by... (read more) about All the Kind Strangers (Original screenplay for the 1974 television movie)

Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1972. Final Draft script for the 1972 television movie. Copy belonging to prop assistant Paul Marco, with his name in holograph ink on the front wrapper and title page, with other production ephemera laid in. Based on the infamous 1971 novel by Beatrice Sparks. A mostly tasteful, surprisingly non-exploitative look at 1970s teenage drug... (read more) about Go Ask Alice (Original screenplay for the 1973 television movie)