Radio Material
First Nighter Radio Show (Half Hour)
“Mama Tells Fortunes.” January 1948
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First nighter framework for “Mama Tells Fortunes” broadcast. May 20, 1948
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“The Honest Dope.” Aired December 16, 1948
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Curtain Time Radio Show (Half Hour)
“Dodie Writes Another Letter” script. March 9, 1949
Stars Over Hollywood Radio Show (Half Hour)
“A Penny Saved” script. May 29, 1950
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Television Material
Climax: Show (One Hour Long)
“Thin Air” revised script. September 14, 1955
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“The Pink Cloud” second revision. October 27, 1955
Studio One Show (One Hour)
“The Funny Looking Kid” final revised script. May 19, 1958
Front Row Center (One Hour)
“Uncle Barney” final revised script. February 26, 1956
The Dick Powell Show (One Hour)
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“No Strings Attached.” January 29, 1962
“The Senator from Horse-Shoe Bend.” April, 12,1962
“Special Assignment.” July 9, 1962
The Phil Silvers Show (Half Hour)
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“Harry Today, Gone Tomorrow” production sheet. May 10, 1963
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“Moonlight and Dozes:” production sheet. June 26, 1963
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“Beauty and the Least” production sheet. June 27, 1963
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“Stop the Factory, I Wanna Get Off” production sheet and script. July 5, 1963
“Who do Voodo? Harry do!” Production sheet and final draft. July 19, 1963
“Will the Real Harry Grafton Please Stand Up?” Production sheet and final draft. Augist 1. 1963
“Cyrano De Grafton” production sheet. August 19, 1963
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“How to Succeed in Business Without Crying” production sheet and final draft. September 10, 1963
“Las Vegas Was My Mother's Maiden Name” production sheet and final draft. October 1, 1963
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“Take Her. She's Tall” production sheet and final draft. January 27, 1964
My Favorite Martian Show (Half Hour)
“Who Am I?” November 26, 1963
“My Nephew. The Artist.” December 10, 1963
“Coo Coo.” January 17, 1964
“Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow.” 1966
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Tugboat Annie Pilot (Half Hour)
Script, co-written. February 24, 1956
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The Thin Man Pilot (Half Hour) January 1957
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Perry Mason Pilot (One Hour)
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My original outline. February 1956
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Feature Films
Sammy
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The Elephant Who Couldn't Remember. April-1946
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Synopsis entitled Sammy. September 1951
Screen treatment. November 1952
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Original screenplay. 1955
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Final script. Late 1955
Our Man Flint
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Cartel of Evil. Original screenplay by Hal Fimberg. April 24, 1964
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The Pad
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The Private Ear First Draft screenplay by Tom Ryan. August 4, 1965
My original screenplay. November 4, 1965
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The Pad (And How to Use It). November 10, 1965
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Texas Across the River
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Original screenplay by Wells Root and Harold Greene. n.d. [1953?]
First draft screenplay by John Gay. April 12,1965
Second Draft screenplay by John Gay. May 18, 1965
Revised Second draft screenplay by Ben Starr. January 4, 1966
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Final Screenplay by me. January 21, 1966
The Spirit is Willing
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Outline. January 5, 1966
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The Visitors February 24, 1966
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Poltergeist preliminary script. February 24, 1966
Shooting script by me. March 15, 1966
The Busy Body
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My original screenplay-with notes and changes. June 6, 1966 (133pp.)
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Preliminary script. July 7, 1966
Shooting script. August 24, 1966
How to Commit Marriage
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Screen Treatment. April 28, 1965
Step Outline. September 4, 1967
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First draft. January 1968
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Second draft. January 1968
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Notes. January 1968
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First draft mimeoed by Naho Productions. January 31, 1968
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Rough step outline. February 23, 1968
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Revised script. May 10, 1968
Outline. May 12, 1968
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Revision. May 20, 1968
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Second Revision reflecting above re-write. May 22, 1968
Final Draft. June 5, 1968
Broadway Play
The Family Way
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“It's Better With Two.” 1955
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“The Family Way” (new title). 1957
Version. early 1964
Version. late 1964
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Rehearsal script. December 1964
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Clean copy of play as presented in New York at Lyceum Theatre. January 13, 1965
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