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Finding Aid for the Edmund H. North Papers, 1934-1968

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Box 1

Script of One Night of Love.

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Produced by Columbia in 1934, starring Grace Moore, directed by Victor Schertzinger. It was the first --- and the most successful --- of the operatic musicals.

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2 scripts of Young Man With A Horn.

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Produced by Warner Bros. in 1947, starring Kirk Douglas, lauren Bacall and doris Day, directed by Michael Curtiz.

This is a writer's working script, and included is a letter from the author of the novel, Dorothy Baker, to the producer of the picture, Jerry Wald, discussing my script in some detail.

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Script of Flamingo Road.

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Produced by Warner Bros. in 1947, starring Joan Crawford and directed by Vincent Sherman.

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Script of Dark Canyon.

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Produced by Warner Bros. in 1948, and released as Colorado Territory. Starred Joel McCrea and Virginia Mayo.

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Script of In A Lonely Place.

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Produced by Columbia in 1949, starring Humphrey Bogart. Directed by Nick Ray.

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Script of Only the Valiant.

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Produced by Warner Bros. in 1949, starring Gregory Peck.

Box 2

Story outline entitled Farewell to the Master.

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This outline was the basis for the screenplay The Day the Earth Stood Still.

This picture, released by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1950, starred Michael Rennie and Patricia neal and was directed by robert wise. This film was one of the first and is considered by many critics to be the best of the science fiction pictures.

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Script of The Day the Eart Stood Still. January 9, 1951

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Script of Blue Horizons.

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Produced by Paramount in 1954 as The Far Horizons. It starred Charlton Heston and Fred MacMurray and was directed by Rudy Mate.

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Script of Destry.

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Produced by Universal in 1954, starried Audie Murphy.

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Script of The Proud Ones.

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Produced by Twentieth Century-Fox in 1955.

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Script of Reminiscences of a Cowboy.

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Released by Columbia as Cowboy in 1958, starring Glenn Ford as Jack Lemmon.

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Script of Pilots for Hire.

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Produced and released as The Lady Takes a Flyer by Universal in 1956.

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Script of Sink the Bismarck!

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Produced in England for Twentieth Century-Fox in 1959, starring Kenneth More and Dana Wynter and directed by Lewis Gilbert.

“I spent a couple of months in the archives of the British Admiralty working with technical experts there to insure accuracy. The result was that this very compicated naval engagement was portrayed precisely as it happened, each movement of the many ships engaged being accounted for accurately.”

[Orientation Films]

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“The following eleven scripts might be of interest as examples of orientation films made by the Signal Corps for the War Department during World War II. As a major in the signal Corps, I produced these films and wrote many of them.”

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Script of Baptism of Fire. January 6, 1943

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“This film attempted to prepare the soldier for his first encounter with the enemy.”

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Script of Cracking Tanks. October 1, 1942

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“This film showed how infantrymen can deal with an enemy tank attack.”

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Script of How To Get Killed in One Easy Lesson. October 1, 1942

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“This film illustrates a series of 'dont's' for the combat soldier.”

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Script of Kill Or Be Killed. December 1, 1942

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“A film treatise on hand-to-hand combat and dirty fighting.”

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Script of Secret Weapon. March 26, 1943

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“A film on the importance of taking that one extra step, firing that one extra shot.”

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Script of Keep it Clean. october 1, 1942

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“A film illustrating the vital importance of keeping your rifle clean.”

Box 3

Script of It's Your America. October 6, 1944

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“A booster shot in citizenship for post-hostilities occupation troops.”

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Script of Don't Be A Sucker. February 19, 1945

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“This film on racial and religious tolerance was made for the War Department and subsequently released to the public by Paramount.”

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Script of Your Next job. September 14, 1944

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“A picture on post-hostilities vocational guidance.”

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Script of Follow Me Again. July 14, 1944

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“A film for leaders of post-hostilities education program.”

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Script of Opportunity Knocks Again. July 14, 1944

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“A film outlining the educational program.”

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Script of Negro Soldier in Eto. July 17, 1945

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“A filmed account of the contribution made by Negro soldiers in all phases of the European campaign.”

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Battle of Leyte Gulf.

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(Twentieth Century-Fox, not yet produced)

“This is an epic naval story of the biggest sea battle of World War II, and in preparing it I did a great deal of research, both in the Defense Department in Washington and also with the Commanders of the Japan Self Defense force in tokyo. I have the entire file of material on this project, from my original plan for the screenplay based on C.S. Forester's account straight through to the revised final script., in addition to much research material. This represents an unusually complete package and would give the student a good view of the preparation of a highly technical subject, from inception through research to the final script.”

Box 3

Treatment of Battle of Leyte Gulf by C.S. Forester, of Captain Horatio Hornblower fame. September 26, 1960

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A plan for the screenplay, by E.H.N. February 15, 1961

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Includes a chronology of the battle and a detailed description of the characters and how they function in the story.

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Four scripts, including Writer's Working Script, First draft screenplay, final screenplay and revised final screenplay. March 16, 1961; June 15, 1961; September 29, 1961; May 10, 1962

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A declassified Navy Department official chronology of the battle.

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A bibliography of research materials.

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Letter from Office of Secretary of Defense. January 31, 1962

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Letter is notifying studio that script has been reviewed and approved for production with full Navy cooperation assured.

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Book describing the battle written by Vice Admiral Tomiji Koyahage, Chief of Staff to Admiral Kurita, commander of the Japanese Fleet.

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“Admiral Koyanage inscribed this copy to me in Japanese and included a photograph of himself with Admiral Kurita and staff.”

Box 3

Envelope containing other research material, notes, etc.

Patton

Scope and Content Note

A top-budget roadshow picture, to be released by Twentieth Century-Fox in February of 1970, based on the World War II career of General George S. Patton, Jr. This picture stars George C. Scott and Karl Mauldin (Scott playing Patton and Mauldin playing General Omar N. Bradley).

The picture was directed by Franklin Schaffner and produced by Frank McCarthy.

“General Bradley himself acted as Senior Military Adviser, and we worked with him throughout the preparation of the final script.”

“I prepared the final script, using material contained in a script written by Francis Ford Coppola. (At no point did we actually work together.) The material is as follows:”

Box 4

First draft of screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola. December 27, 1965

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“This copy has notes, in my handwriting, of cuts and revisions suggested by Darryl F. Zanuck to mcCarthy, Schaffner and North in Antibes, France, in June 1968.”

Box 4

Revised screenplay. July 8, 1968

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“With notes in my hand, indicating comments and suggestions made by General Omar N. Bradley (who is portrayed as a character in the picture).”

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Second revised screenplay. October 24, 1968

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Third revised screenplay. December 10, 1968

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“With my handwritten notes indicating revisions suggested by George C. Scott, the actor who plays Patton.”

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Final Screenplay. January 1, 1969

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Shooting script. February 1, 1969

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Long research memorandum from Frank McCarthy, producer of the picture, who had been working on the project for over fifteen years. October 4, 1967

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Exchange of telegrams between Darryl F. Zanuck and Richard Zanuck, head of production re various phases of development.

Box 4

Research material from General Bradley and also from the Pentagon on various subjects.

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Copious writer's notes regarding source material, patton's speeches, miscellaneous items, some in long hand.

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