Finding Aid for the Charles Laughton Papers LSC.0851
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by Caroline Cubé and edited by Josh Fiala, Laurel McPhee and Amy Shung-Gee Wong.
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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Charles Laughton papers
Creator:
Laughton, Charles
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0851
Physical Description:
14 Linear Feet
(24 boxes, 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): 1920-1964
Date (bulk): 1940-1962
Abstract: Charles Laughton (1899-1962) was a
theater and film actor, radio personality, and public performer. The collection consists of
photographs, publicity materials, press clippings, correspondence, radio and theatre
scripts, screenplays, assorted readings, and miscellaneous items.
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special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on
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Language of Material:
English .
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Charles Laughton papers (Collection 851). UCLA Library Special
Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Elsa Lanchester, 1965.
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Pocessed by Timothy Holland with supervision from Laurel McPhee as part of the CFPRT
project, 2005; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé and edited by Josh
Fiala, Laurel McPhee and Amy Shung-Gee Wong.
A register was compiled for the collection by the Oral History Division in November 1964.
Then it was partially processed by the Manuscripts Division staff in the late 1960s. Timothy
Holland reprocessed the collection in 2005, rehousing folder contents and adding series
levels to enhance access to the materials.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Charles Laughton was born July 1, 1899 in Scarborough, England to hotel proprietors Robert
and Eliza Laughton. He attended the public Jesuit school Stonyhurst College and enlisted
into the army during the First World War in 1917. In 1924, Laughton enrolled in the Royal
Academy of Dramatic Art to study acting and drama. His performances earned him much respect
and admiration, and soon Laughton was starring in many professional theatrical and film
productions in London. In 1927, Laughton met the actress Elsa Lanchester. They were married
in 1929.
Laughton and Lanchester first traveled to the United States in 1931, where Laughton was
hired to perform the successful English play
Payment Deferred.
For the next 19 years, they spent the majority of their time in the United States. Laughton
became one of the most well-respected film actors of the era, capturing roles in the films
Island of Lost Souls (1933) and
The
Private Life of Henry VIII
(1933), for which he won the Academy Award for best
actor. Other notable productions include:
Ruggles of Red Gap
(1935),
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939),
The Man from Down Under (1943), and
The
Paradine Case
(1947). Laughton and Lanchester became American citizens in 1950 and
settled in Southern California.
During the Second World War, Laughton began reading selected passages to wounded soldiers
at local hospitals. For the rest of his life, Laughton would devote much of his time to
reading selected passages from his favorite authors. Recognized for his powerful voice and
presence, Laughton's readings led to a number of reading tours, spoken-word albums,
performances, and publications, including
Tell Me a Story
(1957) and
The Fabulous Country (1962). Laughton made his
directorial debut in 1955 with
The Night of the Hunter starring
Robert Mitchum. Although the production was not a financial success, it was critically
lauded as one of the better films of the decade, and is considered a masterpiece of American
cinema. Laughton also performed on radio and, occasionally, on television.
Laughton's health declined in the early 1960's. After a year of fighting cancer, Charles
Laughton died at his home on December 15, 1962. He was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in
Hollywood, California.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of Charles Laughton's photographs, publicity materials, press
clippings, correspondence, scripts, screenplays, assorted readings, and miscellaneous items
documenting Charles Laughton's 35-year career as an actor in theater and film, and as a
public performer. Of particular interest are photographs of Charles Laughton and Elsa
Lanchester, Laughton's reading selections, correspondence, and miscellaneous items such as
Laughton's award for the Academy nomination of best actor in
Witness
for the Prosecution
(1957). The collection also contains numerous scripts from his
work in theatre and radio, screenplays from films, and selected readings that Laughton used
in his reading tours, publications, and performances.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Photographs, 1920-1962 (2 boxes).
- Publicity, 1942-1962 (1 box).
- Correspondence, 1929-1962 (2 boxes).
- Readings, ca.1942-1962 (7 boxes).
- Theatre scripts, 1937-1961 (5.5 boxes).
- Radio broadcasts, 1939-1952 (1.5 boxes).
- Screenplays, 1940-1961 (3.5 boxes).
- Publications, 1957-1962 (1.5 boxes).
- Miscellaneous, 1925-1964 (1.5 boxes).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Theatrical producers and directors -- Archives.
Actors -- Archives.
Film scripts.
Photographs.
Lanchester, Elsa
Lanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986--Correspondence.
Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962--Archives.
Series 1: Photographs
1920-1962
General Physical Description note: 2 boxes.
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of photographs of Charles Laughton, including publicity portraits,
stills from productions, and personal photographs of Laughton and Elsa Lanchester.
Photographs are arranged by production, in a roughly chronological order.
box 1, folder 1
Laughton family
ca. 1920-1929
General Physical Description note: 5 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints, various sizes. Personal photos of Laughton's family.
box 1, folder 2
Edgar Wallace's
On the Spot
ca. 1930
General Physical Description note: 15 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. Large format. Stills from a stage production during
Laughton's career in England.
box 1, folder 3
Elsa Lanchester and Charles Laughton
1934-1960
General Physical Description note: ca. 35 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints of various sizes. Photos of Lanchester and Laughton together,
including personal photos and publicity shots (see box 24 for oversize
photographs).
box 1, folder 4
Miscellaneous head shots
ca. 1939
General Physical Description note: 12 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white 8 x 10" prints. Assorted publicity and personal photos of Laughton
throughout his career (see box 24 for oversize photographs).
box 1, folder 5
Jamaica Inn
1939
General Physical Description note: 7 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10" publicity shots of Laughton and Maureen O'Hara.
box 1, folder 6
They Knew What They Wanted
1940
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Stills from film.
box 1, folder 7
It Started With Eve
1941
General Physical Description note: 4 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. Various sizes. Stills from film and during production.
box 1, folder 8
Miscellaneous (folder 1 of 2)
1941-1959
General Physical Description note: ca. 65 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints and negatives. Various sizes. Assorted photos of Laughton.
Includes reading tour photos (see box 24 for oversize photographs).
box 1, folder 9
Stand By For Action
1942
General Physical Description note: ca. 40 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Stills from film and during production.
box 1, folder 10
The Tuttles of Tahiti
1942
General Physical Description note: 6 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Stills from film and during production.
box 1, folder 11
War Bond Promotion and Drive
ca. 1942-1943
General Physical Description note: 25 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Publicity photos of Laughton promoting war
bonds.
box 1, folder 12
The Man From Down Under
1943
General Physical Description note: 50 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Stills from film and publicity shots.
box 1, folder 13
The Canterville Ghost
1944
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Stills from film.
box 2, folder 1
The Suspect
1944
General Physical Description note: 4 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Stills from film.
box 2, folder 2
Universal publicity
1944
General Physical Description note: 12 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Publicity photos of Laughton playing with a cat and
reading.
box 2, folder 3
Captain Kidd
1945
General Physical Description note: 20 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Stills from film and during production.
box 2, folder 4
Miscellaneous (folder 2 of 2)
ca. 1945-1961
General Physical Description note: ca. 75 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints and negatives. Various sizes. Assorted photos of Laughton (see
box 24 for oversize photographs).
box 2, folder 5
The Paradine Case
1947
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white print. 8 x 10". Still from film.
box 2, folder 6
The Big Clock
1948
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white print. 8 x 10". Still from film.
box 2, folder 7
The Blue Veil
1951
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Stills from film.
box 2, folder 8
O. Henry's Full House
1952
General Physical Description note: 10 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Stills from film and publicity shots of
Laughton.
box 2, folder 9
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
General Physical Description note: 7 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Stills from film and publicity shots of
Laughton.
box 2, folder 10
King Lear /
A
Midsummer Night's Dream
1959
General Physical Description note: ca. 35 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10" and various sizes. Stills from production and
publicity shots of Laughton with beard.
box 2, folder 11
Spartacus
1960
General Physical Description note: 5 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Stills from film and during production.
box 2, folder 12
Hamlet Stage Production
ca. 1960-1969
General Physical Description note: 9 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white and color prints. Various sizes. Stills take from theatrical staging
of
Hamlet at the Baylor Theatre in Waco, TX. Some stills
used for feature in
Life magazine (see box 24 for
oversize photographs)
box 2, folder 13
A Session with Charles Laughton (folder 1 of 2)
1962
General Physical Description note: 18 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 8 x 10". Publicity photos for reading sessions.
box 2, folder 14
A Session with Charles Laughton (folder 2 of 2)
1962
General Physical Description note: ca. 40 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white prints. 5 x 7". Publicity photos for reading sessions.
box 24, folder 1
Assorted oversized photos
ca. 1940-1956
General Physical Description note: 9 items.
Scope and Contents note
Black and white and color prints. Includes publicity stills of Laughton, publicity
pictures of Laughton, stills of Elsa Lanchester and Laughton, as well as mounted
pictures from a theatre production at the Baylor Theatre, Waco, TX.
Series 2: Publicity
1942-1962
General Physical Description note: .5 box.
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of clippings, publicity news, and publicity packets.
box 3, folder 1
News from WEAF War Bond drive
1942
Scope and Contents note
Publicity news from Charles Laughton's War Bonds drive.
box 3, folder 2
Miscellaneous clippings
1942-1962
Scope and Contents note
Various clippings and articles related to Laughton.
box 3, folder 3
Charles Laughton reading tour clippings
1942 -1962
box 3, folder 4
Major Barbra materials
1956
Scope and Contents note
Reviews, playbills, and summaries (for related
Major
Barbra
materials see also box 25, folder 6).
box 3, folder 6
Advise and Consent clippings
1962
box 3, folder 7
Advise and Consent premiere
invitations
1962
box 3, folder 8-9
A Session with Charles Laughton--MCA publicity packet (2 folders)
1962
Scope and Contents note
Includes bio, credits, and other information about Laughton and recordings.
Series 3: Correspondence
1929-1962
General Physical Description note: 1.5 boxes.
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of letters to Charles Laughton by close friends, family, and
business associates, in addition to some letters by Laughton. Includes letters by fans
written to Laughton during his illness, and condolence letters to Elsa Lanchester
following Laughton's death. Arranged by the surname of the correspondent.
box 3, folder 10
Abidine - Axel
1942-1960
General Physical Description note: 14 items.
box 3, folder 11
Ballbusch, Peter
1942-1944
General Physical Description note: 13 items.
box 3, folder 12
Bagnold, Enid (Lady Jones)
1958-1959
General Physical Description note: 10 items.
box 3, folder 13
Barnes, Albert
1940-1945
General Physical Description note: 32 items.
box 3, folder 14
Barrie, J.M.
1935-1936
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
box 3, folder 15
Bird, Dr. Remsen
1945-1946
General Physical Description note: 21 items.
box 3, folder 16
Bradbury, Ray
1958-1962
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
box 3, folder 17
B - Burton
1929-1962
General Physical Description note: 31 items.
box 3, folder 18
Cabrey - Criss
1939-1962
General Physical Description note: 27 items.
box 3, folder 19
D'Alessandro - Duffield
1942-1959
General Physical Description note: 10 items.
box 3, folder 20
Douglas, Kirk
1962
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 21
Dreiser, Theodore
1942
General Physical Description note: 5 items.
box 3, folder 22
Edwards - Floyd
1940-1962
General Physical Description note: 12 items.
box 3, folder 23
Eden, Sir Anthony
1959
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 24
Fitelson, H. William
1957
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 25
Gachet - Grosley
1941-1962
General Physical Description note: 10 items.
box 3, folder 26
Galerie de France
1959-1962
General Physical Description note: 9 items.
box 3, folder 27
Garnett, David
1934
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
box 3, folder 28
Gish, Lillian
undated
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 3, folder 29
Graves, Morris
1943-1944
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
box 4, folder 1
H - Hogg
1941-1951
General Physical Description note: 12 items.
box 4, folder 2
Hicks, Sir Edward Seymour
undated
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 3
Huxley, Aldous Leonard
1936
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 4
Iravander - Koerner
1941
General Physical Description note: 8 items.
box 4, folder 5
Korizis, Albert Alexander
1941
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 6
Larsen - Lynis
1942-1959
General Physical Description note: 9 items.
box 4, folder 7
Laughton, Charles
1940 - 1962
General Physical Description note: 22 items.
Scope and Contents note
Letters authored by Charles Laughton.
box 4, folder 8
Laughton Family
1944-1960
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
Scope and Contents note
Letters authored by Charles Laughton's family members, including his brother, Tom,
and step-mother, Biddy.
box 4, folder 9
MCA - Murphy
1939-1962
General Physical Description note: 29 items.
box 4, folder 10
NBC
1941-1942
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
box 4, folder 11
Neutra, Siegfried - Putman
1942-1962
General Physical Description note: 20 items.
box 4, folder 12
O'Casey, Sean
1929
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 13
Odets, Clifford
1943
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
box 4, folder 14
Paar, Jack
1962
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 15
Partridge, N.H.
1942-1945
General Physical Description note: 10 items.
box 4, folder 16
Priestley, John Boynton
1949, 1952
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
box 4, folder 17
Quinn - Robinson
1943-1962
General Physical Description note: 8 items.
box 4, folder 18
San Ysidro Ranch - Swift Company
1941-1962
General Physical Description note: 15 items.
box 4, folder 19
Selznick, David
1962
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 20
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
1959-1960
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
box 4, folder 21
Siqueiros, David Alfaro
1933
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 22
Sitwell, Sir Osbert (Bart)
undated
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 23
Swedish Applied Arts
1942-1950
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
box 4, folder 24
Temianka - Twentieth Century Fox
1943-1962
General Physical Description note: 5 items.
box 4, folder 25
Unidentified
1942-1954
General Physical Description note: 17 items.
box 4, folder 26
United Attractions - Valle
1941-1960
General Physical Description note: 3 items.
box 4, folder 27
United States. Dept. of the Treasury
1942
General Physical Description note: 6 items.
box 4, folder 28
W.T. - Wulff
1939-1962
General Physical Description note: 23 items.
box 4, folder 29
Wallace, Edgar
1927-1931
General Physical Description note: 19 items.
box 4, folder 30
Welles, Orson
1946
General Physical Description note: 4 items.
box 4, folder 31
Wells, H.G.
1924
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 32
Wilder, Thornton Niven
1934
General Physical Description note: 1 item.
box 4, folder 33
Willis, William
1942
General Physical Description note: 2 items.
box 4, folder 34
Wright, Loyd
1943-1959
General Physical Description note: 10 items.
box 4, folder 35
Illness
1962
General Physical Description note: ca. 60 items.
Scope and Contents note
Letters from fans and friends wishing Laughton a speedy recovery.
box 4, folder 36
Condolences
1962
General Physical Description note: ca. 60 items.
Scope and Contents note
Letters from fans and friends to Elsa Lanchester expressing grief over Laughton's
death.
Series 4: Readings
1942-1962
General Physical Description note: 7 boxes.
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of selected and arranged excerpts by Charles Laughton used for
public readings. Arranged in alphabetical order by author and/or general subject. The
original titles of the subject files were maintained at the time of processing.
box 5, folder 1
Index.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Partial note card index listing some of Laughton's readings, organized by
subject.
box 5, folder 2
Addison, Joseph.
undated.
box 5, folder 4
American prose and poetry.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted and organized readings prepared by Laughton. Includes table of contents.
box 5, folder 5
Andersen, Hans Christian.
undated.
box 5, folder 7
Aphorisms.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted aphorisms selected by Laughton.
box 5, folder 8
Apple reading.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted readings arranged by Laughton about apples sponsored by Mott's.
box 5, folder 10
Assorted poems.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Poems selected and arranged by Laughton.
box 5, folder 13
Bailey, Robert G.
undated.
box 5, folder 14-15
Barrie, J.M.
undated.
General Physical Description note: [2 folders.]
Scope and Contents note
Pages cut out from a book and pasted on legal paper.
box 5, folder 16
Beecher, Henry Ward.
undated.
box 6, folder 1
Benet, Stephen Vincent.
undated.
box 6, folder 2
Bible readings.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted readings taken from the Bible.
box 6, folder 3
Boccacio, Giovanni.
undated.
box 6, folder 4
Book I.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted and organized readings prepared by Laughton. Includes table of contents.
box 6, folder 6
Branch, Houston and Wolfe Kaufman.
undated.
box 6, folder 7
Bronte, Charlotte.
undated.
box 6, folder 10
Burton, Sir Richard.
undated.
box 6, folder 16
Christmas stories.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted readings about Christmas and Santa Claus selected by Laughton.
box 6, folder 17
Churchill, Winston.
undated.
box 6, folder 18
Coates, Robert M.
undated.
box 6, folder 19
Collins, Richard.
undated.
box 6, folder 20
Congreve, William.
undated.
box 6, folder 22
de Maupassant, Guy.
undated.
box 6, folder 24
Dickens, Charles.
undated.
box 6, folder 25
Dinah Shore Chevy Show.
1959 December 20.
Scope and Contents note
Bound assorted readings selected by Laughton for performance.
box 7, folder 2
Einstein, Albert.
undated.
box 7, folder 3
Essays, etc.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted and organized readings prepared by Laughton. Includes table of contents.
box 7, folder 4
Etiquette.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted readings on etiquette and behavior selected by Laughton.
box 7, folder 5
Fables and Stories.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted and organized readings prepared by Laughton. Includes table of contents.
box 7, folder 6-7
The Fabulous Country.
undated.
General Physical Description note: [2 folders.]
Scope and Contents note
Assorted and organized readings prepared by Laughton. Includes table of contents.
box 7, folder 8
The Fabulous Country introductions.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Introductions "The Fabulous Country" pieces written by Laughton.
box 7, folder 9
Ficke, Arthur Davidson.
undated.
box 7, folder 10
Fielding, Henry.
undated.
box 7, folder 12
Flaubert, Gustave.
undated.
box 7, folder 13
Food and Recipes.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted readings concerning food, recipes, meals, and dining selected by
Laughton.
box 8, folder 1
France, Anatole.
undated.
box 8, folder 2
Franklin, Benjamin.
undated.
box 8, folder 3
French fables.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted fables from France selected by Laughton. Author(s) unknown.
box 8, folder 4
Front pieces.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted poems and sayings organized and selected by Laughton. Bound and labeled.
box 8, folder 6
George Gobel Show.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Bound assorted readings selected by Laughton for performance.
box 8, folder 9
Gorstenberg, Alice.
undated.
box 8, folder 10
Grahame, Kenneth.
undated.
box 8, folder 12
Hazlitt, William.
undated.
box 8, folder 14
Herrick, Robert.
undated.
box 8, folder 17
Holmes, Oliver Wendell.
undated.
box 8, folder 18
Houseman, Alfred Edward.
undated.
box 8, folder 20
Isherwood, Christopher.
undated.
box 8, folder 21
Jammes, Francis.
undated.
box 8, folder 22
Jeffers, Robinson.
undated.
box 8, folder 23
Jefferson, Thomas.
undated.
box 8, folder 24
Kardos, B. Talbot.
undated.
box 8, folder 26
Kipling, Rudyard.
undated.
box 9, folder 1-2
Laughton, Charles.
undated.
General Physical Description note: [2 folders of 3.]
Scope and Contents note
Assorted works written by Laughton. Includes introductions to other pieces and
stories.
box 9, folder 3
Laughton, Charles (folder 3 of 3).
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted notes, stories, and lists handwritten by Laughton
box 9, folder 6
Lincoln, Abraham.
undated.
box 9, folder 7
Lipton, Lawrence.
undated.
box 9, folder 8
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth.
undated.
box 9, folder 9
Love.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted readings concerning love, romance, and relationships selected by
Laughton.
box 9, folder 10
Lounsberry, Charles.
undated.
box 9, folder 11
Lover, Samuel.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Includes letter.
box 9, folder 12
Macleish, Archibald.
undated.
box 9, folder 13
Malory, Sir Thomas.
undated.
box 9, folder 14
Mansfield, Katherine.
undated.
box 9, folder 15
Maugham, Somerset.
undated.
box 9, folder 16
Millay, St. Vincent.
undated.
box 9, folder 18
Miscellaneous (folder 1 of 2).
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted and organized readings prepared by Laughton. Includes table of contents.
box 9, folder 19
Miscellaneous (folder 2 of 2).
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted and organized readings prepared by Laughton. Includes table of contents.
Bound.
box 10, folder 1
Mitford, Mary Russell.
undated.
box 10, folder 3
Moody, William Vaughn.
undated.
box 10, folder 4
Morand, Albertina.
undated.
box 10, folder 5
Muheim, Harry Miles.
undated.
box 10, folder 9
Perrault, Charles.
undated.
box 10, folder 10-11
Plato.
undated.
General Physical Description note: [2 folders].
box 10, folder 12
Poe, Edgar Allan.
undated.
box 10, folder 13
Postscripts.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted poems and sayings organized and selected by Laughton. Bound and labeled.
box 10, folder 17
Reese, Lizette Woodworth.
undated.
box 10, folder 24
Saroyan, William.
undated.
box 10, folder 25
Sayings.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted poems and sayings organized and selected by Laughton.
box 10, folder 26
Secundus, C. Plinius.
undated.
box 11, folder 1
Shakespeare, William.
undated.
box 11, folder 2
Shaw, George Bernard.
undated.
box 11, folder 4
Stein, Gertrude.
undated.
box 11, folder 5
Stevenson, Robert Lewis.
undated.
box 11, folder 6
Stockton, Frank R.
undated.
box 11, folder 7
Sullivan, Frank.
undated.
box 11, folder 8
Swift, Jonathon.
undated.
box 11, folder 9
Thackeray, William.
undated.
box 11, folder 10
Thayer, Lawrence.
undated.
box 11, folder 11
Thoreau, Henry David.
undated.
box 11, folder 14
Tree, Herbert Beerbohm.
undated.
box 11, folder 17
Unidentified.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted works; authors could not be identified.
box 11, folder 23
Williams, Tennessee.
undated.
box 11, folder 25
Wordswoth, William.
undated.
Series 5: Theatre scripts
1937-1961
General Physical Description note: 6 boxes.
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of theatre scripts that were sent to, or collected by, Charles
Laughton. Annotations and letters from the authors or agents are noted in the
description field. Arranged alphabetically by the title of the production.
box 12, folder 1
After All These Years, by J.N.
Gilchrist.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Includes letter from Ben Burnside.
box 12, folder 2
American Consul, by Tom
Kilpatrick.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Story submitted to Laughton for consideration.
box 12, folder 3
Benjamin Franklin, by Lester
Cohen.
1937.
box 12, folder 4
Betrayal, by Michael Hogan.
1940 August 9.
Scope and Contents note
Includes a letter from the author.
box 12, folder 5
The Boots of Tomorrow.
undated.
box 12, folder 6
The Captain's Uniform, by Carl Zuckmayer and
Howard Dietz.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Script submitted to Laughton for consideration.
box 12, folder 7
The Caucasian Chalk Circle, by Bertolt
Brecht.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Translated by Eric Bentley.
box 12, folder 8
Cocklebur, by Ramsey Yelvington.
1950.
box 12, folder 9
The Common Touch, by Melvin
Levy.
undated.
box 12, folder 10
The Curious Impertinent, by H.Z.
Woulk.
1945.
box 12, folder 11
The Cyclones, by Jules Roy and Kitty
Black.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Script submitted to Laughton for consideration.
box 12, folder 12
The Diamond Orchid, by Jerome Lawrence and
Robert E. Lee.
1961 September 15.
box 13, folder 1
The Distant Shore, by Donald Blackwell and
Theodore St. John.
1941 May.
Scope and Contents note
Includes a letter from Sarah Rollitts, from Columbia Artists.
box 13, folder 2
Don Juan in Hell. By George Bernard
Shaw.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
First drama quartet. Annotated stage reading copy.
box 13, folder 3
The Duke and the Dairymaid: an Operetta, by
Charles Laughton and Max Beerbohm.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
2 scripts.
box 13, folder 4
The Emperor of Portugalla, by Selma
Lagerloef and Paul Knudsen.
1940 May 16.
Scope and Contents note
Includes a letter from Alan Pritchard, Myron Selznick and Co., Inc. Story
Department.
box 13, folder 5
The Eternal Saki, by Warwick
Heath.
undated.
box 13, folder 6
Fanny Kemble, by Joseph Liss and Louis
Lantz.
1940.
box 13, folder 7
First, Last and Always, by Horace Jackson
and Grant Garrett.
undated.
box 13, folder 8
Fortunato, by Joaquin Ailarez
Quintero.
undated.
box 13, folder 9
Galileo, by Bertolt Brecht.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Translated by Brainerd Duffield and Emerson Crocker. Adapted and annotated by Charles
Laughton.
box 13, folder 10
God Bless Our Bank, by Max
Benoff.
1961 July.
Scope and Contents note
Theatre Guild Productions, Inc.
box 14, folder 1
The Great Charm, by N.B. Ewall.
undated.
box 14, folder 2
Half a Rogue, by Garret Fort.
1940 February 10.
Scope and Contents note
Synopsis.
box 14, folder 3-5
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, arranged by Paul
Baker (3 folders).
1956.
Scope and Contents note
Waco Theatre, TX. Heavily annotated throughout.
box 14, folder 6
Happy Anniversary 2116, by Ray
Bradbury.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Adaptation by Charles Laughton.
box 14, folder 7
Assorted scripts by Lawrence Houseman.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
"The Monkey's Paw" and "Plays of St. Francis." Includes letter from Charles
Laughton.
box 14, folder 8
It's All in the Mind, by Richard A. Eichberg
and Kitty Jantzen.
undated.
box 14, folder 9
The Jest, by Reuss Emerson.
1939 August 19.
Scope and Contents note
Adaptation of the Italian play
La Cena delle Beffe by
Sem Benelli. Includes a letter from the author.
box 14, folder 10
John Brown's Body.
undated.
box 14, folder 11
Just Call Me Daisy, by Craig
Rice.
undated.
box 15, folder 1
Kean: Portrait of an actor, by Melchior
Lengyel.
undated.
box 15, folder 2
Lady, Your Mother's Kicked the
Bucket
.
undated.
box 15, folder 3
Last Act for a Play by Jean Paul Sartre, by
Lawrence Lipton.
Summer 1954.
Scope and Contents note
From
The Arizona Quarterly, University of Arizona,
Tucson. Volume 10, No. 2
box 15, folder 4
Lily of the Valley.
undated.
box 15, folder 5
Long Live the General!, by Guy
Richards.
1939 June 21.
Scope and Contents note
Includes a letter from the author.
box 15, folder 6
Lord Pengo: A Period Comedy.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Script submitted to Laughton for consideration.
box 15, folder 7
The Loves and Life of Alexandre Dumas, by
Jeanne Bartlett and A. Laurie Brazee.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
First treatment. B.P. Schulberg Productions, Ltd.
box 15, folder 8
Macbeth, by William Shakespeare.
undated.
box 15, folder 9
Mathias, adaptation and dialogue by
Saint-Lon and J.J. Celhay.
1949 December 21.
Scope and Contents note
In French.
box 15, folder 10
The Moon and Sixpence, by Edith
Ellis.
1939.
Scope and Contents note
From Sommerset Maugham's novel of the same name. Carbon of the script produced at the
New Theater, London, England, Sept. 24th, 1925.
box 15, folder 11
Mr. Hopkin's Adventure, by Edward
Chodorov.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Based on the novel by R.C. Sherriff.
box 15, folder 12
Mr. M. and the Pidgeons, by Frances Hyland
and Albert Ray.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Story submitted to Laughton for consideration.
box 15, folder 13
Nobody's Kid, by Julien
Duvivier.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Adapted from the French play
Poil-de-Carotte by Jules
Renard.
box 16, folder 1
O-Kay: a Comedy, by Walter Ferris and
Fredrick Fesher.
1946 May.
Scope and Contents note
Includes a letter from the author.
box 16, folder 2
The Party, by Jane Arden.
undated.
box 16, folder 3
Perhaps a Poet, by Ragnar
Josephson.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Translated and adapted from the Swedish by John Fearnley.
box 16, folder 4
Puntila.
1957 October 25.
Scope and Contents note
Includes a letter from Tony Richardson of the English Stage Company. Script submitted
to Laughton for consideration.
box 16, folder 5
La Sauvage, by Jean Anouilh.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
English adaptation.
box 16, folder 6
Sidewalks of London.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Script featuring a role for Laughton. Annotated.
box 16, folder 7
Skin of Our Teeth, by Thornton
Wilder.
undated.
box 16, folder 8
Small-Town Scandal, by Jean
Renoir.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
First draft.
box 16, folder 9
Story for Charles Laughton, by Diane
Olson.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Includes letter by the author.
box 16, folder 10
The Sun King, by Helen Jerome.
undated.
box 17, folder 1
Take the Trumpet: a Play on the Life of Oliver
Cromwell, Dictator
, by P.N. Taylor-Walker.
undated.
box 17, folder 2
This is Goggle, by Bentz
Plagemann.
1956 November 20.
Scope and Contents note
Revised script.
box 17, folder 3
Ulysses in Nighttown, by James
Joyce.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Edited throughout, from the Waco, Texas Theatre.
box 17, folder 4
[Untitled], by Vina Delmar.
undated.
box 17, folder 5
We Fought at Arques: a Play in Three Acts,
by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan.
1941.
box 17, folder 6
Westward Wind, by W.P. Lipscomb.
undated.
box 17, folder 7
William's Wife, by Thomas
Lennon.
1938-1939.
Series 6: Radio broadcasts
1939-1952
General Physical Description note: 1 box.
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of radio broadcast transcripts and scripts, primarily featuring
Charles Laughton, but also featuring Elsa Lanchester. Includes transcripts of interviews
with Laughton, annotated scripts, and some letters. Files are arranged in a
chronological order.
box 17, folder 8
Radio material index
undated
Scope and Contents note
Alphabetical index entitled "Radio material," consisting of titles and authors of
readings.
box 17, folder 9
Assorted RKO radio synopsis and letters
undated
Scope and Contents note
Pitches for radio bits and scripts, includes letters from RKO story dept.
box 17, folder 10
Miscellaneous radio scripts
undated
Scope and Contents note
Include parts for Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, and Arch Oboler.
box 18, folder 1
Miscellaneous KFWB script by Maurice Zimm
undated
box 18, folder 2
Columbia Broadcasting System, "The pursuit of happiness"
1939 November 26
Scope and Contents note
Script for Elsa Lanchester, Charles Laughton, Abbott and Costello, Gertrud Niessen,
and others for the Columbia Broadcasting System. Heavily annotated.
box 18, folder 3
"Texaco Star Theatre," program 34
1940 May 16
Scope and Contents note
Script featuring Elsa Lanchester.
box 18, folder 4
Du Pont Presents Cavalcade of America, "Dr. Franklin goes to
court"
1940 September 9
Scope and Contents note
Radio program script produced by Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn, Inc.
box 18, folder 5
WJZ, "Democratic Women's Day program"
1940 September 27
Scope and Contents note
Radio script given to Elsa Lanchester, featuring Eleanor Roosevelt, Katherine Hepburn
and others. Handwritten note to Lanchester on cover page.
box 18, folder 6
NBC Radio City, "Lincoln Highway"
1940 October 12
Scope and Contents note
Radio script featuring Elsa Lanchester.
box 18, folder 7
Radio interview with Charles Laughton, transcript
1940 October 21
Scope and Contents note
Interview pertains to the film
They Knew What They
Wanted
, and his publicity tour.
box 18, folder 8
NBC Radio, Everyman's Theatre No. 7 "The Flying Yorkshireman" by Arch
Oboler
1940 November 15
Scope and Contents note
Radio script starring Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester. Also includes script "Dr.
Bluff" by Arch Oboler.
box 18, folder 9
Department of Justice Alien registration and the Columbia Broadcasting
Company present "Good Guests of America"
1940 November 24
Scope and Contents note
Featuring Charles Laughton.
box 18, folder 10
Norman Corwin, "Seems Radio" excerpts
1940 August 3
Scope and Contents note
Script for a repeat performance.
box 18, folder 11
Double Feature, "To Tim at twenty"
1940 August 19-26
Scope and Contents note
Two script drafts for a program featuring Elsa Lanchester and Charles Laughton.
Annotated.
box 18, folder 12
Holiday poetry reading by Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester
ca. 1941
Scope and Contents note
Script of a seasonal Laughton and Lanchester poetry reading.
box 18, folder 13
McCarthy spot
ca. 1941
Scope and Contents note
Scripted dialogue between Laughton and another character, "Charlie," concerning the
responsibilities of modern life. Second revision, annotated.
box 18, folder 14
Ballantine Three Ring Time
1941-1942
Scope and Contents note
9 fragments and one full script for a program sponsored by Ballantine Ale and Beer,
featuring Milton Berle and Laughton. Several revised and annotated versions. Includes
a letter to the sponsor from Laughton, dated 1942 September 12.
box 18, folder 15
Columbia Broadcasting System, "Invitation to learning"
1941 February 25
Scope and Contents note
Transcript for a discussion of the Book of Job.
box 18, folder 16
Radio interview with Elsa Lanchester, transcript
1941 March
Scope and Contents note
Interview pertains to the play
They Walk Alone. Heavily
annotated.
box 18, folder 17
Columbia Presents Corwin, "Soliloquy to balance the budget"
1941 June 15
Scope and Contents note
Script for Charles Laughton for Norman Corwin's radio show on the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
box 18, folder 18
Columbia Presents Corwin, "Biblical Book of Job"
1941 August 23-24
Scope and Contents note
Two scripts for Charles Laughton for Norman Corwin's radio show on the Columbia
Broadcasting System. Heavily annotated.
box 18, folder 19
Conversations with Charles Laughton and Shirley Ross
ca. 1942
Scope and Contents note
Transcript or script of brief conversations between Laughton and Shirley Ross.
box 18, folder 20
What's on your mind
ca. 1942
Scope and Contents note
Annotated script for a Laughton spot on war rationing.
box 18, folder 21
Suspense, presented by Roma Wines, "Finishing school"
1944 January 3
Scope and Contents note
Script features Elsa Lanchester. Annotated.
box 18, folder 22
Blue Network, in cooperation with Armed Forces Radio Service,
"Duffy's"
1944 April 18
Scope and Contents note
Revised script in which Laughton is a featured guest.
box 18, folder 23
Columbia Presents Corwin, [Untitled fragment]
1944 May 13
Scope and Contents note
Two leaves of an unidentified radio script for Laughton.
box 18, folder 24
Columbia Presents Corwin, "An American trilogy II: Thomas Wolfe"
1944 June 13
Scope and Contents note
Script for Charles Laughton for Norman Corwin's radio show on the Columbia
Broadcasting System. Heavily annotated.
box 18, folder 25
Columbia Presents Corwin, "An American trilogy III: Walt Whitman"
1944 June 20
Scope and Contents note
Script for Charles Laughton for Norman Corwin's radio show on the Columbia
Broadcasting System. Heavily annotated.
box 18, folder 26
Columbia Presents Corwin, "The moat farm murder"
1944 July 18
Scope and Contents note
Scripts for Elsa Lanchester and Charles Laughton for Norman Corwin's radio show on
the Columbia Broadcasting System. Heavily annotated.
box 18, folder 27
Duffy Mott Company commercial for Mott's apple juice
1952 November 6
Scope and Contents note
Script of Laughton's commercial lines. First revision.
Series 7: Screenplays
1940-1961
General Physical Description note: 3.5 boxes.
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of screenplays that were sent to, or collected by, Charles
Laughton. Annotations and letters from the authors or agents are noted in the
description field. Arranged alphabetically by the title of the production.
box 19, folder 1
Benjamin Blake, by Philip Dunne.
1941 July 3.
Scope and Contents note
Revised final.
box 19, folder 2
The Cain Mutiny.
undated.
box 19, folder 3
Cagliostro, by Victor Dane.
undated.
box 19, folder 4
The Captain of Koepenick.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Story submitted to Laughton for consideration.
box 19, folder 5
Cargo of Innocents.
1942 May 27.
box 19, folder 6
The Castaways, by Lowell S.
Hawley.
1961 March 16.
Scope and Contents note
Includes a letter from Mort Viner.
box 19, folder 7
The Day Lincoln Was Shot, by Jim
Bishop.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Adaptation by Jean Holloway. A Paul Gregory production.
box 19, folder 8
The Doctor's Dilemma, by Bernard
Shaw.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
First draft screenplay by Anatole de Grunwald.
box 20, folder 1
Irma La Douce, by Billy Wilder and I.A.L
Diamond.
undated.
box 20, folder 2
Ladies in Retirement, by Garret Fort and
Reginald Denham.
1941 March 17.
Scope and Contents note
Second draft, estimating script. Columbia Pictures.
box 20, folder 3
The Man From Down Under (folder 1 of
2).
1943 November 17.
box 20, folder 4
The Man From Down Under (folder 2 of
2).
1943 February 18.
box 20, folder 5
Miscellaneous.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Assorted untitled screenplays from unknown authors.
box 20, folder 6
Mister Pinkie, by Louis and John van
Druten.
1940 August 9.
Scope and Contents note
Third draft continuity, incomplete script.
box 20, folder 7
The Naked and the Dead (folder 1 of
3).
1955 September 21.
Scope and Contents note
Pre-production planning notes reduction and screenplay.
box 21, folder 1
The Naked and the Dead (folder 2 of
3).
ca. 1955.
Scope and Contents note
Annotated action breakdown from the novel. Includes summaries of key scenes and
characters.
box 21, folder 2
The Naked and the Dead (folder 3 of
3).
ca. 1955.
Scope and Contents note
Incomplete script.
box 21, folder 3
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake, by
Philip Dunne.
1941 August 19.
Scope and Contents note
Shooting final script. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
box 21, folder 4
Spartacus.
1959 January 16.
Scope and Contents note
Revised final screenplay. Bryna Productions, Incorporated.
box 21, folder 5
Tales of Manhattan.
1941 October 13.
Scope and Contents note
Sequence 'C'- Charles Laughton episode
box 21, folder 6
The Tempest.
1943 April 17.
Scope and Contents note
Script submitted to Laughton for consideration. A Jean Renoir-Dudley Nichols
Production.
box 22, folder 1
This Above All, by R.C. Sherriff.
1941 October 11.
Scope and Contents note
From the novel by Eric Knight. Revised final draft.
box 22, folder 2
Uncle Snowball, by Frances Frost (Farrar and
Rinehart).
1940 January 18.
Scope and Contents note
Galley proof and summary, offered as a screenplay pitch.
box 22, folder 3
A Very Young Lady, by Elaine
Ryan.
1940 December 13.
Scope and Contents note
Final script. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
box 22, folder 4
Wednesday's Stew, by Iles Brody.
1941 September 15.
Scope and Contents note
Includes a letter from Esther Pallos, Pallas Films.
Series 8: Publications
1957-1962
General Physical Description note: 1.5 boxes.
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of galley proofs, selected readings, and tables of contents for
Charles Laughton's publications
Tell Me a Story (1957) and
The Fabulous Country (1962). Also included are materials
related to his Christmas publication in
Good Housekeeping
Magazine
(1960).
box 22, folder 5-7
Tell Me a Story--Story materials
1957
General Physical Description note: [3 folders].
Scope and Contents note
Story materials from anthology
Tell Me a Story.
Published by McGraw, assembled by Charles Laughton. Includes tables of contents,
readings, and lists of readings. Folder 5 includes jacket cover of publication.
box 22, folder 8, folder 1-2
The Fabulous Country--Galley proof
1
1962
General Physical Description note: [3 folders.]
Scope and Contents note
Edits by Bruce Zortman, Laughton's research assistant.
box 23, folder 3-5
The Fabulous Country--Galley proof
2
1962 August 30
General Physical Description note: [3 folders.]
Scope and Contents note
Edits by Bruce Zortman, Laughton's research assistant.
box 23, folder 6
The Fabulous Country--Cut
material
1962
Scope and Contents note
Stories cut out of the final anthology.
box 23, folder 7
The Charles Laughton Christmas reader
1960
Scope and Contents note
Materials from Laughton's publication in
Good Housekeeping
Magazine
. Includes selected readings, letter from the magazine to Laughton
and final segment.
Series 9: Miscellaneous
1925-1964
General Physical Description note: 1 box.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials are available for access. All
requests to access digital materials must be made in advance using the request button
located on this page.
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of miscellaneous items and papers. Highlights include Charles
Laughton's 1925 report card from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, his Oscar nomination
award for
Witness to the Prosecution (1957), and an
invitation to the White House (1962).
box 25, folder 1
Instructions to Laughton's driver.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Typed instructions to Laughton's driver concerning daily duties including driving and
picking up Laughton, cleaning, and maintenance.
box 25, folder 2
List of possible financial backers.
1946 September 13.
Scope and Contents note
List of organizations and individuals and the possibility of them backing an unknown
production.
box 25, case 9
Charles Laughton Reading on the Hour of St. Francis Radio Show yrlsc_0851_025_009
1955
Creator: The Third
Order of St. Francis
Physical Description: 1 Sound
Recordings(1 1/4 inch audiotape; Duration:
0:14:34)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials are available for access. All
requests to access digital materials must be made in advance using the request button
located on this page.
Scope and Contents note
Transcribed from side one of reel: "Laughton readings from the Little Flowers of St.
Francis, "St. Francis and the Wolf." Also the prayer of St. Francis./Tape stuck to
reel reads "The Hour of St. Francis #2D .01"
box 25, folder 4
Picture books and stories.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
(2) Short illustrated books.
box 25, folder 5
Dates of 3-Ring Time shows with list of anniversaries and
holidays.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Typed list that includes anniversaries and certain holidays throughout the year which
correspond with 3 Ring Time radio productions.
box 25, folder 6
Assorted sketches.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Includes architecture designs, sketches, and sketches for scenes of
Major Barbra by Donald Oemslager (for related
Major Barbra materials see also box 3, folder 4).
box 25, folder 7
Assorted music notations.
undated.
Scope and Contents note
Various notation sheets.
box 25, folder 8
Programs.
1928-1950.
Scope and Contents note
Various programs. Includes Prince of Whales Theatre, Lincoln Club of Los Angeles
(which includes reading by Laughton), and Ardmore Junior High School (where Laughton
performed during reading tour).
box 25, folder 9
Remsen Bird's journal excerpts.
1946 March.
Scope and Contents note
Excerpts of Bird's journal, noting conversations and meetings between him and
Laughton.
box 25, folder 10
Charles Laughton's report card.
1925.
Scope and Contents note
From the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
box 25, folder 11
Awards and invitations.
1957-1964.
Scope and Contents note
Includes invitation to White House and oversized Academy of Motion Picture Sciences
nomination plaque for best actor (for oversize awards see box 24).
box 25, folder 12
Night of the Hunter materials.
1956.
Scope and Contents note
Includes synopsis and signed card to Laughton by cast and crew.
box 25, folder 13
British Actor's Equity Association membership card.
1959 April 6.
box 25, folder 14
War Aid contract.
1943 April 27.
Scope and Contents note
Signed contract with Lowes Incorporated in association with the Screen Actor's guild
and the Hollywood Victory committee to commit to working for war aid.
box 25, folder 15
Beckthorns Christmas card.
1953.
Scope and Contents note
Unsigned card.