Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Spike Lee scripts
Date (inclusive): 1986-2007
Collection number: 1382
Creator:
Lee, Spike
Extent:
2 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Access
Available by appointment only.
Publication rights
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are
responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies
or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
Preferred Citation
Spike Lee scripts, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Spike Lee, 2008
Biography
Spike Lee is an African-American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor active in film from the
mid-1980s. He received a 1983 Student Academy Award and was nominated for an Academy Award in the
screenplay category for DO THE RIGHT THING (1989).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Spike Lee scripts span the years 1986-2007 and encompass 2 linear feet. The collection contains
photocopies of the scripts for most of Lee's major feature films as director and for one television film.
The earliest film represented is SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT (1986) and the latest is MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA
(2008).
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files; 2. Television files.
Indexing Terms
Lee, Spike--Archives.
actors
directors
producers
screenwriters