Christopher C. Carson Collection of Film Screenplays
Clay Stalls, Mario Ballardo, Ben Imperato
William H. Hannon Library
Loyola Marymount University
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Christopher C. Carson Collection of Film Screenplays
Collection number: MS120
William H. Hannon Library
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
- Processed by:
- Clay Stalls, Mario Gallardo, Ben Imperato
- Date Completed:
- October 2015
- Encoded by:
- Mario Gallardo and Clay Stalls
© 2015 Loyola Marymount University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Christopher C. Carson Collection of Film Screenplays
Dates: 1973-1998
Collection number: MS120
Creator:
Carson, Christopher C.
Collection Size:
2 archival document boxes (1 linear foot)
Repository:
Loyola Marymount University. Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90045-2659
Abstract: This collection consists of screenplays from film, mostly from the 1980s and 1990s.
Physical location: Section H, Aisle 67, Row B, Bay 1, Shelf 6
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount
University.
Publication Rights
Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher
must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility
for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or
executors.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Box and Folder number, Christopher C. Carson Collection of Film Screenplays, MS120, Department of
Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Christopher C. Carson (2011). Accession number: 2015.20
Biography
Christopher C. Carson is an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University (class of 1991) and film producer. His production company
is Reverie Productions.
Collection Description
This collection consists of fifteen screenplays, some original, others photocopies. They include such classics as "Star Wars,"
"Saving Private Ryan," and "Chinatown." Important screenwriters include Robert Towne, Paddy Chayefsky, and Orson Welles.
Arrangement
There was no original arrangement to the collection, which is now arranged by folder title in the box and folder list.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Carson, Christopher C.
Motion picture plays
Screenwriters
Moton Pictures -- American
box:folder 1:1
"Grays." Screenwriter: Freeman Burchett and Andrea Morgan.
1993
box:folder 1:2
"Natural Born Killers." Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino.
1991
box:folder 1:3
"Terminator" (Third Draft). Screenwriter: James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd.
1983
box:folder 1:4
"Kiev Calling." Screenwriter: Richard J. Holland.
Undated
box:folder 1:5
"Saving Private Ryan" (Early draft). Screenwriter: Robert Roday.
Undated
box:folder 1:6
"Go." Screenwriter: John August.
1998
box:folder 1:7
"Altered States." Screenwriter: Paddy Chayefesky.
1978
box:folder 1:8
"Altered States." Screenwriter: Paddy Chayefesky.
1978
box:folder 2:1
"Seven." Screenwriter: Andrew Kevin Walker.
1994
box:folder 2:2
"Kiev Calling." Screenwriter: Richard J. Holland.
Undated
box:folder 2:3
"Chinatown" (Third draft). Screenwriter: Robert Towne.
1973
box:folder 2:4
"Psycho." Screenwriter: Joseph Stefano (Based on the novel by Robert Bloch).
1959
box:folder 2:5
"The Abyss" (Director's Revision). Screenwriter: James Cameron.
1988
box:folder 2:6
"Citizen Kane." Screenwriter: Orson Welles.
1940
box:folder 2:7
"STAR WARS" (Saga I, the Adventures of Luke Starkiller as taken from the "Journal of the Whillis"). Screenwriter: George
Lucas.
1976
