Stone (Peter) Papers, ca. 1960-1967

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Title:: Peter Stone Papers,
Dates:: ca. 1960-1967
Creators:: Stone, Peter, 1930-
Abstract:: Peter Stone (1930- ) was a writer for the stage and screen in the 1960s. He wrote various musicals on Broadway, including Kean (1961), Skyscraper (1965), and Two by two (1970). His film scripts include Charade (1963), Father Goose (1964), Mirage (1965), Sweet Charity (1969), and Someone is killing the great chefs of Europe (1978). The collection consists of manuscript and typescript screenplays by Stone. There are also related materials such as programs, playbills, photographs, reviews, and ephemera.
Extent:: 7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Peter Stone Papers (Collection 976). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of manuscript and typescript screenplays by Stone. Includes various drafts, typescripts showing additions and corrections, and rehearsal scripts. Also includes related materials such as programs, playbills, photographs, reviews, and ephemera.
Biographical / historical:: Stone was born in Los Angeles, California, on February 27, 1930; attended Bard College and Yale University; established himself as a writer for the stage and screen in the 1960s; wrote various musicals on Broadway, including Kean (1961), Skyscraper (1965), 1776 (1969), and Two by two (1970); his film scripts include Charade (1963), Father Goose (1964), Mirage (1965), Arabesque (1966), Sweet Charity (1969), 1776 (1972), and Someone is killing the great chefs of Europe (1978); shared an Academy Award for the screenplay of Father Goose in 1964; occasionally used the pseudonym Pierre Marton.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Peter Stone, 1967-68.
Physical location:: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Subjects:: Screenwriters--United States--Archival resources.
Dramatists--United States--Archival resources.
Screenplays.
Names:: Stone, Peter, 1930- --Archives.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Alight Tsai and Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:: © 2003
Date Encoded:: Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, September 2001 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Alight Tsai and Caroline Cubé.

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Restrictions:: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Terms of access:: Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Peter Stone Papers (Collection 976). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US