Finding Aid for the Peter Stone Papers, ca. 1960-1967
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Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
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Finding Aid for the Peter Stone Papers, ca. 1960-1967
Collection number: 976
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- Manuscripts Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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- Alight Tsai and Caroline Cubé
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© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Peter Stone Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1960-1967
Collection number: 976
Creator:
Stone, Peter, 1930-
Extent: 7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
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.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
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copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
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copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
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consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Peter Stone, 1967-68.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Peter Stone Papers (Collection 976). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
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.
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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Stone, Peter, 1930- --Archives.
Screenwriters--United States--Archival resources.
Dramatists--United States--Archival resources.
Screenplays.
Charade. 1963 (Stanley Donen Films, Incorporated)
Box 1
Revised draft, signed by Mr. Stone.
Box 1
Another copy of final draft, signed by Mr. Stone.
Box 1
Gold Medal edition of
Charade, signed by Mr. Stone.
Arabesque. 1965 (L. Stanley Donen Enterprises)
Box 1
First typed script, fully annotated, and with changes in Mr. Stone's handwriting.
Physical Description: 156 leaves.
Box 1
Another copy, first photocopy, with annotations and changes in Mr. Stone's handwriting.
Box 1
Final photocopy, signed by Mr. Stone.
The Secret War of Private Frigg. 1966-67 (Universal Studios)
Box 3
Original draft, beginning with Scene 133, completely in Mr. Stone's hand.
Physical Description: 153 leaves. Unbound.
Box 2
Original first draft, annotated.
Physical Description: (First typescript). Grey cover.
Box 2
First typescript of corrected first draft, completely annotated in Mr. Stone's handwriting.
Physical Description: Grey cover.
Box 2
First draft screenplay, annotated with all changes in Mr. Stone's handwriting.
Physical Description: Green cover.
Box 2
Revised second draft, completely in Mr. Stone's handwriting.
Physical Description: Green cover.
Box 2
Final screenplay, completely annotated in Mr. Stone's handwriting.
Physical Description: Red cover.
Box 2
Final screenplay, with annotations.
Physical Description: Yellow cover.
Box 3
Complete file of call sheets, from first day of shooting. February 15-April 17, 1967.
Kean. 1961 (Robert Lantz)
Box 3
First typescript, fully annotated and with all changes in Mr. Stone's handwriting.
Box 3
Typescript of second draft, with all changes and annotations in Mr. Stone's handwriting.
Box 3
Final draft, with all annotations and changes in Mr. Stone's handwriting.
Box 3
Program to the opening of
Kean, signed by Mr. Stone.
Box 3
Playbill of premiers of
Kean, signed by Mr. Stone.
Box 3
Stills, programs, review clippings, demonstration record.
Skyscraper. 1965 (Feuer and Martin Productions)
Box 4
Mr. Stone's rehearsal script, fully annotated and with all changes, in his handwriting.
Box 4
Another mimeographed copy of the final script signed by Mr. Stone.
Box 4
Program, premiere playbill, signed by Mr. Stone.
Box 4
Stills, demo, record, review clippings.
Note
Oversize record now in Box 8.
Teleplay (Television Special)
Box 5
The First Draft Teleplay.
Physical Description: Holographic, 113pp., with script revisions, additions, and corrections, all in ink, in the hand of Peter Stone.
Box 5
The Prologue.
Physical Description: First typescript, 64pp., with changes in ink by Peter Stone.
Box 5
Revised First Draft.
Physical Description: Mimeographed 85pp., with all script revisions, corrections, in red ink and pencil, by Mr. Stone.
Box 5
Rehearsal Script.
Physical Description: Mimeographed 128pp., again with corrections in red ink and pencil, in the hand of Mr. Stone.
Box 5
Final Script.
Physical Description: Mimeographed 78pp., signed by Mr. Stone.
Box 5
Demonstration record.
Physical Description: 10 inches. Recorded on one side only. Unique and made for Richard Rodgers, and signed on the sleeve by Peter Stone.
Box 5
Published stage play [1964].
Abstract: By George Bernard Shaw, completely annotated and signed by P. Stone. Penquin Books, Baltimore, publishers. Paperback.
Oversize Box 8
Recording. New York, RCA Victor. c. 1967.
Physical Description: 12 inches. 33 1/3 rpm. Stereo.
Abstract: Signed on the sleeve by Peter Stone. Recording of the TV Special.
Box 6
A Screen Treatment for
Fallen Angel (
Mirage).
Physical Description: Typescript, 116pp., profusely annotated with all revisions in Mr. Stone's hand. Unbound; held together by brads.
Box 6
First Draft Screenplay.
Physical Description: Typescript, original. 194pp. All revisions, in ink, in the hand of Mr. Stone. Unbound; held together by brads.
Box 6
Revised First Draft Screenplay.
Physical Description: Typescript, original 190pp., profusely annotated with all revisions, in the hand of Mr. Stone. In green binder.
Box 6
Second Revised First Draft Screenplay.
Physical Description: Typescript, original, 138pp., with all revisions, in pencil, in the hand of Mr. Stone. In green binder.
Box 6
Second Draft Screenplay.
Physical Description: Typescript, original, 185pp., with all revisions in pencil and ink, in the hand of Mr. Stone. In grey binder.
Box 7
Final Screenplay.
Physical Description: Typescript, original, 149pp., all revisions in pencil and ink, in the hand of Mr. Stone. In red binder.
Box 7
Revised Final Screenplay.
Physical Description: 146 leaves. Mimeographed, signed on the cover by Mr. Stone. In red binder.
Box 7
Revised First Draft Screenplay.
Physical Description: Typescript, original, 152pp. Revised in pencil in the hand of Mr. Stone. In green binder.
Box 7
First Draft Screenplay, plus 4 Draft Revisions.
Physical Description: All bound together. Mimeographed. 525pp., profusely annotated with all changes in ink and pencil in the hand of Mr. Stone.
In red binder.
Box 7
Final screenplay.
Physical Description: Mimeographed 142pp., signed by P. Stone. In red binder.
Note
(Won Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, 1964).
Box 8
Skyscraper - record. 1965.
Box 8
Androcles and the lion - record (signed). 1967.
