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George and Mildred Schaefer collection, 1945-1996

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Series 1. Scripts, 1945-1996 (continued)
Television Productions, 1953-1996 (continued)
The File on Devlin [and] Gideon (continued)
TheFile on Devlin, a teleplay by Michael Dyne, based on the novel by Catherine Gaskin; originally broadcast November 21, 1969 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Gideon by Paddy Chayefsky, television adaptation by Robert Hartung; originally broadcast March 26, 1971 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 17/2 U.S.A. [and] A New kind of love, 1971
U. S. A., by Paul Shyre and John Dos Passos, based on the novel by Dos Passos; originally broadcast May 4, 1971 as part of KCET's Hollywood Television Theatre. A New Kind of Love, Part One, a television pilot for NBC.
BOX-FOLDER 17/3 A War of children [and] F. Scott Fitzgerald and the last of the belles, 1972-1974
Production companies: Tomorrow Entertainment, Inc.; and Titus Productions, Inc.
A War of Children, story and screenplay by James Costigan; originally broadcast December 5, 1972. F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles by James Costigan; originally broadcast January 7, 1974. Includes 7 loose pages of staging layouts staples together.
BOX-FOLDER 17/4 A war of children
Production company: Tomorrow Entertainment, Inc.
Copy 2. Softcover.
A War of Children, story and screenplay by James Costigan; originally broadcast December 5, 1972.
BOX-FOLDER 18/1 Love story: Beginner's luck [and] The Youngest lovers, 1973
Production company: Paramount Television
Scripts for episodes 7 and 10 of the NBC television series Love Story. Beginner's Luck (originally titled Mr. Jones and Ms. Brown), teleplay by Dale Eunson; originally broadcast November 28, 1973. The Youngest Lovers (originally titled Mr. Jones and Ms. Brown), teleplay by Stephen and Elinor Karpf, and William Bast; originally broadcast December 19, 1973.
BOX-FOLDER 18/2 Carl Sandburg's Lincoln: Mrs. Lincoln's husband [and] Sad figure laughing [and] Prairie lawyer, 1974-1975
Carl Sandburg's Lincoln, a television mini-series in six parts, based on the Sandburg's works. Mrs. Lincoln's Husband, by James Prideaux; originally broadcast September 6, 1974. Sad Figure, Laughing, by Jerry McNeely; originally broadcast February 12, 1975. Prairie Lawyer, story by Emmet Lavery, teleplay by Irene and Louis Kamp; originally broadcast April 7, 1975.
BOX-FOLDER 18/3 Carl Sandburg's Lincoln: The Unwilling warrior [and] Crossing Fox River [and] The Last days, 1974-1976
Carl Sandburg's Lincoln, a television mini-series in six parts, based on the Sandburg's works. The Unwilling Warror, by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee; originally broadcast September 3, 1975. Crossing Fox River, by Loring Mandel; originally broadcast January 12, 1976. The Last Days, by Philip Reisman, Jr.; originally broadcast April 14, 1976.
BOX-FOLDER 19/1 In this house of Brede [and] Truman at Potsdam, 1975-1976
Production companies: Compass Productions, Inc.; Talent Associates Ltd.; and Maclean and Co.
In This House of Brede, by James Costigan, based on the novel by Rumer Godden; originally broadcast February 27, 1975. Truman at Potsdam, teleplay by Sidney Carroll, based on the book Meeting at Potsdam by Charles L. Mee, Jr.; originally broadcast April 8, 1976 as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
BOX-FOLDER 19/2 The Last of Mrs. Lincoln, 1975-1976
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln by James Prideaux; originally broadcast September 16, 1976 as part of KCET's Hollywood Television Theatre.
BOX-FOLDER 19/3 Land of hope, 1976
Land of Hope by Rose Leiman Goldemberg; originally broadcast May 13, 1976 on CBS. Working titles include Streets of Gold, Pavements of Gold, and David's Uncle.
BOX-FOLDER 19/4 Amelia Earhart, 1976
Production company: Universal Television
Amelia Earhart by Carol Sobieski; originally broadcast October 25, 1976.
BOX-FOLDER 20/1 The Girl called Hatter Fox, 1977
Production company: EMI Television Programs, Inc.
The Girl Called Hatter Fox, by Darryl Ponicsan, based on the book by Marilyn Harris; originally broadcast October 12, 1977.
BOX-FOLDER 20/2 Our town, 1977
Production company: Hartwest Productions, Inc.
Our Town originally broadcast May 30, 1977.
BOX-FOLDER 20/3 Our town, 1977-02-25
Production company: A Hartwest Productions c/o Compass Productions, Inc.
Thornton Wilder's Our Town originally broadcast May 30, 1977.
BOX-FOLDER 20/4 The Second Barry Manilow special, 1978
Production company: Ernest Chambers Productions, Inc.
The Second Barry Manilow Special originally broadcast February 24, 1978 on ABC.
BOX-FOLDER 21/1 First, you cry and Who'll save our children, 1978
Production company: Talent Associates Limited
First, You Cry, screenplay by Carmen Culver, based on the book by Betty Rollin; originally broadcast November 8, 1978 on CBS. Who'll Save Our Children? (originally titled The Orchard Children), by William Hanley, adapted from the book by Rachel Maddux; originally broadcast December 16, 1978.
BOX-FOLDER 21/2 Blind ambition parts I and II, 1978-1979
Blind Ambition, a television mini-series in four parts. Teleplay by Stanley R. Greenberg, based on the book by John Dean and "Mo" by Maureen Dean; originally broadcast May 20-23, 1979 on CBS.
BOX-FOLDER 22/1 Blind ambition parts III and IV, 1978-1979
Blind Ambition, a television mini-series in four parts; teleplay by Stanley R. Greenberg, based on the book by John Dean and "Mo" by Maureen Dean; originally broadcast May 20-23, 1979 on CBS.
BOX-FOLDER 22/2 Here there be dragons, or The Voyage of the Mayflower, 1979
Production company: Syzygy Productions Limited
Here They Be Dragons (The Voyage of the Mayflower), screenplay by James Lee Barrett; originally broadcast November 21, 1979 on CBS as Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure.
BOX-FOLDER 23/1 The Bunker, 1980-1981
The Bunker, a television play by John Gay, based on the book "The Bunker" by James O'Donnell; originally broadcast January 27, 1981. Volume contains copies of the shooting script, and one notating music cues.
BOX-FOLDER 23/2 Barry Manilow--One voice, 1980
Barry Manilow--One Voice originally broadcast May 19, 1980 on ABC.
BOX-FOLDER 23/3 The People vs. Jean Harris, 1981
The People vs. Jean Harris by George Lefferts, based on courtroom transcripts; originally broadcast May 7, 1981.
BOX-FOLDER 24/1 A piano for Mrs. Cimino [and] Right of way, 1981-1983
Production companies: EMI Television Programs, Inc.; and Schaefer/Karpf Productions
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino, written for television by John Gay, based on the book by Robert Oliphant; originally broadcast February 3, 1982 on CBS. Right of Way, by Richard Lees; originally broadcast November 21, 1983.
BOX-FOLDER 24/2 The Deadly game [and] Answers, 1982-1985
The Deadly Game based upon the novel by Friedrich Duerrenmatt, as adapted for the stage by James Yaffe; originally broadcast July 22, 1982. Answers, three short plays by Ernest Thompson, comprised three segments: A Good Time, The Constituent, and Twinkle, Twinkle. Includes 4 loose pages of staging layouts and sketches for A Good Time and The Constituent.
BOX-FOLDER 24/3 Answers
Copy 2. Softcover.
Answers, three one-act plays by RE Thompson, comprised three segments; play one: Twinkle, Twinkle; play two: The Constituent; play three: A Good Time; originally released Apil 30, 1985.
BOX-FOLDER 25/1 The Booth: Death at dinner [and] Bread [and] The 75th; [and] The Best Christmas pageant ever, 1983-1985
Production company: Schaefer/Karpf Productions
The Booth comprised three segments: Death at Dinner by Rose Leiman Goldemberg, Bread by James Prideaux, and The 75th by Israel Horovitz; originally broadcast October 9, 1985. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, teleplay by Barbara Robinson, based on her novel; originally broadcast December 5, 1983.
BOX-FOLDER 25/2 Children in the crossfire [and] Mrs. Delafield wants to marry, 1984-1986
Production company: Schaefer/Karpf Productions
Children in the Crossfire (originally titled Summertime Yanks), written by Lionel Chetwynd; originally broadcast December 3, 1984. Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry, written by James Prideaux; originally broadcast on Easter Sunday, March 30, 1986, on CBS.
BOX-FOLDER 25/3 Mrs. Delafield wants to marry
Copy 2. Softcover.
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry, screenplay by James Prideaux; originally broadcast on Easter Sunday, March 30, 1986, on CBS.
BOX-FOLDER 26/1 Stone pillow, 1985
Production company: Schaefer/Karpf Productions
Stone Pillow, an original television movie by Rose Leiman Goldemberg; originally broadcast November 5, 1985.
BOX-FOLDER 26/2 Laura Lansing slept here, 1987-1988
Productions companies: Schaefer/Karpf/Eckstein Productions; and Gaylord Production Company
Laura Lansing Slept Here (originally titled Guest Appearance), written by James Prideaux; originally broadcast March 7, 1988 on NBC.
BOX-FOLDER 26/3 Tusitala [and] Let me hear you whisper, 1988-1989
Tusitala, a play in two acts by James Prideaux; staged at the Berkshire Theatre Festival in 1988. Let Me Hear You Whisper by Paul Zindel; originally aired January 4, 1990 on A&E's American Playwrights Theatre: The One-Acts.
BOX-FOLDER 27/1 The Man upstairs, 1992
The Man Upstairs, a screenplay by James Prideaux; originally broadcast December 6, 1992, on CBS.
BOX-FOLDER 27/2 Harvey, 1996
Harvey, a screenplay by Joseph Dougherty, based on the play by Mary Chase; originally broadcast July 18, 1999, on CBS.
Stage Productions, circa 1945-1989
BOX-FOLDER 28/1 Macbeth and G.I. Hamlet
Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, with an all-soldier cast; directed by Private George Schaefer while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. G.I. Hamlet, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet with a soldier cast.
BOX-FOLDER 29/1 Darling, darling, darling and Man and superman and The Linden tree, 1946, and undated
Darling, Darling, Darling (also titled The First Hundred Years), a comedy by Patricia Coleman. Man and Superman original staged in 1905. The Linden Tree, a play in two acts and four scenes by J. B. Priestley; original staged in 1947.
BOX-FOLDER 28/2 Too much Johnson
Too much Johnson, a musical farce; music and lyrics by G. Wood, book by George Schaefer, adapted from the play by William Gillette.
BOX-FOLDER 28/3 The good fairy
BOX-FOLDER 28/4 The Teahouse of the August moon, 1952
The Teahouse of the August Moon, a play in three acts by John Patrick, based on the novel by Vern Sneider; original staged in 1953.
BOX-FOLDER 28/5 The Teahouse of the August moon, 1952
Copy 2. Softcover.
The Teahouse of the August Moon, a play in three acts by John Patrick, based on the novel by Vern Sneider; original staged in 1953.
BOX-FOLDER 29/2 The Southwest corner and The Apple cart and The Body beautiful, 1954-1955, 1957
The Southwest Corner, a new play in three acts by John Cecil Holm; originally staged in 1955. The Apple Cart, a political extravaganza by Bernard Shaw; originally staged in 1929. The Body Beautiful, by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; originally staged in 1958.
BOX-FOLDER 30/1 The Body beautiful, 1957
Copy 2. Softcover.
The Body Beautiful, by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman; originally staged in 1958.
BOX-FOLDER 30/2 The Body beautiful, 1956
Copy 3. Softcover.
The Body Beautiful, by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman; originally staged in 1958.
BOX-FOLDER 30/3 The Body beautiful
Copy 4. Softcover.
The Body Beautiful, by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; originally staged in 1958.
BOX-FOLDER 30/4 Write me a murder, 1961
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Write Me a Murder, by Frederick Knott; originally staged in 1961.
BOX-FOLDER 30/5 Write me a murder
Write Me a Murder, a new play by Frederick Knott; originally staged in 1961.
BOX-FOLDER 30/6 Write me a murder
Production company: Compass Productions, Inc.
Copy 2. Softcover.
Write Me a Murder (originally titled When No One is Looking. . .), a new play by Frederick Knott; originally staged in 1961.
BOX-FOLDER 31/1 Zenda and To Broadway with love
Zenda originally staged in 1963. To Broadway with Love, conceived and staged by Morton Da Costa; originally staged in 1964 at The Music Hall at the Texas Pavilions, New York World's Fair.
BOX-FOLDER 31/2 The Great indoors, 1965-1966
The Great Indoors, a play in three acts by Irene Kamp; originally staged in 1966.
BOX-FOLDER 31/3 The Great indoors, 1965-1966
Copy 2. Softcover.
The Great Indoors, a play in two acts by Irene Kamp; originally staged in 1966.
BOX-FOLDER 31/4 The Last of Mrs. Lincoln and The Student prince
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