Summary
Overview
Peter Orton Collection of Screenplays and Television Scripts
3.6 linear feet, 9 archival boxes
Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
One Washington Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA
Abstract
Consists of a collection of screenplays and television scripts spanning a period of sixty-four years of film and television production, collected by the writer Peter Orton.
Description
Description
The collection consists of thirty screenplays, five made-for-TV film scripts, and three television series scripts--typewritten or photocopied--collected by Peter Orton. The earliest screenplays are Sullivan's Travels, written by Sullivan Sturges and released in December 1941, and Casablanca, written by Julius and Philip Epstein and Howard Koch and released in 1942. The most recent film script is High, Wide and Handsome!, later known as Talladega Nights, written by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay in 2005. There are two copies each of Robin Hood: Men In Tights, Our Sons, and Leap Of Faith, four drafts of 3 O'Clock High (or After School), and one of A World Apart. Other screenplays include The Godfather by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, Chocolat by Robert Nelson Jacobs, and Chinatown by Robert Towne. All but these three scripts were produced: "Sacred Cow" written by Joe Eszterhas, "The Universal Baseball Association" by Robert Coover, and "Godzilla vs. Cleveland" by Dana Olson. Television scripts include an episode of Seinfeld ("The Pez Dispenser") written by Larry David dated 1991, the pilot episode for Quantum Leap by Donald P. Bellisario, and the made-for-TV film Who Will Love My Children written by Michael Bortman.
Collection Creator
Biography
Peter Orton, having worked fifteen years for IBM Corporation, designs leadership development web sites, videos, and online simulators. Previously, he was a screenplay writer for Hollywood. Orton lives in North Carolina with his family.
Collection History
Acquisition
Gift of Peter Z. Orton, Princeton Class of 1970, in November 2007.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Dina Britain on November 14, 2007. Finding aid written by Dina Britain on November 15, 2007.
Access and Use
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Access Restrictions
Please consult with Rare Books and Special Collections about having the portion of the collection at ReCAP recalled to Firestone Library for your use. This process normally requires 48-72 hours notice.
Use Restrictions
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photo duplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Preferred Citation
Peter Orton Collection of Screenplays and Television Scripts; 1941-2005, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
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