Research Catalog
John L. Balderston papers
- Title
- John L. Balderston papers, 1915-1950.
- Author
- Balderston, John L. (John Lloyd), 1889-1954
- Supplementary Content
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Archival mix | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1954-002 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- .5 lin. ft. (1 box).
- Subject
- Note
- Transferred from the Library's Cage files.
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Source (note)
- Mrs. Balderston
- Biography (note)
- Playwright and screenwriter, John L. Balderston was born in Philadelphia, but lived for many years in England. He trained as a journalist, was a war correspondent during World War I and in the early 1920s worked as a journalist in London. As a playwright, Balderston often worked in collaboration and specialized in horror, fantasy and romantic adventure scripts.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 1954-002
- OCLC
- NYPW99-A218
- Author
- Balderston, John L. (John Lloyd), 1889-1954.
- Title
- John L. Balderston papers, 1915-1950.
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Summary
- Collection contains correspondence, scripts, scenarios and notes documenting Balderston's work on plays and screenplays. Includes letters from co-authors George Moore and Jack Squire, correspondence concerning BERKELEY SQAURE and DRACULA, various scenarios for THE BROOK KERITH, a draft of CLOWN OF STRATFORD, memos and notes regarding FRANKENSTEIN, GONE WITH THE WIND, RED PLANET, and othe projects, perhaps never produced, on Andrew Johnson and August Strindberg. Also an incomplete autobiographical sketch.
- Biography
- Playwright and screenwriter, John L. Balderston was born in Philadelphia, but lived for many years in England. He trained as a journalist, was a war correspondent during World War I and in the early 1920s worked as a journalist in London. As a playwright, Balderston often worked in collaboration and specialized in horror, fantasy and romantic adventure scripts.
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- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 1954-002