Note: This brief collection description is an accession record. The
collection is not fully processed or cataloged; no biographical sketch,
descriptions of series, or indexes are available.
Acquisition: Purchase, 2005
Access: Open for research
Processed by: Frank Lopez and Liz Murray, 2005
RLIN Record
ID: None
The collection is arranged in two series: Series I. Works, 1963-2002; and Series II. Personal and Career-Related Material, 1937-2004.
The Works series is organized in two subseries: Subseries A. Films and Stage Plays; and Subseries B. Other Writings. Arranged alphabetically by title, nearly all films and plays for which Allen was the director, screenwriter, actor and/or producer are represented in some measure. Screenplay drafts, some signed, are present for Annie Hall (1977), Antz (1971), Bananas (1971), Bullets over Broadway (1994), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Deconstructing Harry (1997), Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Sex* *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972), "The Filmmaker" (n.d.), The Front (1976), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Hollywood Ending (2002), Interiors (1978), Love and Death (1975), Manhattan (1979), A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), Play It Again, Sam (1972), Radio Days (1987), Scenes from a Mall (1991), Sleeper (1973), "Stanley" (n.d.), Stardust Memories (1980), and Take the Money and Run (1969). Also of interest are the agreements, contracts, riders, and correspondence related to Allen's first major film What's New Pussycat? , previously titled "Lot's Wife." The material dates from 1963-1965 and includes letters to and from Charles H. Abramson and Harry E. Sokolov of Famous Artists Productions, Charles H. Joffe of Jack Rollins Personal Management, producer Charles K. Feldman, and Fred Goldberg. Playscripts are included for Don't Drink the Water (1966), The Floating Light Bulb (1981), Play It Again, Sam (1969), and "Sex and Death: Two Plays," ca. 1974.
The other writings in Subseries B include articles by Allen for magazines, as well as the short story "The Kugelmass Episode," and his humor collection Without Feathers.
Series II. Personal and Career-Related Material contains an eclectic mix of discrete items connected to Allen's life and work. Numerous magazine and newspaper articles about Allen are present, as are photographs from his childhood years to recent publicity photographs, many signed. Of iconic interest is a vinyl mask of Woody Allen's head, accompanied by his signature black framed glasses. Vintage pieces include a series of lobby boards from his standup days of the 1960s, performing in the Catskills.
Books, video, and sound recordings received with this collection were transferred to appropriate locations within the Ransom Center.
Box Folder Description
ALICE (Orion Pictures, 1990) 1 1 Cast and production information 2 Programs, French and Japanese 3 Publicity stills ANNIE HALL (United Artists, 1977) Screenplays 4 Early draft, untitled, 4/15/76 5 Revised draft with credits; production notes with alternate title "Anxiety" 6 Final draft, 1976 7 Combined continuity with corrected dialogue, 5/3/77 8 Articles, press kits, and publicity fliers * Lobby cards and pressbook (*removed to oversize box 20) * Posters (*removed to oversize folder and oversize box 20) 9 Publicity stills ANOTHER WOMAN (Orion Pictures, 1988) 10 Cast and production information 2 1 Program, Japanese 2 Publicity stills 3 ANTZ (DreamWorks, 1998), screenplay BANANAS (United Artists, 1971) 4 Screenplay, combined continuity, 4/24/71 * Poster (*removed to oversize folder) * Pressbook page (*removed to oversize box 20) 5 Publicity stills BROADWAY DANNY ROSE (Orion Pictures, 1984) 6 Cast and production information * Poster (*removed to oversize folder) 7 Program, Japanese 8 Publicity stills 9 BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (Miramax, 1994), screenplay; cast and credits CASINO ROYALE (Columbia Pictures, 1967) * Posters (*removed to oversize folder and oversize box 20) 10 Program, Japanese 11 Publicity stills CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS (Orion Pictures, 1989) 12 Screenplay, combined continuity and master English subtitle/spotting list, 9/27/89 13 Cast and production information * Poster (*removed to oversize folder) 3 1 Program, Japanese 2 Publicity stills 3 THE CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION (DreamWorks, 2001), publicity postcard DECONSTRUCTING HARRY (Fine Line Features, 1997) 4 Screenplay, revised July and August 1996 5 Publicity stills DON'T DRINK THE WATER (stage play, 1966) Playscript 6 Early draft, Tom Foral's copy, with alternate text and description 7 Revised, 2/19/67 8 Playbills, programs, publicity, reviews, theater tickets, various productions * Poster (*removed to oversize folder) * DON'T DRINK THE WATER (Avco Embassy Film, 1969), pressbook (*removed to oversize box 20) EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU (Miramax, 1996) 9 Cast and production information 10 Publicity stills EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SEX* *BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK (United Artists, 1972) 11 Screenplay * Lobby cards (*removed to Box 20) * Poster (*removed to oversize folder) 12 Programs, French and Japanese 13 Production slides 4 1 Publicity stills 2 "The Filmmaker," tentative title, unpublished and unproduced screenplay written with Marshall Brickman, undated 3 THE FLOATING LIGHT BULB (stage play, 1981), playscript, and Lincoln Center Theater Company program THE FRONT (Columbia Pictures, 1976) 4 Screenplay, 8/13/75 * Lobby cards (*removed to oversize box 20) 5* Posters and publicity (*oversize poster removed to oversize folder) 6-7 Publicity stills HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (Orion Pictures, 1986) 8 Screenplay draft 9 Screenplay, galleys, Vintage Books, 1986 5 1 Cast and production information * Poster and lobby display (*removed to oversize folders) 2 Program, Japanese 3 Publicity stills and postcard HOLLYWOOD ENDING (DreamWorks, 2002) Screenplays, revised 4 11/12/97 5 7/20/98 6 Blue revisions, 2/23/01 7 Publicity; studio stills and slides HUSBANDS AND WIVES (TriStar, 1992) 8 Cast and production information * Poster (*removed to oversize box 20) 9 Programs, French and Japanese 10 Publicity stills INTERIORS (United Artists, 1978) 11 Screenplay draft 6 1 Screenplay with credits * Lobby cards (*removed to oversize box 20) 2* Programs and poster, French and Japanese (*oversize poster removed to oversize box 20) LOVE AND DEATH (United Artists, 1975) Screenplays, revised 3 8/11/74 4 1/22/75 * Lobby cards and pressbook (*removed to oversize box 20) 5* Posters, publicity stills, and slides (*oversize posters removed to oversize folder) MANHATTAN (United Artists, 1979) Screenplays 6 Draft 7 Combined continuity, 5/7/79 * Lobby cards (*removed to oversize box 20) * Poster (*removed to oversize folder) 8 Program, publicity flier, and souvenir book with Gershwin songs 9 Production photographs by Brian Hamill 7 1-3 Production photographs, cont'd 4 Publicity stills MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY (TriStar, 1993) 5 Cast and production information * Poster (*removed to oversize folder) 6 Publicity stills A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY (Orion Pictures, 1982) 7 Screenplay, "Summer Movie Project" * Lobby cards (*removed to oversize box 20) * Poster and lobby display (*removed to oversize box 23) 8 Program, Japanese 9 Publicity stills NEW YORK STORIES (Touchstone Pictures, 1989) 10 Cast and production information * Poster (*removed to oversize folder) 11 Program and publicity flier, Japanese 12 Publicity stills PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM (stage play, 1969) 8 1 Playscript, no. 30, Jeff Chambers's copy 2 Playbills and program PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM (film, Paramount, 1972) Screenplays 3 First draft by Charles Grodin 4 Revised shooting script 5 Revised shooting script, Tony Roberts's copy, with handwritten corrections * Lobby cards (*removed to oversize box 20) * Posters (*removed to oversize folder and oversize box 20) 6 Publicity stills and sheet music THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO (Orion Pictures, 1985) * Lobby cards (*removed to oversize box 20) * Posters (*removed to oversize folder and oversize box 20) 7 Programs, Japanese 8 Publicity stills RADIO DAYS (Orion Pictures, 1987) 9 Screenplay 10 Cast and production information * Poster (*removed to oversize folder) 11 Programs, French and Japanese 12 Publicity stills SCENES FROM A MALL (Touchstone Pictures, 1991) Screenplays 9 1 Early draft 2 Final draft, 3/14/90 3 Cast and production information; program, Japanese * Poster and lobby display (*removed to oversize folders) 4 Publicity stills and slides SEPTEMBER (Orion Pictures, 1987) * Poster (*removed to oversize folder) 5 Program, Japanese 6 Publicity stills by Brian Hamill 7 "Sex and Death: Two Plays," playscript, copy no. 5, ca. 1974 * SHADOWS AND FOG (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992), poster (*removed to oversize folder) SLEEPER (United Artists, 1973) 8 Screenplay * Lobby cards (*removed to oversize box 20) * Posters (*removed to oversize folder and oversize box 20) 9* Program, Japanese; publicity (*pressbook removed to oversize box 20) 10 Publicity stills 11 "Stanley," screenplay, corrected typescript, n.d. STARDUST MEMORIES (United Artists, 1980) Screenplays 12 Draft with cast and credits 10 1 Combined continuity script, 9/7/80 * Lobby cards (*removed to oversize box 20) * Poster (*removed to oversize folder) 2 Programs, French and Japanese; invitation to private screening, 9/24/80 3 Publicity stills 4 THE SUNSHINE BOYS (Hallmark Entertainment, 1995), cast and production information; publicity stills 5 SWEET AND LOWDOWN (Sony Pictures, 1999), publicity post cards TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN (Palomar Pictures International, 1969) Screenplays 6 Early version, discarded ending 7 Revised * Poster (*removed to oversize folder) 8 Publicity, press kit 9 Publicity stills WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT? (United Artists, 1965) 10 Agreements, contracts, riders, and correspondence, 1963-1965 * Lobby cards (*removed to oversize box 20) * Posters (*removed to oversize folder) 11 Publicity stills WHAT'S UP TIGER LILY? (American International Pictures, 1966) * Lobby cards and pressbook (*removed to oversize box 20) * Posters (*removed to oversize folder) 12 Publicity still and postcard 13 WILD MAN BLUES (Fine Line Features, 1998), publicity post card ZELIG (Orion Pictures, 1983) 14 Cast and production information * Lobby cards (*removed to oversize box 20) 15 Posters 11 1 Publicity stills
* Articles by Allen (*removed to serial box 13 and oversize box 21) 2* "The Kugelmass Episode," short story in THE NEW YORKER, May 2, 1977, with reprint; and in PRIZE STORIES 1978: THE O. HENRY AWARDS, uncorrected proof (*reprint in THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION, December 1977, removed to serial box 13) 3 WITHOUT FEATHERS, uncorrected first proof, 1975
4* "About Woody Allen," unattributed biographical typescript, ca. 1989 (*published articles about Allen in newspapers and magazines removed to box 12, serial boxes 14-18, and oversize box 19) 5 Award programs: "51st Annual Academy Awards," 1979 (INTERIORS); "The British Academy of Film and Television Arts," 1987 (RADIO DAYS) 6 Exhibit labels for display of Allen material at Gotham Book Mart & Gallery, New York City 7 Farrow, Mia, handwritten letter to Scott Russo, postmarked 1/22/88 * Hample, Stuart, Allen cartoon (*removed to oversize box 21) 8 Hirsch, Foster, LOVE, SEX, DEATH, AND THE MEANING OF LIFE: THE FILMS OF WOODY ALLEN, corrected page proofs, 1990 9 Kaufman Astoria Studios, Inc., visitor's pass, 1/23/91 * Objects related to Allen: mask of Allen's head, vinyl; black glasses, frames only; and trading card set "Sex Maniacs II" (*removed to oversize box 22) Photographs and photographic images 10 Advertisements using Allen's photograph 11 Early years, 1937-1954 12 Publicity photographs 13* Various settings, including an early stand-up appearance, and Allen with others (*oversize removed to oversize box 21) * "Woody Allen Film Festival, United Artists poster, 1981 (*removed to oversize folder) * "Woody Allen in Person," lobby boards, Catskills, 1960s (*removed to oversize folders) 12 Newspaper articles, photocopied, 1963-2004, n.d. Serials, arranged by serial title Articles by Allen 13 AMERICAN THEATRE - PLAYBOY Articles about Allen 14 AARDVARK - ESQUIRE 15 FILM COMMENT - L'ESPRESSO 16 L'OFFICIEL HOMMES - NIEUW WERELDTIJDSCHIFT 17 THE PARIS REVIEW - SPY 18 TALK - VANITY FAIR 19-23 Oversize
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