Secrets (Consuming Passions) - Part 2: Later Drafts
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Drafts for Consuming Passions, as follows: drafts of scripts for different scenes - manuscript on loose pages from notebooks, in Terry Jones and Palin's handwriting, [1985]; screenplay of Consuming Passion, first draft - typescript with a few corrections in Palin's handwriting, 117 pages, [1985]...
Notes and drafts for East of Ipswich, as follows: notebooks marked 'East of Ipswich' (working title 'First Love' is crossed out), with notes and drafts of script for the film, in Palin's handwriting, Jan 1985; notebook marked '1st Love 2', with notes and drafts of script for the film, in Palin's...
Drafts of various material as follows: notebook marked on the cover 'George. Largely Unused Bits and Pieces. Writing Plans Etc', including holograph drafts for sketches, plays, speeches, 1978; notebook marked 'Sat Nite Live Ideas, May 12th 1979'; 8 pages from a notebook with holograph draft of a...
American Friends - Part 1: Early Correspondence and Research Notes
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Material relating to American Friends, as follows: 4 letters from the Rector at Linton Rectory to Palin regarding his great-grandfather Edward Palin, Jul 1981-Feb 1985; letter from Palin to the librarian at St John's College Oxford asking for information about his great-grandfather Edward Palin,...
Drafts of scripts for sketches of Monty Python Flying Circus, as follows: 'Art Gallery' (this is the sketch from episode 4 in the final version of the show) - typescript with corrections, 2 copies, 3 and 2 pages, undated; 'Brake-Drum' (this is an very early version of the sketch 'Bank Robbers in...
Material of financial nature relating to The Missionary, as follows: West End grosses, week 1 to 10 - manuscript in Palin's handwriting, 1983; gross figures for London cinemas, week 1-5 - manuscript in Palin's handwriting, 1983; report on figures for UK cinemas, 6 Jun 1983; budget summaries, 24 ...