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1. Add MS 80502-80507

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Olivier Archive. Vols. DCCXXXVII-DCCXLII. Correspondence relating to films proposed to Olivier for him to act in or produce, but rejected by him; 1944-1980. Rejected proposals for films channelled through Laurence Olivier Productions and L.O.P. Ltd. are at Add. MSS 80500, above. Includes proposals from 1968 and after which were almost all handled by Olivier’s agent Laurence Evans. Suggestions from individuals are not included here.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1944-1980
Extent:
6 items

2. Add MS 80506-80507

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Olivier Archive. Vols. DCCXLI-DCCXLII. Scripts proposed to Olivier for film projects.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1944-1980
Extent:
2 items

3. Add MS 80502

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Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXXXVII (ff. ). Proposals 1944-1949. These include The blue lagoon, for Frank Launder; Moby Dick, for John Huston; Robinson Crusoe, for M.G.M.; and screen versions of Shakespeare, including The taming of the shrew, and Othello.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1944-1949
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 80503

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Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXXXVIII (ff. ). Proposals 1950-1959. Includes proposals for biopics of Shakespeare, Edmund Kean (for 20th Century Fox); Lawrence of Arabia (for Nomad Productions); Leonardo da Vinci, and William the Conqueror. Other notable proposals included: A tale of two cities, a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1950-1959
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 80504

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Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXXXIX (ff. ). Proposals 1960-1969. Notable approaches include: The leopard, for Visconti; Lord Jim, for Columbia; Waterloo, for Jiří Weiss; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead; and a cameo proposed by Bob Hope in The road to Hong Kong.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1960-1969
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 80505

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Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXL (ff. ). Proposals 1970-1980. Includes The rocky horror picture show, for Gladiole Films; Tinker tailor soldier spy, for Richard Pilbrow; and a life of St Francis of Assisi, for Zeffirelli.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1970-1980
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 80506

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Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXLI (ff. ). “Gideon”, by Paddy Chayefsky, for the American Film Theatre.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1944-1980
Extent:
1 item

8. Add MS 80507

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Olivier Archive. Vol. DCCXLII (ff. ). “The honeymoon”, by Sheila R. Allen; proposed as a vehicle for Olivier and Katherine Hepburn.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1944-1980
Extent:
1 item

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