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Add MS 89284/1/83
- Record Id:
- 040-003391130
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003389071
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100052210547.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89284/1/83
- Title:
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Jabberwocky - Part 1: Production Material and Correspondence
- Scope & Content:
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Material relating to the film Jabberwocky, as follows:
- notes and comments on the script - holograph manuscript, 2 pages;
- one page from the script, 16 Sept 1976;
- shooting schedule - typescript, 12 Jul 1976;
- movement order - typescript, 31 Aug 1976;
- call sheet no 37 - typescript, 14 Sept 1976;
- movement order for Chepstow, 30 Sept 1976, and call sheet, 1 Oct 1976;
- teaser copy for Jabberwocky - a combination of holograph manuscript and typescript, 1 page;
- notes for the film's trailer (in the UK and US) - holograph manuscript and typescript with holograph corrections (11 pages);
- short biographies of some of the main actors and plot synopsis, on 'Jabberwocky' headed paper, [1976];
- cast list and radio commercials - typescript;
- 2 postcards of Pembroke Castle and 1 of Chepstow Castle (both blank);
- 2 postcards with a message from the chef of a restaurant in Pembroke;
- letter from John Goldstone to Palin with terms of contract for his work on the trailers, and letter from Jill Foster to Palin about it, 11 Jan 1977;
- 3 invitations to preview screenings, 26 Feb-28 Mar 1977;
- list of people attending the Jabberwocky press conference on 17 Mar 1977;
- invitation to a Jabberwocky party after a special preview, 28 Mar 1977;
- letter from a fan congratulating Palin on Jabberwocky, 1 May 1977;
- note from Sandy Lieberson thanking Palin 'for the words', undated;
- allocation of revenues received to 31 May 1979;
- photocopy of a letter from John Goldstone to Denis O'Brien regarding Warner Bros taking over the distribution of the film in America, 15 Oct 1979;
- note from Gumby Corporation asking Palin if he wanted deferral and profit shares from Jabberwocky to be included in a statement being prepared for Jill Foster, 13 Dec 1984.
The file also includes the following material relating to the book by Ralph Hoover based on the film: back cover copy for Jabberwocky paperback - holograph manuscript and typescript, 5 pages, 22 Nov 1976, and front and back cover copy - typescript.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003389071
036-003389350
037-003391129
040-003391130 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89284 : Michael Palin Archive
Add MS 89284/1 : Michael Palin Archive: Projects
Add MS 89284/1/83-85 : Michael Palin Archive: 'Jabberwocky 1976 (Jul/Oct)'
Add MS 89284/1/83 : Jabberwocky - Part 1: Production Material and Correspondence - Hierarchy:
- 032-003389071[0005]/036-003389350[0041]/037-003391129[0001]/040-003391130
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89284
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1976
- End Date:
- 1981
- Date Range:
- 1976-1984
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
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The letter from Chris England regarding the play at Trinity Hall Lecture Theatre was originally found in Add MS 89284/1/52 and moved here by the cataloguer.
A letter regarding Fegg's Nasty Book was found here but moved to Add MS 89284/1/52 by the cataloguer.
- Names:
- Foster, Jill, agent, fl 1975-1979
Goldstone, John, film producer, b 1943
Gumby Corporation Ltd, artistic creation company, 1975-
Lieberson, Sanford, film producer, b 1936
O'Brien, Denis, lawyer, producer and business manager, b 1941