Gibney Papers 1920-1992 1922-1985

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Gibney Papers 1920-1992 1922-1985

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The bulk of the Papers consists of play scripts and dramatic treatments written by Gibney for stage and television, 1925-1980; personal and professional correspondence, 1920-1962; the manuscript of an unpublished novel, Flatbush Man, ca. 1979-1985; and various papers related to his undergraduate years at Amherst College and his receipt of an honorary degree in 1939.

2 records storage boxes, 2 archives boxes, 1 half archives box; (3.25 linear ft.)

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Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

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Amherst College. Class of 1925. Gibney.

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Gibney, Sheridan

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Sheridan de Raismes Gibney (AC 1925), a popular theatrical writer and producer known for such movies as Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942), The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936) and Anthony Adverse (1936). He was born in New York City on June 11, 1903. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy before entering Amherst College. After Amherst and from 1926 to 1929 he worked as an instructor at Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y. In the 1920s Gibney wrote several plays, including Sunshine, Penelope's Web, Let...