Papers, 1949-1965.

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Papers, 1949-1965.

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Three manuscript versions of the historical novel, MEN OF NO PROPERTY, with notebooks and index cards containing research notes. Also manuscripts of the following novels: THE PALE BETRAYER, 1965; BLACK SHEEP, WHITE LAMB, 1963; A GENTLE MURDERER, 1951; THE CLAY HAND, 1950; THE JUDAS CAT, 1949; and THE EVENING OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN, 1961. Included for the latter title are sections on revisions and notes on characters. Manuscripts of the following short stories: "Home to the Hills," 1963; "Spring Fever," 1951; "The Purple is Everything," 1964; and "Sweet William," 1954. Manuscript for an unproduced play, "Cry of Winter," with marginal comments and letters by Clifford Odets, 1965. Manuscripts and correspondence relating to reviews appearing in the NEW REPUBLIC of works by Simenon and Josephine Tey.

2 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963

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Playwright; New York, N.Y. From the description of Clifford Odets sketches. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 42743828 Clifford Odets was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1906. He left school at age fourteen and worked as an actor in local New York theater groups and traveling stock companies until 1930. That same year the Group Theatre was formed. As one of the founding members, Odets continued acting, but found new release for his creativity in writing pl...

Davis, Dorothy Salisbury

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Mystery writer, of New York, N.Y.; b. 1916. From the description of Dorothy Salisbury Davis collection, 1950-1984. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70958588 Author of historical novels and mysteries. From the description of Papers, 1949-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155453385 ...

Tey, Josephine, 1896 or 1897-1952

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Josephine Tey (b. Elizabeth MacKintosh, 25 July 1896, Inverness, Scotland–d. 13 February 1952, London, England) was a Scottish author best known for her mystery novels. She also wrote as Gordon Daviot. She attended Anstey Physical Training College and taught physical training before writing. Her first published work was in The Westminster Gazette in 1925, under the name Gordon Daviot. Her best-known books were written under the name of Josephine Tey, which was the name of her great-great grandm...

Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989

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Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was a Belgian writer who published nearly 200 novels and numerous short stories. He is best known as the creator of the fictional detective Jules Maigret. William Jovanovich was an American publisher and president of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, responsible for supporting and publishing a number of important 20th century writers including Eudora Welty, Mary McCarthy, and Umberto Eco. From the guide to the Georges Simenon correspondence with William Jovanovic...