Papers, 1940-1967.

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Papers, 1940-1967.

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Collection contains mainly scripts for television and motion pictures written or produced by Wald along with correspondence, cast sheets, shooting schedules, research notes and reviews for the television program "Daktari," the motion pictures "Al Capone," "The Boy Who Owned an Elephant," "The Dark Past," "The Naked City" and many others (1940-1966); script for the play "Father Was President"; professional correspondence (1958-1967); and speeches. The collection also includes the script and related correspondence for an unproduced film about Fidel Castro and the 1959 Cuban revolution entitled "The Streets Ran Red"; the scripts for several documentaries, including "History of Dentistry," "He Reached for Eternity" (a biography of Albert Einstein), and "Moonport" (a history of the U.S. manned space program); scripts for unproduced films and plays; and miscellaneous other materials.

12.53 cubic ft. (28 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7309195

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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