Maurice Richlin papers, 1936-1983.

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Maurice Richlin papers, 1936-1983.

This collection contains scripts of "Pillow Talk," "Pink Panther," "Come September," and other of Richlin's screenplays. There are television scripts from Ed Wynn, Alan Young, Dennis Day, Ray Bolger, Lifeboy, and RCA Victor shows. There is correspondence from television and motion picture companies and photographs of Richlin winning awards for his writing. There are two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings of reviewers' opinions of Richlin's writing for the television and motion picture shows for which he worked and others of his advice for younger writers wanting to break in to screenwriting as a career.

2.5 cubic ft. (6 boxes)

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Richlin, Maurice

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Maurice Richlin was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1920. He wrote comedy scripts for radio during the 1940s and, as television grew in popularity, wrote for the early television comedy shows such as the Alan Young Show, the Dennis Day Show, and the Ray Bolger Show. Richlin also wrote several motion picture comedy scripts. Notables for Richlin were the “Pink Panther,” “Pillow Talk,” and “Operation Petticoat.” He won awards for all three screenplays. Others included “Come September,” and “My Favorite...