Jonathan Demme papers, 1965-1986.

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Jonathan Demme papers, 1965-1986.

Collection mainly concerns Jonathan Demme's early career as a film writer, director, and producer from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s. It consists mostly of drafts and final copies of scripts and screenplays of films written, directed, or produced by Demme, including "Caged Heat" (titled "Renegade Women" in the collection), "Fighting Mad", and "Swing Shift". There are also screenplays and scripts for movies that were never produced. Collection also holds copies of two books: "Among Thieves" and "Norman Lindsay's Cats". There is also a blueprint of a set for "Swing Shift".

4.0 cubic ft. (4 boxes)

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Demme, Jonathan, 1944-....

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Jonathan Demme and Steve Schmidt, screenwriters. From the description of The truth about Charlie : screenplay, 2001. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 79468018 Jonathan Demme was a well known film writer, director, and producer. He was born in 1944 and attended the University of Florida. He co-wrote and produced his first movie "Angels, Hard as They Come" in 1971. He wrote, directed, and produced a number of films during the 1970s and 1980s, including "Caged Hea...