James Jones collection, 1953-1978.

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James Jones collection, 1953-1978.

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The collection consists of materials relating to motion picture adaptations of Jones's novels From Here To Eternity (1951) and The Thin Red Line (1964), including: a thirty-one page typed mimeograph copy of the picture continuity and fifty-two black-and-white film stills from the 1953 Columbia Pictures production of From Here To Eternity; a typed mimeograph copy of the final draft of the script (ca. 309 pages) by Don McGuire and Harold Gast for a 1979 television film adaptation of From Here To Eternity, a Bennett/Katleman Productions, Columbia Pictures Television production, dated 1978 Jun 12-19; and twelve black-and-white film stills from the 1964 Allied Artists Pictures Corporation release of The Thin Red Line.

0.40 linear ft. (1 box)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Columbia pictures

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Harry Cohn, who ran the company until his death in 1958, founded Columbia Pictures in 1924. Cohn was responsible for developing such stars as Rita Hayworth and the Three Stooges and for hiring director Frank Capra. In 1968 Columbia Pictures was reorganized as Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. with Columbia Pictures as a major division. From the description of Columbia Pictures records, 1934-1974. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 46542525 ...

Gast, Harold

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Jones, James, 1921-1977

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James Ramon Jones, known more commonly as James Jones (November 6, 1921 – May 9, 1977), was an American novelist known for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath. He won the 1952 National Book Award for his first published novel, From Here to Eternity, which was adapted for the big screen immediately and made into a television series a generation later. James Jones was born and raised in Robinson, Illinois, the son of Ramon and Ada M. (née Blessing) Jones. He enlisted in the Unite...

Allied Artists Pictures Corporation

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Columbia pictures television

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McGuire, Dony

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