Autograph letter to Daryl [Zanuck] in pencil on yellow legal sheets. 2 pages dated 3/6/63. Letter begins "I am moved to add some few remarks to Gadge's [Elia Kazan] letters particularly relating to the fact that the film Zapata was perhaps premature in its analysis of the nature and the danger involved in revolution." Also 1 page TLS from Zanuck to Steinbeck dated March 13, 1963 and 2 page letter from Zanuck to Kazan and a 5 page unattributed typescript to Zanuck [from Kazan] dated March 5th, 1963 asking for a re-release of the film, and in the course of the letter mentions Steinbeck's recent Nobel Prize, a recommendation that the film be screened for the President ("This can be arranged. Kennedy is a great moviegoer."), and a comment on Marlon Brando, the lead in Viva Zapata ("This is Marlon's stand out performance."). [With:] The Trojan War. 3 page typescript letter to Jerry Stagg dated January 29, 1957 and a 6 page typescript of a synopsis of "The Trojan War." [And:] Flight. 52 page typescript bound screen adaptation of Steinbeck's Flight by Michael Neyman. [And:] Flight. A folder containing various typed letters and documents all dated 1958 relating to the film production and includes a lengthy typed prospectus, budget and the rights agreement. [And:] 4 page typescript copy of a film treatment for Log from the Sea of Cortez by Steinbeck and a 2 page TLS from the prospective producer Matthias von Brauditsch dated May 20th, 1959.
