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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Title: | Shakespeare Screenplays |
| Inclusive Dates: | circa 1944-1948 |
| Quantity: | 3 mimeographed screenplays (SC). |
| Abstract: | Typwritten, mimeographed treatments and screenplay from film versions of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Henry V. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
William Shakespeare's plays have been performed and recorded in many different mediums throughout the years. These materials are from Laurence's Olivier's film versions Hamlet and Henry V. Olivier's Hamlet won a total of four Oscars, including the Best Picture award and two for Roger Furse in Art Direction and Costume Design.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Shakespeare Screenplays consists of two paperbound, mimeographed scenarios/treatments for Henry V (1944) and a screenplay for Hamlet (1948). Two of the scripts have Roger Furse's name written or typed in them, and Hamlet also has a label with the name: "Theodore Bernstein."
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Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Shakespeare Screenplays,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Finding Aid Information
Created by: AM
Date: 28 Apr 2009
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Inventory
| Screenplays | |||||||||||
| SC 315 | Hamlet undated - 146 p. | ||||||||||
| SC 315 | Henry V undated - "Eire sequence, scenes 136-258." | ||||||||||
| SC 315 | Henry V undated - "Revised treatment for Technicolor Film." | ||||||||||