Collection of Film Material Relating to John Steinbeck
Scope and Contents
Steinbeck wrote the scripts for the film versions of his stories The Pearl (1948) and The Red Pony (1949), and he wrote the script directly for Viva Zapata! (1952).
Photographs include studio publicity and reference prints for productions of East of Eden, A medal for Benny, Of mice and men, The pearl, The red pony, Tortilla flat, Viva Zapata!, and The wayward bus, as well as Rogers and Hammerstein's stage production of Pipe dream (adapted from Sweet Thursday). Photographs include Marlon Brando, Lon Chaney, Jr., Joan Collins, James Dean, Dorothy Lamour, Myrna Loy, Jayne Mansfield, Burgess Meredith, Robert Mitchum, and Spencer Tracy.
Printed materials include film posters, lobby cards, and pressbooks. Titles include: Burning bright, Cannery row, East of Eden, A medal for Benny, The moon is down, Of mice and men, The pearl, The red pony, Tortilla flat, Viva Zapata!, and The wayward bus. With shooting script for Tortilla flat.
Dates
- 1933 - 1993
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arrangement
Extent
2.29 Linear Feet (3 boxes + 9 broadsides)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
John Steinbeck (1902-1968)
- American literature -- 20th century
- Authors -- United States -- 20th century
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives
- Brando, Marlon, 1924-2004
- Chaney, Lon, Jr., 1906-1973
- Collins, Joan, 1933-
- Dean, James, 1931-1955
- Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
- Lamour, Dorothy, 1914-1996
- Loy, Myrna, 1905-1993
- Mansfield, Jayne, 1933-1967
- Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997
- Mitchum, Robert
- Motion pictures -- United States
- Photographic prints
- Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
- Screenwriters -- United States -- 20th Century
- Screenwriters -- United States -- 20th Century -- Archives
- Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968
- Tracy, Spencer, 1900-1967
- Title
- Guide to the Collection of Film Material Relating to John Steinbeck
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Michael L. Forstrom
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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