- TitleWilliam Shanks collection of scripts, 1949 - 1958 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)1949 - 1958 (inclusive)
- Related names
- Description
1.3 linear ft. of papers
1. Production files
- Summary
The collection consists of scripts for four Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions: KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1950), SOME CAME RUNNING (1958), THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON (1956), and VALLEY OF THE KINGS (1954). All the scripts are heavily annotated, and in addition there is a variety of production material for the first two films listed, including cast sheets, memos, schedules, and wardrobe plots. Helen Shanks was the secretary to the producer on SOME CAME RUNNING.
- BiographyWilliam Blaine Shanks was an American script supervisor and an assistant director active in film from around 1949 to 1962.
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationAcquired: 1987
- Preferred citationWilliam Shanks collection of scripts, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 133
- AvailabilityFor information on the contents and availability of this collection please contact the Reference and Public Services department at ref@oscars.org.
- Moving Image Items
- Library Holdings
