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Alan Sharp papers File
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Scrap books

(1) Scrapbook of news cuttings featuring Sharp, 1962-1965
(2) 'Ethels’ scrapbook’: digitised news cuttings featuring Sharp, 1962-1975

Letters to Ethel Foote

Personal letters from Sharp to his birth mother, Ethel Foote, including unopened and returned letter addressed to Harry Craig. Also envelope containing letter and photographs of Sharp's house and children in Los Angeles

‘Damnation Alley’

(1) Screenplay for Twentieth Century Fox, May 12 1976, enclosing
(2) Call sheet, 22 July 1976 and
(3) Provenance of the screenplay which was bought by Brian Hoyle and gifted to the Archive, 2013

'Cat Chaser'

(1) Screenplay, from the novel of Elmore Leaonard, December 1983
(2) Ms screenplay, marked 'continued', nd

'Little Treasure'

[Written and directed by Sharp]
(1) Ms production script
(2) Ms shooting script
(3) Journal, mostly of the production of 'Little Treasure'

Letters to Susan Tarr

Letters [65] from Alan to Susan, mostly personal but also addressing his travels and thoughts about major events, American and Middle Eastern politics, history and religion. The letters also include some family news, and references to his work, to his birdwatching and his other interests, and to times they spent together and his mortality. Includes letters from Tarr to Alan and to Harriet, c1984-2012 Also letter by Susan Tarr describing Alan and their professional and personal relationship, 2022

Alan Sharp letters to Ann Andrews

(1) Personal and semi-professional letters to Ann from Alan Sharp with ms copy of 'Dean Spanley' script and script of 'Piano Movements', which Sharp sent to Ann with the idea of her producing one of them for New Zealand television,
(2) Review of and background to the letters by George Andrews, 2022

'The Man who kept Secrets'

Loose draft ms and typescript pages of screenplay from the biography [of Peter Lawford] by James Spada, with note to 'Barbara' about the scenes, [1990s]

'The President's Child'

(1) Untitled Acts 1-IV [incomplete] screenplay, nd
(2) Screenplay 'based on the book by Fay Weldon' nd
(3) Memorandum of notes from Granada Television on Sharp’s script Acts I-IV, July 1991
(4) Memorandum of notes from Granada Television on Sharp’s second draft script, August 1991
(5) Draft outlines of Act One-Four and Act One- Seven

‘Above the mountain’

(1) First draft screenplay for Citadel Entertainment, April 1991
(2) [Fax?] rough draft on ‘Robeson notes’ sent from Judy Ranan to David R Ginsberg/Tom Patricia, July 24 1991, with relevant copies of the hearings by the Committee on Un-Amercian Activities
(3) [Fax?] from Judy Ranan to Alan Sharp of outline divided in to seven acts, 26 July 1991

‘Tom Mix and Pancho Villa’

Set in 1923 and featuring Tom Mix
(1) 'Tom Mix and Pancho Villa' screenplay, with sections highlighted, nd
(2) 'Tom Mix and Pancho Villa' screenplay, 1994

‘Rob Roy’

(1) Fourth draft screenplay for United Artists Corporation Ltd, 16 June 1994, including revisions of 23 July 1994
(2) 7 marketing posters for the film featuring different scenes, 1996
(3) Marketing programme, 1995

‘Vain Glory’

(1) 'Vain Glory' first draft screenplay, March 1996
(2) Second draft screenplay for Galloping Horse Productions [pdf print]

‘A Blindman on a Galloping Horse’

(1) Chapters one and two, ‘The Sabbath Seige’ and ‘The War’
(2) Chapter contents and notes
(3) Volume titled ‘Don’t Cry It’s only a Picture Show’. Inside titled ‘A Blindman on a Galloping Horse a novel of childhood’, containing chapters one, 'Summer 1944' to chapter twenty
(4) Notebook, of 'Blind Man on a Galloping Horse and imagined biography', containing notes and treatments, nd

Letters to Alan Sharp

Personal letters to Alan Sharp from friends and family, including Beryl Bainbridge, covering relationships, books, politics, health, daily life, and visits

‘Naples 44’

(1) Notes on how to approach the project, nd
(2) Draft screenplay 'based on the memoir by Norman Lewis', nd
(3) Incomplete 2nd draft screenplay, 15 September 1999

‘You can't catch death’

(1) Draft screenplay 'based on the writings of Richard Brautigan', nd
(2) Draft screenplay 'based on the writings of Richard and Ianthe Brautigan', nd
(3) Draft screenplay 'based on the writings of Ianthe and Richard Brautigan', nd
(4) Pages of draft screenplay 'based on the writings of Richard Brautigan and Ianthe Brautigan', nd
(5) Electronic documents: brautigan.fdr and brautigan2.fdr [inaccessible]

‘Dissolution’

(1) Draft outline and scenes, nd
(2) Untitled typescript screenplay, parts 1 and 2, nd
(3) Untitled draft screenplay [in 2 notebooks], nd
(4) ‘Dissolution’ draft screenplay 'from the novel by CS Sansam' (sic), nd
(5) Notes on motivation and plot, nd
(6) 60'_Dissolution_-_4th_draft_-_part_one.fdx [inaccessible]

‘Burning in Heaven’/ ‘Burns’ [working title]

(1) 'Burns' electronic folder: Burns Script draftvadim.fdr; burns
Script draftvadim.pdf ‘Burning in Heaven’ screenplay, 10 February 2004;
Burns.fdr;
burns.pdf 'Burns' screenplay, 28 July 2003;
BURNSJAN17.fdr;
BURNSJAN17.pdf ‘Burning in Heaven’ screenplay, 10 February 2004;
BURNSMAR09.fdr;
BURNSMAR09.pdf ‘Burning in Heaven’ screenplay, 10 February 2004;
BurnsOct09.fdr;
BurnsOct09.pdf ‘Burns’ screenplay, October 2009;
Vadim Notes.pdf Burns (working title) – Director’s Vison and Director’s Treatment of Sample Scenes by Vadim Jean, May 2005;
Vadim.doc Partial note to Vadim re requested changes, nd
(2) ‘Burns’ cast of characters, chronology, prologue, Clarina-Sylvander chronology and draft storyline, nd
(3) Burning in Heaven screenplay, 28 July 2003
(4) ‘Burns’ screenplay, 30 January 2004
(5) Untitled Burns screenplay [2004]
(6) 'Burns (working title) – Director’s Vison by Vadim Jean', May 2005
(7) Director’s Treatment of Sample Scenes for ‘Burns’, Vadim Jean [2 copies], 26 June 2005

‘Reversible Errors’

(1) Printed email from Scott Turow of notes on the teleplay, May 2003
(2) 'Reversible Errors (The First Night)...based on the novel by Scott Turow', second revision screenplay, 27 June 2003
(3) 'Reversible Errors (The Second Night)' screenplay, second draft, 27 June 2003
(4) Second revision, full pink locked for Mike Robe Productions, 19 September 2003

Professional correspondence

(1) Notebook of copy or draft letters by Sharp to Stevie Lee, Colin Beeby, Stephen Batt and others, nd
(2) Letter re accompanying letter requesting Sharp respond to the highlighted comments the radio play, ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’, 2001
(3) Letter from the BBC concerning tax on Sharp’s fee, 5 April 2002
(4) Letter from Patricia Kavanagh relating to Sharp’s novels, 17 May 2004
(5) Letters [4] from Susie Tarr about the development of the Tom Mix project, one noting that they mustn’t have Johnny Depp as ‘Tom’, 2004
(6) Email printout from Jon Eskenas confirming meeting with Bessie Pender, April 2007. Also copies of cuttings about Pender’s story, 1995-2002
(7) Letter from Phillipa relating thoughts of Toa about Alan’s treatment of a film about Island life and relationship with Traders, nd. Also Wikki printout about Kilikiti, Samoan cricket, April 2007
(8) 2 x email printouts relating to the property at Tighnabruaich, April 2007
(9) Email print out from Marilyn Milgrom concerning proposed project ‘Run but you Can’t Hide’, 2010
(10) Letter to Alan which accompanied an unknown draft screenplay, with draft letter on reverse by Sharp to Fiona/Don giving opinion of ‘Doubtful [Soud?], 2010
(11) Unsigned agreement between the New Zealand Film Commission and Alan Sharp, 2011

'Dark fire'

(1) Draft screenplay, nd
(2) Dark Fire electronic folder: 60’_Dark_Fire_-_Part_Two.fdx; DARK FIRE-1st Draft-Part One.fdx; Dark Fire outline.fdx; Darkfire.fdx
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