Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Radio scripts
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Radio scripts
- Date
- undated (inclusive)
- Creator
- Lawford, Peter, 1923-1984
- Extent
- 0.05 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Radio programs
- Radio scripts.
- Radio
- Radio adaptations.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged alphabetically. The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters has been processed into discrete collections based on provenance.
- Preferred Citation
- 2009ms132.0180: [identification of item], Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Radio scripts, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Peter Lawford (1923-1984) was born in London, England to Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford (1865-1953) and May Sommerville Bunny (1883-1972). He was a British actor, producer, and socialite well known for his involvement with Frank Sinatra as a member of the "Rat Pack". He was involved in movie, television, and radio acting, receiving many scripts for all acting mediums.
- American Letters collector Wade Hall (1934-2015) was a native of Union Springs, Alabama. Starting in 1962, he lived in Louisville, where he taught English and chaired the English and Humanities/Arts programs at Kentucky Southern College and Bellarmine University. He also taught at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida. He held degrees from Troy State University (B.S.), the University of Alabama (M.A.), and the University of Illinois (Ph.D.). He served for two years in the U.S. Army in the mid-fifties. Dr. Hall was the author of books, monographs, articles, plays, and reviews relating to Kentucky, Alabama, and Southern history and literature. His most recent books include A Visit with Harlan Hubbard; High Upon a Hill: A History of Bellarmine College; A Song in Native Pastures: Randy Atcher's Life in Country Music; and Waters of Life from Conecuh Ridge.
- Scope and Content
- The Radio scripts collection (undated; 0.05 cubic feet; 3 folders) comprises three radio scripts owned by actor Peter Lawford, two horror and thriller scripts and one family entertainment script. The first script, Hanna's Hollywood Haven, has a letter of endorsement from director and producer Axel Gruenberg claiming the program to be for the whole family and giving luck to selling it. The program was written by Ellbridge Nichols and is registered by the Screen Writers Guild, Inc. The second script is The Man Who Liked Dickens, written by Evelyn Waugh and adapted for radio by Richard Breen. Written originally for the radio show Suspense, it aired in 1952 on its sister show and spinoff Escape. The third script is one written for the radio program The Whistler, which ran from 1942 to 1955, and was one of the most popular mystery dramas at the time. There are handwritten edits to the dialogue and Foley instructions on the script. All three of the scripts include both dialogue and Foley lines.
- The Radio scripts collection is part of the Wade Hall Collection of American letters, which includes correspondence and diaries from all over North America covering the time period of the Civil to Korean Wars. The materials were collected by Wade Hall and document everyday men and women.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
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