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Preston Sturges Papers LSC.1114 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf2v19n8m2 No online items Finding Aid for the Preston Sturges Papers LSC.1114 Processed by Charles Ziarko; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé UCLA Library Special Collections Online finding aid last update 2020 July 31. Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.ucla.edu/special-collections Finding Aid for the Preston LSC.1114 1 Sturges Papers LSC.1114 Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Title: Preston Sturges papers Creator: Sturges, Preston Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1114 Physical Description: 57.5 Linear Feet(101 boxes, 7 cartons) Date (inclusive): 1920-1959 Abstract: Preston Sturges (1898-1959) was a inventor, playwright and motion picture writer and director. He wrote the hit Broadway play, Strictly dishonorable (1929), and received a Academy Award for his screenplay, The great McGinty (1940). He lived in Europe for a period of time during the 1950s, and wrote and directed his last film in France in 1955. The collection consists of film scripts, production material, and correspondence related to Sturges' career. Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Language of Material: English . Restrictions on Access Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Conditions Governing Use Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Reproduction restricted except with permission of the Sturges family. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Preston Sturges papers (Collection 1114). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Immediate Source of Acquisition Gift of Mrs. Preston Sturges, 1975. Processing Information Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices. Processed by Charles Ziarko. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 3222351 Biographical / Historical Born August 29, 1898 in Chicago as Edmond Preston Biden; inventor of kissproof lipstick for mother's cosmetic company; wrote hit Broadway play, Strictly dishonorable, 1929; moved to Hollywood, 1933; worked as screenwriter, and beginning in 1940 as a writer-director of satiric comedies; Academy Award for screenplay The great McGinty , 1940; left Paramount Pictures in 1944, and had a short business association with Howard Hughes, founding California Pictures in mid-1940s; lived in Europe for a period of time during the 1950s, writing and directing his last film in France in 1955; died in New York of heart attack on August 6, 1959. Scope and Content Collection consists of film scripts, production material, and correspondence related to Sturges' career as a playwright and motion picture writer and director. Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Film productions. 2. Production material. 3. Business and personal material. Finding Aid for the Preston LSC.1114 2 Sturges Papers LSC.1114 4. Correspondence. 5. Production scrapbooks. Subjects and Indexing Terms Film scripts. Dramatists, American -- Archives. Screenwriters -- United States -- Archives. Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Archives. Scrapbooks. Sturges, Preston--Archives. Film Productions General note Arranged by Charles Ziarko. The Beautiful Blond from Bashful Bend. 1949 General note (Also known as: Teacher's Pet; The Blond From Bashful Bend; The Lady From Laredo) box 1, folder 1 Studio correspondence and notes. box 1, folder 2 Studio correspondence with Darryl Zanuck. box 1, folder 3 Incomplete treatment. February 18, 1947. box 1, folder 3 The Lady From Laredo By Earl Felton. box 1, folder 4 Script. August 20, 1947. Container Summary: (two copies - 1 incomplete). box 1, folder 4 The Blond From Bashful Bend. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 1, folder 5 Script. October 8, 1947. Container Summary: (2 copies). box 1, folder 5 Teacher's Pet. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 1, folder 6 Script. December 29, 1947. box 1, folder 6 Teacher's Pet. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 1, folder 7 Script. January 13, 1948. Container Summary: (2 copies). box 2, folder 1 Script. September 7, 1948. Container Summary: (2 copies. 1 with Zanuck notes) [Bound volume]. box 2, folder 2 Script. September 20, 1948. Container Summary: (3 copies) [Bound volume]. box 3, folder 1 Script. September 23, 1948. Container Summary: (2 copies). [Bound volume]. Finding Aid for the Preston LSC.1114 3 Sturges Papers LSC.1114 Film Productions The Beautiful Blond from Bashful Bend. 1949 box 3, folder 2 Script. December 20, 1948. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. General note (New ending). box 3, folder 3 Page changes. December 28, 1948. Container Summary: (2 copies). General note Script copies with handwritten changes. box 3, folder 4 Yellow pages. June 11, 1947-December 19, 1948. box 3, folder 5 Revisions and notes handwritten. box 3, folder 6 6: Two song sheets: In The Gloaming; Every Time I Meet You. Christmas In July. 1940 General note (Also known as: The New Yorkers; A Cup Of Coffee; Something To Shout About) box 4, folder 1 Correspondence. box 4, folder 2 Studio correspondence and notes. box 4, folder 3 Miscellaneous: 1931-1934. box 4, folder 4 Script. A Cup Of Coffee. 1931. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 4, folder 5 Script. Including story outline. (Incomplete) A Cup Of Coffee. March 10, 1935. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 4, folder 6 Script. 3 act play A Cup Of Coffee. January 5, 1940. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 4, folder 7 Script. 3 act play A Cup Of Coffee. January 23, 1940. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 4, folder 8 Discards. February 14, 1940. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 4, folder 9 Script. May 1, 1940. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 4, folder 10 Script. The New Yorkers. May 9, 1940. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 4, folder 11 Script. The New Yorkers. May 23, 1940. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 4, folder 12 Yellow pages. April 29-June 19, 1940. box 4, folder 13 Musical score. April 29, 1941. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. Finding Aid for the Preston LSC.1114 4 Sturges Papers LSC.1114 Film Productions The Great Mcginty. 1940 The Great Mcginty. 1940 General note (Also known as: Down Went McGinty; Biography Of A Bum; The Story of A Man; The Vagrant) box 5, folder 1 Financial Data. box 5, folder 2 Correspondence. box 5, folder 3 Script. The Vagrant. Redated Down Went McGinty. July 19, 1933. April 28, 1939. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 5, folder 4 Script, The Story Of A Man. Container Summary: (original typed copy). [Bound volume]. box 5, folder 5 Discards A - C. Down Went McGinty. September 28-November 19, 1939. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 5, folder 6 Discards D - E. Down Went McGinty. October 21-31, 1939. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 5, folder 7 Discards F - J. Down Went McGinty. November 2-14, 1939. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 5, folder 8 Script. Down Went McGinty. October 3-November 13, 1939. box 5, folder 9 Script. Down Went McGinty. November 13, 1939. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 5, folder 10 Script. Down Went McGinty. November 14, 1939. Container Summary: (Typed copy). [Bound volume]. box 5, folder 11 Script. November 28, 1939. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 5, folder 12 Yellow pages and casting notes. box 5, folder 13 Musical score. May 23, 1940. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. The Great Moment. 1944 General note (Also known as: Great Without Glory; Triumph Over Pain; The Life of William T.G. Morton) box 6, folder 1 Treatment. , Samuel Hofrenstein. The Life Of William T.G. Morton, synopsized. , Richard Blumenthal. July 1, 1938 August 24, 1939 Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 6, folder 2 Research notes. Triumph Over Pain. n.d. Container Summary: 157pp. [Bound volume]. box 6, folder 3 Script. - incomplete. Triumph Over Pain. July 13, 1939 Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 6, folder 4 1st draft discards and notes. Triumph Over Pain. August 1, 1939. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. Finding Aid for the Preston LSC.1114 5 Sturges Papers LSC.1114 Film Productions The Great Moment. 1944 box 6, folder 5 Script. Triumph Over Pain. August 2, 1939. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 6, folder 6 2nd version discards and notes. Triumph Over Pain. August 16, 1939. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 6, folder 7 Script. Triumph Over Pain. September 13, 1939. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 6, folder 8 Script. Triumph Over Pain. December 15, 1939. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 110 Script. Triumph Over Pain. March 30, 1942. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 7, folder 1 Script. April 3, 1942 Container Summary: (2 copies - incomplete). box 7, folder 1 Great Without Glory. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 7, folder 2 Production script no.1337. Great Without Glory. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. General note Positive film in Box 111. box 7, folder 3 Yellow pages (by date). box 110 Dialogue continuity. June 10, 1942 Container Summary: (2 copies). box 110 Great Without Glory. Container Summary: [Bound volume]. box 7, folder 5 Laugh meter notes.
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