Donald S. Sanford Papers
1937, 1949-1978
- Sanford, Donald S., 1918-
U.S. Mss 179AN
20.4 c.f. (51 archives boxes)
Wisconsin Historical Society Archives / Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
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Wisconsin Historical Society
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Papers of Donald Sanford, a motion picture and television writer. Television files, which are most extensive, consist of correspondence, clippings, synopses, and scripts, many bearing informative annotations. Best represented of Sanford's many television credits are the series Bonanza (NBC), Days of Our Lives (NBC), Ellery Queen (DuMont), The Felony Squad (ABC), Gunsmoke (CBS), Laramie (NBC), The Loretta Young Show (NBC), M Squad (NBC), Martin Kane, Private Eye (DuMont), Passport to Danger (CBS), Perry Mason (CBS), The Plainclothesman (DuMont), Telephone Time (CBS), and Thriller (NBC). Motion picture files contain extensive revisions of seven screenplays including Casino Royale (Columbia, 1967, with Ben Hecht), The Ravagers (Columbia, 1979), and Midway (Universal, 1976). Also relating to the last named film are several drafts of the novel which Sanford adapted from his screenplay. The remainder of the collection consists of a few radio scripts, subject files containing correspondence and clippings, and miscellaneous business and legal papers.
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