mss0099_0633.xml Finding aid for "The Informer" screenplaycirca 1935 University of Delaware Library, Special Collections University of Delaware Library
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Date encoded (2007 March 29) Finding aid encoded 2007 March 29 English "The Informer" screenplaycirca 1935 Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267 Phone: 302-831-2229 Fax: 302-831-6003 URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/
 Nichols, Dudley, 1895-1960. "The Informer" screenplay circa 1935 MSS 099, F633 1 item (103 p.) Dudley Nichols screenplay based on Liam O'Flaherty's novel The Informer. Materials entirely in English. University of Delaware Library - Special Collections Source

Purchase, 1999.

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The collection is open for research.

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 Citation

MSS 099, F633, Dudley Nichols, "The Informer" screenplay, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

 Shelving Summary Shelved in SPEC MSS 099 Processing

Processed and encoded by Debra Johnson, March 2007.

 Biographical Note Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)

American motion picture screenwriter Dudley Nichols was instrumental in founding the Screen Writers' Guild and also directed and produced films.

"Dudley Nichols 1895–1960." Biography Resource Center. Dictionary of American Biography, Supplement 6: 1956–1960. American Council of Learned Societies, 1980. http://galenet.galegroup.com (accessed March 29, 2007).

Liam O'Flaherty (1896–1984)

Irish author Liam O'Flaherty (1896–1984) is primarily known for his short stories and novels.

"O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896–1984." Literature Online. http://lion.chadwyck.com (accessed March 29, 2007).

 Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of a staple-bound mimeographed typescript draft of "The Informer," a screenplay by Dudley Nichols which was adapted from Liam O'Flaherty's novel. Nichols refused to accept the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award which he received for the screenplay, citing his support of the Screen Writers' Guild.

 Selected Search Terms Topical Terms English drama--Irish authors--20th century--Sources. Form/Genre Terms Screenplays. Personal Contributors O'Flaherty, Liam, 1896-1984. Occupation Authors. Screen writers. Related Materials in this Repository

This item forms part of MSS 099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

 Detailed Contents List 38 F633 Dudley Nichols "The Informer" screenplaycirca 1935 Typescript mimeographed screenplay, 103 pp.