David Brown papers - Archives West

David Brown papers, 1934-2010

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Brown, David, 1916-2010
Title: David Brown papers
Dates: 1934-2010 (inclusive)
19342010
Quantity: 39 cubic feet (54 boxes) + 1 MB
Collection Number: 05574
Summary: Papers of editor, writer and award-winning movie and stage producer.
Repository: American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions: Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

David Brown (1916-2010) was a major motion picture and stage producer who partnered with Richard D. Zanuck, forming Zanuck/Brown Company (1972-1988). They produced numerous award-winning motion pictures including "The Sugarland Express" (1974), "Jaws" (1975), "Cocoon" (1985), and "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989). Stage productions of Brown include "Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical" (2002), "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" (2005), and "Showtune" (2003). He published several popular books including "Let Me Entertain You" (1990), and "Brown's Guide to the Good Life without Tears, Fears or Boredom" (2006). He was married to Helen Gurley Brown, international editor for "Cosmopolitan Magazine". He was president of The Manhattan Project, Ltd., his own production company, in New York City.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains a wide range of material concerning the life and career of David Brown. There is correspondence, 1934-2006, with over 3,000 items including letters from Irving Berlin, Eddie Cantor, John Dos Passos, Dwight D. Eisenhower, J. Edgar Hoover, Estes Kefauver, Spiro Agnew, Edward R. Murrow, Richard Nixon, John O'Hara among others. Production business files, covering several decades, contain production/shooting schedules, scripts and script drafts, screenings, crew lists, research, sketches, notes and clippings, and other documentation for numerous motion picture productions such as "The Robe", "The Sugarland Express" (1974), "Jaws" (1975) and its successors, "The Island" (1980), "The Verdict" (1982), "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989), "A Few Good Men" (1992), and "The Saint" (1997). Production business files for stage productions are also included: "Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical" (2002), and "Showtune" (2003), among others. Manuscripts, notes, publisher's correspondence for Brown's books are contained including: "David Brown's Guide to Growing Gray", "Let Me Entertain You", among others. Biographical information is contained: resumes, psychological evaluation and study, and military records. There are also photographs from 1946-1990s with prominent figures such as Queen Elizabeth II and Hollywood personalities. Audio and video materials with radio and television appearances and some production material are included.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Donor maintains copyright.

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Preservation Note

System Requirements

Interviews -- audio cassette tapes.

Interviews -- videocassette -- vhs.

Trailers -- videocassette -- vhs.

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by David Brown at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from David Brown, 1974-2007, and The Manhattan Project Limited, 2011.

Processing Note

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Alexandra Cardin in December 2017.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Biographical, Personal, and CurriculumReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Audiocassette Tapes
Box
4		3rd Age, David Brown	undated
4		Brown's Guide to Growing Younger, Audiobook (1 of 2)	undated
4		Brown's Guide to Growing Younger, Audiobook (2 of 2)	undated
4		Celebrity Spotlight Interview	March 19, 1995
4		Larry King Show Interview	1992, undated
4		Mike Jeffreys' Radio Show Interview	undated
4		Howard Cosell Radio Show, Speaking of Everything, Interview	undated
4		The Ron Thomas Small Business Forum Interview	July 16, 1999
Box
1		Biographical Material	1943-1974, undated
		Books
Box
4		Il Était Une Fois...Samuel Fuller, (in French) Autographed	1986
4		Interviews with Top Film Producers: Movie Moguls Speak, by Steven Prigge	2004
4		Making Movies: Cartoons by Alan Parker, Autographed	1998
Box
1		Columbia University Application and Activities	1936-1988, undated
1		David Brown Biography	2010, undated
1		David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck Filmography	1973-2001
2		Day Planner	1976
2		Day Planners	1967-1973
2		Day Planners	1985-1987
2		Day Planners	1989-1993
2		Day Planners	1995,2000
5		Director's Chair Canvas	undated
5		Drawing by Gene Shalit	undated
52		Framed Excerpt about David Brown, Producer-Volume I	undated
1		Helen Gurley Brown Contracts	1964-1987
	Folder
Digital	ahcdm _05574_001	Interview with Mark Gordon	undated
Box
1		Miscellaneous Certificates and Awards	1974-2005
3		Miscellaneous Personal and Professional Photographs	1986-1988, undated
1		Miscellaneous Photographs, Black and White	1946-2001, undated
5		Paperweight from The American Film Institute, A Salute to John Ford	March 31, 1973
5		Paperweight from Vanity Fair Magazine " Thank You for Appearing in Our First-Annual Hollywood Issue"	1995
1		Photograph of David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck and Lily Zanuck Receiving NATO Award	1983
1		Promotion and Press Trips Photographs	undated
5		Scene Marker from Movie Neighbors	undated
3		Scrapbook of Articles by David Brown	1935-1942, undated
1		Spyros Skouras Photograph, Autographed	November 16, 1967
		VHS tapes
Box
34		20th Century Fox: The First Fifty Years (1915-1965), Part 1 of 1	December 5, 1996
34		20th Century Fox: The First Fifty Years (1915-1965)	February 27, 1997
4		63rd Academy Awards, Irving Thalberg Award	March 25, 1991
4		Academy Award Commentary on Today Show	March 26, 1991
4		Academy Awards, David Brown Receiving Irving Thalberg Award	March 25, 1991
4		Charlie Rose: Hollywood Accounting	May 29, 1995
4		Court TV: Buchwald v. Paramount, David Brown on Stand	1988
34		Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker	August 10, 1995
4		David Brown : A life in Movies, FOX News, FOX Magazine	October 26, 2003
4		David Brown Appearance on Today Show	undated
4		David Brown & Richard D.Zanuck Film Clips,from Hollywood Film Awards, Achievement in Producing	1998
4		David Brown Interviewed by Bob Scully, CBC	August 16, 1994
4		David Brown on FOX News Channel	October 26, 2003
4		David Brown on Sally Jesse Raphael Show	1988
4		David Brown Television Show Pilot(Demo)	undated
34		Hello, He Lied	2002
4		Hollywood After 9-11	undated
34		Magazines Are...	undated
4		McLaughlin Show	November 1, 1993
4		Phil Donahue Show, Helen and David Gurley Brown on Cosmopolitan Magazine	April 13, 1990
4		The New School,The Film Maker Series : David Brown	April 23, 1992
4		The Open Mind with Richard Heffner, David Brown's Graying of America	September 9, 1987
4		The Open Mind with Richard Heffner, David Brown's Let Me Entertain You	March 25, 1990

Series II. Correspondence Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
11	Peter Benchley	1980-2002
11	Peter Benchley	1998
11	Irving Berlin Family	1980-1999
11	Mel Brooks	2001
11	Tina Brown	2001-2002
11	Art Buchwald	2001-2002
11	Carol Burnett	2002
11	Graydon Carter	2001-2003
9	Correspondence	undated
10	Correspondence 1 of 2	1972-1992, undated
10	Correspondence 2 of 2	1972-1992, undated
9	Correspondence, Miscellaneous	1997-2002
11	Correspondence, Miscellaneous 1 of 2	1998-2006
11	Correspondence, Miscellaneous 2 of 2	1998-2006
9	Correspondence, Personal	2001-2009
10	Correspondence, Personal (Sent by David Brown) 1 of 2	1972-1991
10	Correspondence, Personal (Sent by David Brown) 2 of 2	1972-1991
9	Correspondence Sent by David Brown	1997-2006
7	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	September 22, 1934-May 29, 1939
7	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	January 3, 1940-December 30, 1949
7	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	February 20, 1950-December 17, 1953
7	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	January 4, 1954-December 30, 1955
7	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	January 3, 1956-December 27, 1957
7	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	January 16, 1958-December 30, 1958
8	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	January 5, 1959-December 31, 1959
8	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	January 5, 1960-June 29, 1960
8	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	July 1, 1960-December 30, 1960
8	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	January 3, 1961-June 30, 1961
8	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	July 5, 1961-December 28, 1961
8	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	January 3, 1962-October 29, 1962
9	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	January 4,1963-December 26, 1963
9	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	January 3, 1964-December 24, 1964
9	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	January 14, 1965-December 13, 1967
9	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	Januarry 2, 1968-November 3, 1969
9	Correspondence (Some Originals in box 6)	January 5, 1970-December 4, 1972
6	Correspondence with Miscellaneous Well-known People (Originals)	1938-1972, undated
11	Fan mail	2000-2009
11	Larry King	2000-2003
11	Edward I. Koch	1989-2001
11	Ernest Lehman	1993-2005
11	Ambassador Jamsheed Marker	1987-2003
11	Steven Spielberg	1998-2001
11	Steven Spielberg interview and Correspondence	1988-1997
11	Jeannot Szwarc	2001

Series III. Publications Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
13	Articles, Miscellaneous	1939-1973
13	Articles, Miscellaneous	1940-1970
	Books
Box
17	Brown's Guide to Growing Gray, Signed	1987
17	Brown's Guide to The Good Life: Without Tears, Fears or Boredom	2006
16	How I Got The Story, Edited by David Brown and W. Richard Bruner	1967
11	How I Got That Story, Japanese Edition	1968
16	I Can Tell It Now: Stories Behind The Great News Events of The Past 25 years, Edited By David Brown and Richard Bruner	1964
17	Le Guide du Savoir Vieillir (French), Signed	1988
17	Let Me Entertain You, Signed	1990
17	The Rest of Your life Is The Best of Your Life: David Brown's Guide to Growing Gray (Disgracefully), signed	1991
	Booklets
Box
11	The American Mercury, vol. XLIX, no. 193, p.26	January, 1940
11	The American Mercury, vol. L, no. 197, p.66	May, 1940
11	Authors League Bulletin, vol. 34, no. 8, p.3	March, 1947
11	Milk Joins the Party, p.3	January, 1939
11	Pageant, vol.1, no.1, p.59	December, 1944
11	Read, vol.16, no.7, p. 85	August, 1943
11	The Reader's Digest, p. 5	January, 1944
11	We Ask you-What Do You Know About The Milk Industry ?	February, 1938
11	The Woman,vol. VIII, no. III, p. 58	March, 1942
11	The Woman, Vol. IX, no. V, p. 60	November, 1942
11	The Woman, vol. X, no. III, p. 29	March, 1943
14	The Woman, vol. X, no. IV, p.	April, 1943
11	Writer's Guide, vol. VIII, no. 2	June, 1948
14	Youth Today	November, 1940
Box
16	Brown's Guide to Growing Gray, Contract and Release	1985-1987
16	Clippings of Articles	1935-1960, undated
18	Let Me Entertain You, Book Publishing Material 1 of 2	1989-1990
18	Let Me Entertain You, Book Publishing Material 2 of 2	1989-1990
18	Let Me Entertain You, Project	1990
18	Let Me Entertain You, Publication Material	1989-1990
18	Let Me Entertain You, Reviews	1989-1990
13	Loose Magazine Articles by David Brown 1 of 2	1986-2007
13	Loose Magazine Articles by David Brown 2 of 2	1986-2007
	Magazines
Box
12	American Heritage, vol. 49, no. 3, p. 56	1988
14	The American Magazine, vol. CXXXI, no. 5, p. 53	May, 1941
12	Avenue, vol. 23, no. 2, p. 96	October, 1988
12	Avenue, vol. 23, no. 6, p. 134	February, 1999
12	Avenue, vol. 24, no. 2, p. 71	October, 1999
12	Avenue, vol. 24, no. 6, p. 118	February, 2000
12	Bottom Line, vol. 13, no. 6, p. 9	March 30, 1992
14	Charm, p. 48	December, 1941
14	Cosmopolitan, (Brown as Editor)	May, 1950
12	Diversion, vol. 13, no. 1A, p. 54	January 15, 1985
12	Diversion, vol. 15, no. 11, p. 116	November, 1987
12	Esquire, p. 146	June, 2001
14	Glamour, p. 46-47	October, 1941
14	Harpers Magazine, p. 296	February, 1939
14	Mademoiselle, p. 68	November, 1942
14	Peninsulan, San Francisco, vol. IV, no. I, p. 22	August, 1936
13	The Saturday Evening Post, vol. 216, no. 16	October 16, 1943
13	The Saturday Evening Post, vol. 216, no. 28	Januray 8, 1944
13	The Saturday Evening Post, vol. 230, no. 4	July 27, 1957
14	The Saturday Review of Literature, vol. XXV, no. 10, p. 9	March 7, 1942
14	The Saturday Review of Literature, vol. 27, no. 32	August 5, 1944
12	Town & Country, p. 124	May, 1998
12	Town & Country, p. 66	July, 1999
12	Town & Country, p. 78	July, 2000
12	Town & Country, p. 124	August, 2004
14	Tune in, vol. 1, no. 3,	June, 1943
14	The Writer, vol. 59, no. 8, p. 255	August, 1946
12	Writers Guild of America Newsletter, vol. 28, no. 5, p. 5	December, 1997
	Manuscripts
Box
17	An Eccentric Guide to a Triumphant Later Life, Submission Copy	undated
15	Book on the Thirties, Ideas	1992
17	Brown's Guide to Growing Gray	undated
17	Brown's Guide to Growing Gray, Working Draft 1 of 3	1986-1987
17	Brown's Guide to Growing Gray, Working Draft 2 of 3	1986-1987
17	Brown's Guide to Growing Gray, Working Draft 3 of 3	1986-1987
17	It's Not Over Till It's Over	1986
17	Let Me Entertain You, 1 of 2	1989
17	Let Me Entertain You, 2 of 2	1989
18	Let Me Entertain You, Copy from Which Ruth Mullen Made Clean Copy 1 of 2	undated
18	Let Me Entertain You, Copy from Which Ruth Mullen Made Clean Copy 2 of 2	undated
18	Let Me Entertain You, Larry Hughes Marked Copy 1 of 2	1989
18	Let Me Entertain You, Larry Hughes Marked Copy 2 of 2	1989
18	Let Me Entertain You, Original Version of Sub-Rights 1 of 2	undated
18	Let Me Entertain You, Original Version of Sub-Rights	undated
15	Manuscripts	1938-1942, undated
15	Manuscripts	1941-1943, undated
15	Manuscripts	1938-1943, undated
16	Manuscripts	1966, undated
16	Manuscripts	undated
15	Miscellaneous Speeches and Articles	1977-1991, undated
15	Research on Broadway in the Thirties	undated
15	Script Material	1942-1962, undated
Box
16	Miscellaneous Publishing Correspondence	1988-1991
11	Movies Article	1993-2002, undated
11	Sinatra Article	1997-2005
18	The Rest of Your Life is The Best of Your Life, Book Press	1991-1992

Series IV. Movie Projects Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Along Came a Spider
Box
19	Agreement/Contingent Deferment to David Brown	August 2001-January 2002
19	Book Tie-in	December 2000
30	Bound Screenplay	January 14, 2000
19	Budget Pass #4	October 6, 1999
19	Budget Pass #5	February 1, 2000
19	Budget Pass #6	February 24, 2000
35	CD: Music from the Motion Picture	2001
19	"Coming Soon" Art	2000-2001
19	Composer Suggestions	March 2000
19	Cost Reports	February 2000-September 2000
19	Daily Production Reports	February 2000-March 2000
19	Director Lists	May 1999-August 1999
19	Feature Call Sheets	2000
19	Final Production Notes	March 2001
20	Motion Picture Publicity Breaks	2001
19	Newspaper Ads	March 2001-April 2001
19	Photography (Lee Tamahori)	2000
54	Poster	2001
32	Poster with Credits and Cast	2001
19	Pre-Production	December 1997-December 2000
19	Prep Schedule	January 2000-February 2000
19	Press Kit	undated
19	Production Budget	February 25, 2000
19	Production File 1 of 2	July 8, 1998-February 25, 2000
19	Production File 2 of 2	February 29, 2000-November 20, 2000
20	Production Reports	February 2000
20	Production Reports	2000
20	Publicity Activities	February 2001-April 2001
20	Recruited Audience Survey	2000
20	Reviews	April 2001
20	Revised Script	February 23, 2000
20	Revised White Script	February 23, 2000
20	Screening Reports	March 2001-April 2001
20	Script	January 14, 2000
20	Script	February 15, 2000
20	Screen Credits Final Distribution	April 26, 2001
20	Tracking Reports	September 2000-April 2001
20	VHS/DVD Packaging	August 2001
34	VHS Tape: Trailer	December 14, 2000
20	Web of Deceit, Article, ICG Magazine	April 2001
20	Website	March 2001
	Angela's Ashes
Box
29	Book	1996
20	Book Sales	1997
20	Call Sheet	1998
32	Marketing Photos	undated
20	Miscellaneous	1996-1997
20	Miscellaneous	1998-2002
20	Notes on Alan Parker's Essay on The making of a movie	1999
53	Poster	1999
20	Press Kit	1999
20	Production Info	1998-1999
20	Production Notes	1999
20	Production Notes	1999
29	Promotional Postcards Packet	1999
20	Proposed Exhibition in Limerick/Shannon Heritage	2000
20	Publicity	1999
20	Rudin-Brown Agreement	1997
20	Screenplay	1998
29	Script	August 17, 1998
20	Shooting Schedule	August 9, 1998
20	Shooting Schedule	September 18, 1998
21	Unit List 2	November 9, 1998
35	VHS Tape : Angela's Ashes: Special Edition	2000
21	Website	1999
	Appointment in Samarra
Box
21	Miscellaneous	1994-1997
29	Screenplay	1988
	The Ballad of Gussie & Clyde
Box
21	Miscellaneous	1996-1997
	The Black Windmill
Box
53	Poster	1974
	Canadian Bacon
Box
30	Bound Screenplay	October 4, 1993
35	DVD of the Movie	1995
53	Poster	1995
21	Script	1993
21	Script	1993
	Capone
Box
21	Ideas and Script Notes	1994-1997
	The Cemetery Club
Box
30	Bound Screenplay	1992
21	Draft	1992
54	Poster	undated
21	Producers' Agreement	1990
21	Production Rights Agreement	1989-1990
21	Script	1992
34	VHS Tape: Trailer	December 29, 1992
	Chocolat
Box
29	Book	1999
21	Congratulations	2001
21	Correspondence	2001-2004
35	DVD of the Movie	2000
49	Framed Poster	2000
21	Submission	1997
	Cocoon
Box
30	Bound Screenplay	1984
21	Event Photographs	undated
48	Poster	1985
21	Promotion Trip Photographs	undated
	Cocoon: The Return
Box
30	Bound Screenplay	1988
	The Confessions of Nat Turner
Box
21	Idea	1997
	Dark Debts
Box
21	Idea and Screenplay Outline	1995-1997
	Deep Impact
Box
30	Bound Screenplay	June 1997
35	DVD of the Movie, Special Collector's Edition	1998
51	Framed Poster	1998
21	Idea and Development 1 of 2	1993-1995
21	Idea and Development 2 of 2	1993-1995
21	Pre-Production and Filming	December 18, 1996-August 6, 1997
21	Post-Production and Release	December 18, 1997-March 17, 1998
21	Press Tour	1998
21	Revised Outline and Notes	1997
21	Revisions	March 13, 1997
34	VHS Tape: Featurette	March 31, 1998
34	VHS Tape: Featurette Version #2	March 11, 1998
Box
34	VHS Tape: History vs. Hollywood: The Diary of Anne Frank: Echoes From the Past	2001
	Drabble
Box
30	Bound Screenplay	June 27, 1973
	Driving Miss Daisy
Box
30	Bound Screenplay	April 28, 1989
29	Final Draft, Screenplay	January 13, 1988
48	Poster	1989
21	Production File	1987-1993
	The Eiger Sanction
Box
30	Bound Screenplay	undated
48	Poster	1975
	A Few Good Men
Box
30	Bound Screenplay	August 14, 1991
48	Poster	1992
19	Posters	1992
19	Producer Agreement	1991
19	Screenplay	1991
34	VHS Tape: Showest Trailer	February 20, 1992
	First Look
Box
21	Tri Star Deal Memo	1988-1989
	Framed
Box
22	Screenplay, Second Draft	2001
	The French Connection
Box
29	Script	undated
34	VHS Tape: Making The Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection	2001
	From the Terrace
Box
22	Screen Project	September 12, 1958-September 17, 1958
	The Girl from Petrovka
Box
30	Bound Screenplay	undated
53	Poster	1974
	Gone with the Wind Sequel
Box
23	Concept	November 5, 1976
22	Correspondence	1980-1991
23	First Version of the First Draft	May 24, 1978
22	Legal File	September 13, 1983
22	Legal Material	1988-1989
22	Preliminary Notes	July 1, 1976
22	Preliminary Story Line	1976-1977
22	Press Release	undated
22	Project	January 17, 1976-July 18, 1977
22	Project	1977-1978
22	Project 1 of 2	August 20, 1975-September 11, 1977
22	Project 2 of 2	September 20, 1977-June 27, 1980
22	Project	August 22, 1975-April 23, 1988
22	Project	1976-1978
23	Script	December 22, 1978
23	Script	December 28, 1978
23	Story Told by Diana Hammond	February 1985
22	Synopsis	August 5, 1976
23	Synopsis	August 5, 1977
	In the Light of African Dreams
Box
23	Story Submission	1996-1997
	The Island
Box
23	2nd Revised Final Draft	May 30, 1979
30	Bound Screenplay	undated
	Jaws
Box
29	Book, The Jaws Log	1975
29	Book, Behind the Scenes of the Most Terrifying Movie of the Year: on Location ...on Martha's Vineyard	1975
23	Book, Bantam Books, Expense Accounts and Letters Mailed	1975
23	Book Recipients	1975
30	Bound Screenplay	undated
35	DVD: 30th Anniversary Edition	2005
35	DVD: Anniversary Collector's Edition	2000
23	Film Campaign	1976
33	Framed Collector's Set with Engraved Dedication to David Brown	undated
23	Merchandise Request	July 10, 1975-December 12, 1975
23	Miscellaneous	1975-1986
23	Peter Benchley's Notes on Draft	1974
48	Poster	1975
23	Pre-Production	April 17, 1973-March 8, 1974
23	Press Material	1974
23	Press Material	1975
23	Press Material	1976-1987
23	Press Releases	undated
23	Producer's Suggested Percentages	February 28, 1975
23	Production Budget	1974
23	Production File 1 of 2	March 13, 1974-June 13, 1974
24	Production File 2 of 2	June 15, 1974-October 30, 1974
24	Publicity	June 2, 1975-November 2, 1975
24	Reviews 1 of 2	1975
24	Reviews 2 of 2	1975
24	Revised Final Draft Screenplay	August 5, 1974
24	Second Draft by Peter Benchley	undated
24	Screenings	1975
24	Storyboard and Script	1974
24	Thank Yous	May 27, 1975-December 12, 1975
35	VHS Tape: DVD Highlights Reel	June 21, 1995
35	VHS Tape: Movie, Special Collector's Edition	1995
34	VHS Tape: Jaws: Page to Screen	2002
	Jaws II
Box
29	Book, The Jaws 2 Log Book	1978
31	Bound Screenplay	undated
24	Clippings	1974-1979
24	Clippings	1977
24	Clippings	1977-1978
24	Correspondence 1 of 2	January 11, 1977-December 30, 1977
24	Correspondence 2 of 2	January 11, 1977-December 30, 1977
25	Correspondence	January 3, 1978-May 15, 1978
25	Final Draft Screenplay	September 2, 1977
25	Final Draft Screenplay	September 2, 1977
25	Final Draft Screenplay Revisions	September 15, 1977
25	Gary Springer Interview	1978
25	Idea and Outline	August 27, 1975-November 20, 1975
25	Jeannot Szwarc	September 22, 1977-January 13, 1978
25	Letters of Appreciation by David Brown	1978
25	Meeting Notes	1977
25	Novelization	1977-1978
53	Poster	1980
32	Poster with Cast and Credits	undated
25	Preparation Material	1977
25	Reviews	1977
25	Rough First Draft Screenplay, Scenes 1-19 in Step Outline	December 5, 1975
25	Roy Scheider Letters	1977
25	Script Notes	August 22, 1977-October 2, 1977
25	Sharkfacts: Provided as a Public Service by the Producers	1975
25	Shot Sketches	September 28, 1977
25	Sketches	1977
25	Staff, Crew Lists and Call Sheets	1977
25	Statement of Accounting	September 28, 1984
26	Step Outline (Rough Draft) Scenes 1-36	October 23, 1975
34	VHS Tape: The Making of Jaws II by Laurent Rouzereau	February 5, 2001
	Jaws III
Box
26	The Last Legal Issue	1980
26	National Lampoon's Jaws 3/People 0, First Draft	June 15, 1979
26	National Lampoon Presents Jaws 3/People, Final Draft	July 25, 1979
26	Pre-Production File	March 28, 1979-June 26, 1979
26	Project and Drafts 1 of 2	1979
26	Project and Drafts 2 of 2	1979
	Kiss the Girls
Box
31	Bound Screenplay	undated
26	Clearance Issues	February 26, 1996-April 26, 1996
54	Poster	1997
26	Post-Production and Release	February 11, 1997-November 24, 1997
26	Pre-Production	March 29, 1994-November 22, 1996
26	Production Budget	April 29, 1996
26	Screenplay, Final Shooting Script	undated
26	Script	1996
26	Storyboards	June 2, 1996
	The Longest Day
Box
34	VHS Tape:History vs. Hollywood: The Longest Day: A Salute to Courage	2001
	MacArthur
Box
31	Bound Screenplay	October 27, 1976
26	Correspondence	January 5, 1973-December 6, 1973
26	Correspondence	January 2, 1974-November 29, 1974
26	New Draft Screenplay	1976
26	Notes and Interim Revised Final Draft Screenplay	1976-1977
27	Notes on Draft and Screenplay	1973-1974
54	Poster	1977
27	Pre-Production	July 14, 1974-December 30, 1975
27	Pre-Production	January 2, 1976-December 17, 1976
27	Revised Outline	August 14, 1973
27	Revised Outline and Drafts	1973-1974
27	Story project	February 4, 1976-June 30, 1976
	Major Crimes
Box
27	Idea for movie	1996-1997
	Myra Breckenridge
Box
34	VHS Tape: Backstory: Myra Breckenridge	June 21, 2001
	Neighbors
Box
29	Book	1980
31	Bound Screenplay	April 9, 1981
54	Poster	1981
27	Production File	1981
	Pink Vodka Blues
Box
27	Idea for Movie	1992-1997
	The Player
Box
31	Bound Screenplay	August 7, 1991
35	DVD: Movie, New Line Platinum Series	1992
29	First Draft	October 5, 1989
54	Poster	1992
27	Production Agreement	1988-1993
27	Revised Script	1991
27	Screenplay	1991
34	VHS Tape: Network Changes Cut #1	April 17, 1997
34	VHS Tape: Pilot, Director's Cut	April 10, 1997
	Puma (Cat Day)
Box
29	First Draft Screenplay/Adaptation of Novel	1978
29	First Draft Screenplay	September 15, 1976
	Rich In Love
Box
31	Bound Screenplay	September 9, 1991
	The Robe
Box
34	VHS Tape: Backstory: The Robe	June 28, 2001
	The Saint
Box
31	Bound Screenplay	July 29, 1996
28	Concept, Sketches and Storyboards	January 1996-March 1996
28	Contact Sheets	undated
35	DVD of the Movie	1997
28	Feature Daily Production Reports	January 1997
28	Final Main and End Title Distribution	March 12, 1997
50	Framed Poster	1997
28	Key Set Art for Publicity	January 31, 1997
28	Main Title Distribution	November 22, 1996
28	National Publicity Wrap Up Report	April 25, 1997
27	On-Location Photographs	undated
28	Photographs of David brown on Set	undated
27	Preliminary Crew List	November 16, 1995
28	Preliminary Press Kit Art, Color Photographs	December 16, 1996
27	Pre-Production	1993-1995
28	Press Kit Art, Color Slides	February 1997
27	Production and Budget	1995-1997
28	Production Cost Reports	September 1996-October 1996
27	Production Notes	1995-1996
28	Schedules and Budgets	March 1996
28	Set Photographs	undated
28	Survey-Excellent Results	undated
28	Survey-Fair Results	undated
28	Survey-Good Results	undated
28	Survey-poor Results	undated
28	Survey-Very Good Results	undated
28	Unit, Cast and Contact Lists	July 1996-August 1996
35	VHS Tape of the Movie	1997
28	Video Release Versions	May 1997
28	Website, Adventure Section	March 6, 1997
	SSSSSSS
Box
54	Poster	1973
	The Sting
Box
31	Bound Screenplay	January 9, 1973
48	Poster	undated
28	Production Budget	1973
28	Re-Issue	February 7, 1977-May 2, 1977
28	Sting Sequel	May 25, 1977-July 13, 1977
	The Sugarland Express
Box
31	Bound Screenplay	December 26, 1972
54	Poster	1974
28	Synopsis	1973
	Target
Box
31	Bound Screenplay	December 1984
54	Poster	1985
28	Production Notes	1984-1985
	The Verdict
Box
29	Book	1980
31	Bound Screenplay	November 23, 1981
28	Continuity	undated
28	Credits	April1, 1982-November 23, 1982
28	Draft by David Mamet	October 1981
28	Final Draft	November 23, 1981
28	First Draft	November 13, 1980
48	Poster	1982
28	Pre-Production	October 6, 1980-June 8, 1982
28	Production	1982
34	VHS Tape: Backstory: The Verdict	July 31, 2001
	When Worlds Collide
Box
29	Project Idea	1983-1986
29	Synopsis	1975-1977
	Willie Dynamite
Box
31	Bound Screenplay	January 5, 1973
53	Poster	1974

Series V. Stage and Television Projects Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Ava
Box
36	Correspondence	1993-1997
	The Cemetery Club
Box
36	Producer's Agreement	1989-1993
	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Box
36	Publicity	2004-2006
36	Publicity	2005-2006
37	Second Workshop Draft	February 4, 2004
	A Few Good Men
Box
36	Limited Partnerships I and II (Play)	1990-1992
	The Lot
Box
37	News Release	1999
	Mr.Goldwyn
Box
37	Casting	1999-2000
37	Comments and Reviews	2002
37	Legal Contract	2001
37	Notated Script (Revised)	May 1, 2001
37	Pre-Production	1999-2000
38	Pre-Production	2001-2002
38	Production Agreement	2001-2002
38	Publicity	2002
37	Reference Guide to Research Used in the Writing of "Mr. Goldwyn"	May 1, 2001
38	Reference Guide to Research Used in the Writing of "Mr. Goldwyn"	June 18, 2001
38	Rehearsal updates	2001
38	Revised Play	2001
34	VHS Tape: Goldwyn	August 10, 2001
34	VHS Tape: Opening Night, Mr. Goldwyn, Starring Alan King	March 13, 2002
	Noel & Cole
Box
38	Correspondence	1996-1997
	The Player
Box
38	Bound Script for Pilot	1997
38	Pilot (TV)	1997
	A Season in Purgatory
Box
36	Teleplay, Part I	1995
36	Teleplay, Part II	1995
36	Teleplay, Part III	undated
	The Shawl
Box
38	Playbill	1996
38	Play	undated
38	Script	undated
	Showtune
Box
38	Jerry Herman and Cast Photograph	2003
38	Publicity	2002-2003
38	Publicity	2003
Box
38	Stagebills & Playbills	1990-2005
	Sweet Smell of Success
Box
40	Booklet Sweet Smell of Success and Other Stories by Ernest Lehman	undated
39	Copyright Research	1993
39	House Seat Requests	2002
39	Movie Script Given by Ernest Lehman 1 of 2	1956-1993
39	Movie Script Given by Ernest Lehman	1956-1993
39	Pre-Production	2000
39	Production 1 of 2	2001
39	Production 2 of 2	2001
39	Production and Opening Night	2001-2002
39	Production Schedule	August 21, 2001
38	Production File	1993-1999
38	Production File	1993-1997
38	Press Material	1997-2002
39	Publicity and Reviews 1 of 2	2002
39	Publicity and Reviews 2 of 2	2002
39	Screenplay Adaptation	1999
39	Storyboard	2002
39	Tony Awards and Closing of Show	2002
35	VHS Tape of the Movie	1988
39	Workshop Cast	2000-2002
	Tru
Box
40	Production File	1989-1994
34	VHS Tape: American Playhouse: Tru,PBS Version	March 3, 1992
	Vanilla
Box
40	Play	undated
40	Production File	1989-1990
	Women & Men: Stories of Seduction
Box
40	Cast Photographs	undated
54	Poster	1990
40	TV Production File	1988-1991
34	VHS Tape: Part 1 of 1	August 28, 1990
	Women & Men 2
Box
40	Press Release	1991

Series VI. Administrative, Financial, and LegalReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
26	Audits for Jaws, The Sting, MacArthur and Bugsy	October 29, 1975-December 13, 1979
40	Biographical Information on Collaborators	1960, undated
40	Denker v. Twentieth Century Fox, David Brown Testimony	May 1, 1975-October 27, 1975
40	Inter-Office Correspondence (Fox)	1959-1979
40	Manhattan Project Ltd Incorporation	1989
40	Meeting Notes	1958-1970, undated
40	Miscellaneous Projects Correspondence	December 4, 1995-January 9, 1996
40	Miscellaneous Reports	1949-1967, undated
40	Movie Making Language French-English	undated
40	Notes, Messages, Reports	1936-1967, undated
40	Notes on Projects	1948-1955
40	Telephone Call Lists	1966-1970
40	Zanuck/Brown Company Employment Agreement	1975
40	Zanuck/Brown Miscellaneous	1976-1983, undated

Series VII. Press and Publicity Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Loose Articles
Box
43	Articles About David Brown 1 of 2	1992-1997
43	Articles About David Brown 2 of 2	1992-1997
43	Articles About David Brown 1 of 2	1998-2004
43	Articles About David Brown	1998-2004
43	Articles About David Brown	2002-2005
42	Articles About David Brown	2004-2006
43	Articles About David Brown 1 0f 2	1968-2000
43	Articles About David Brown 2 of 2	1968-2000
43	Articles Associated with David Brown	1974-1997, undated
43	David Brown Publicity	1990
44	Miscellaneous Articles Associated with David Brown	1992-2007
44	Miscellaneous Documents Associated with David Brown	1974-1997
	Magazines
Box
41	The 49 Annual Writers Guild Awards Program	March 16, 1997
41	The 50th Annual Writers Guild Awards Magazine	1998
41	The 52nd Annual Writers Guild Awards Magazine	2000
41	Avenue	December, 1994
41	Barricade Books inc.	undated
41	Barricade Books inc.	2000
41	The Best in The World (French-English)	1995
41	Daily Variety	June 13, 1975
41	Daily Variety	August 20, 1979
41	Daily Variety	March 24, 1988
41	Daily Variety	March 26, 1991
41	Daily Variety	February 7, 1986
41	Daily Variety	July 30, 1988
42	Daily Variety	June 22, 1995
42	Daily Variety	November 10, 1997
42	Daily Variety	February 25, 2000
42	Daily Variety	March 6, 2001
42	Daily Variety	March 8, 2002
41	Film Journal International	November, 1988
42	The Friars' Epistle	January, 1997
41	Nob Hill Gazette	September, 2001
41	The Hollywood Reporter	June 26, 1975
41	The Hollywood Reporter	August 20, 1979
41	The Hollywood Reporter	February 11, 1986
41	The Hollywood Reporter	March 24, 1988
41	The Hollywood Reporter	August 11, 1994
41	The Hollywood Reporter	July 30, 1998
41	The Hollywood Reporter	October 13-15, 2000
41	The Hollywood Reporter	January 17-19, 2003
41	The Hollywood Reporter	January 14-20, 2003
41	Lear's	December, 1991
41	Literacy Partners	2001
41	Manhattan, inc.	February, 1989
41	Manhattan, inc.	1994
44	Miscellaneous Magazines	1943-1974
41	Newsweek	December 18, 2000
41	New York Magazine	August 27, 1990
41	New York Magazine	September 2, 1996
41	The New York Times Magazine	March 3, 2002
41	The New Yorker	November 27, 1989
41	The New Yorker	September 8, 1997
41	The New Yorker	March 4, 2002
41	Premiere Magazine	October, 1995
41	Producers Guild of America inc. Point of View	1994
41	Quest: New York from the Inside	April, 1997
41	Stanford	July-August, 1998
41	TV Guide	1998
41	UCLA Festival Program	1999
41	Update: Production on Location	November,2001
41	Vanity Fair	October, 1988
41	Vanity Fair: Special Hollywood Issue	April, 1995
41	Vanity Fair: Hollywood	April, 1998
41	Vanity Fair: Hollywood	April, 2000
41	Vanity Fair	October 2000
42	Variety	January 5-11, 1998
42	Variety	April 6-12, 1998
42	Variety	October 12-18, 1998
42	Variety	February 28, 2000
42	Variety	November 5, 2000
42	Variety	July 15-21, 2002
42	Variety	September 29-October 5, 1997
Box
44	Newspaper Clippings	1936-1972

Series VIII. Events and Awards Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
45	20/20 Story on Marilyn Monroe Auction Interview	1999
45	92nd ST Y's Spring Sunday Evening Lecture Series	1990
45	1995 World Cruise Hong Kong-Singapore Segment	1994
45	Academy Awards	1993
45	Academy Awards	2001
45	Academy Awards (Academy Salute)	2004
45	Academy Awards Programs and Invitations	1974-1991
45	Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences	2003
45	Ace Awards Nomination "Women & Men 2"	1990-1991
45	American Film Institute's Honorary Degree Doctorate of Fine Arts	2005
45	American Movie Classics (Panel)	1999-2001
45	Anthology Film Archives	1999
45	Avignon Film Festival	2001
45	Award Dinner for Joe Raposo	1986-1989
5	Award from The New School	July 11, 1985
45	Ballooning Trip; Ninth Annual International Invitational Balloon Meet by Malcolm S. Forbes	March 21, 1984-June 19, 1984
45	BBC "Jaws" Documentary	1997-1999
45	Bottomline/Tomorrow Magazine Interview	2001
45	Center for Communication, Inc. (Seminar Speaker)	1994
45	Columbia University Award	1999
45	Columbia University Collaboration	1998
45	Columbus State University, Georgia/Nunnally Johnson Celebration	1997-1998
45	Darryl F. Zanuck Tribute	1980-1981
45	Deauville American Film Festival	1994
45	Dutch Treat Club's Gala Tribute to David Brown	May 9, 1988
45	Emmys	1991-1992
45	E! True Hollywood Story	2003
45	Fox Movie Channel's Legacy Award	2001
45	Gotham Award	1993
45	Harvard University	1994-1997
45	Hawaii Trip	1999
45	Hearst Lecture	1994
45	History Channel's Backstory Series on Hidden Hollywood, David Brown participation	1997-2001
45	History Channel's Backstory Series on "The Verdict", David Brown Participation	2001
45	Hollywood Film Festival	August 10, 1998
45	IFP (Independent Feature Project)	September 26, 1994
45	IFP Gotham Awards	1995
45	Imperial War Museum's Book on Nitrate Film, David Brown Participation	2000-2003
5	Independent Spirit Award, Best Feature,The Player	1993
45	International Best Dressed Poll	1999-2000
45	Irving Berlin Story	July 18, 1996-August 30, 1996
45	Irving Thalberg Award	1991
45	Irving Thalberg Award, Thank You Letters	1991
45	Israel Film Festival Visionary Award	2006
45	"Jaws" 20 Years	1995-2002
45	"Jaws" DVD Edition	2000-2001
45	The League of American Theatres and Producers	1996
45	The Learning Annex	1994
45	Legends of Hollywood (TV)	1993
45	Live from Broadway "The Sound of Music"	1998
45	Living Landmark	2001
45	Long Island University	May 9, 1993
46	Malcolm Forbes Birthday Bash & Hearst Cruise Majorca-London List	1989
46	Marilyn Monroe Special, David Brown Participation	1990-1995, undated
46	Martin Scorsese	2001
46	Menninger Foundation	1990-2003
46	Michael Bloomberg	2001-2003
46	Miscellaneous Events	2001
46	Miscellaneous Programs and Invitations	1935-1973, undated
46	Motion Picture Club Award Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient	1999
46	The National Arts Club Presenter	1993
46	N.Y. Women in Film & TV	1991-2001
46	Ontario Media Development Corporation Guest Speaker	November, 2002
46	The "Open Mind" TV Show	September 13, 1987
46	Oscar Night in New York	2004
46	Oscars, Golden Globe Awards and Others	1991-1993
46	Paramount Pictures 90th anniversary	2002
46	Producers Guild of America	1994-2001
5	The Producers Guild of America Award	undated
47	The Publicists Guild of America, Motion Picture Showman of the Year Award,"for Making Motion Picture History, Showmanship History, Boxoffice History with the Production of "Jaws" (frame)	March 26, 1976
46	Queen Elizabeth II Transatlantic Crossing Participation in International Literacy Festival	2001
46	Queen Elizabeth II Transatlantic Crossing Participation in International Literacy Festival	2002
46	Radio City Music Hall "Jaws" & "The Sting"	1997
46	Random House Breakfast	June 18, 1996
46	The Retirement Research Foundation/National Media Owl Awards "The Cemetery Club", Chicago	1995
46	Rona Lichtenberg, Right to Reprint	2000
46	Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Panelist)	March, 2001
46	Shade Tree Greetings , Quotes Used in Cards	2006
46	Shelley Andrews, Cruise	1997-1998
46	Showbiz Expo	1993-1994
46	ShowEast, Lifetime Achievement Award	1998
46	Something's Got to Give, Marilyn Monroe Outtakes	1962
46	Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences	1992-2005
46	Stanford University Publishing Course Lecture Evaluation	1976-1988
46	Stanford Publishing Course	1992
46	Stanford Publishing Course	1994
46	Stanford Publishing Course	1995
46	Stanford Publishing Course	1998
46	Stanford Publishing Course Lectutre Speaker	1999
46	Stanford Publishing Course Lecture Speaker	2000
46	Stanford Publishing Course Lecture Speaker	2001
46	Stanford Publishing Course Lecture Speaker	2002
47	State of California , Sealed Letter from Governor Pete Wilson	August 10, 1998
46	Steven Spielberg Tribute	1993-2003
46	"The Sting" Movie Tribute	1998-2001
46	Variety, "Jaws"	1999
46	Variety Magazine, Article	1998
46	Various Awards	1993-2007
46	Wilson Mizner	undated
46	Women's Image Network, Hollywood Seminar Series	March, 1997
46	Writers Guild Award Recipient	February 20, 1999
46	Yale University	2002-2003

Series IX. Organizations and CommitteesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
46	The American Film Institute , Executive Committee Meeting	1975-1976
46	Fortune Magazine Editors' Invitational	2001-2003
46	French-American Film Workshop	1993

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Motion picture producers and directors -- United States.
Theatrical producers and directors -- United States.

Personal Names

Brown, Helen Gurley.
Zanuck, Richard D.

Corporate Names

The Manhattan Project Ltd.
Zanuck/Brown Company.

Form or Genre Terms

Photographs.

Titles within the Collection

Driving Miss Daisy (Motion picture)
Few good men (Motion picture)
Jaws (Motion picture)
Sweet smell of success (Play)

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Brown, David -- David Brown's guide to growing gray.
- Brown, David -- Let me entertain you.

Archives West Finding Aid

Table of Contents

David Brown papers, 1934-2010

Overview of the Collection

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Preservation Note

Related Materials

Acquisition Information

Processing Note

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Biographical, Personal, and CurriculumReturn to Top

Series II. Correspondence Return to Top

Series III. Publications Return to Top

Series IV. Movie Projects Return to Top

Series V. Stage and Television Projects Return to Top

Series VI. Administrative, Financial, and LegalReturn to Top

Series VII. Press and Publicity Return to Top

Series VIII. Events and Awards Return to Top

Series IX. Organizations and CommitteesReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Personal Names

Corporate Names

Form or Genre Terms

Titles within the Collection

Other Creators

Personal Names

Processed by Alexandra Cardin
2017

Archives West Finding Aid

Table of Contents

David Brown papers, 1934-2010

Overview of the Collection

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Preservation Note

Related Materials

Acquisition Information

Processing Note

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Biographical, Personal, and CurriculumReturn to Top

Series II. Correspondence Return to Top

Series III. Publications Return to Top

Series IV. Movie Projects Return to Top

Series V. Stage and Television Projects Return to Top

Series VI. Administrative, Financial, and LegalReturn to Top

Series VII. Press and Publicity Return to Top

Series VIII. Events and Awards Return to Top

Series IX. Organizations and CommitteesReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Personal Names

Corporate Names

Form or Genre Terms

Titles within the Collection

Other Creators

Personal Names

Processed by Alexandra Cardin2017

Processed by Alexandra Cardin
2017