Collection Summary
Richlin, Maurice
Maurice Richlin papers
1936-1983
08436
2.83 cubic ft. (8 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
Maurice Richlin was a scriptwriter for radio, television, and motion pictures. He specialized in writing comedies and won awards for his writing for motion pictures. This collection contains some of his radio scripts and screenplays, correspondence with producers, and newspaper clippings concerning his work in radio, television, and motion pictures.
Biography of Maurice RichlinMaurice Richlin was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1920. He wrote comedy scripts for radio during the 1940s and, as television grew in popularity, wrote for the early television comedy shows such as the Alan Young Show, the Dennis Day Show, and the Ray Bolger Show. Richlin also wrote several motion picture comedy scripts. Notables for Richlin were the “Pink Panther,” “Pillow Talk,” and “Operation Petticoat.” He won awards for all three screenplays. Others included “Come September,” and “My Favorite Comrade.” Richlin died in 1990.
Scope and ContentThis collection contains scripts of “Pillow Talk,” “Pink Panther,” “Come September,” and other of Richlin’s screenplays. There are television scripts from Ed Wynn, Alan Young, Dennis Day, Ray Bolger, Lifeboy, and the RCA Victor shows. There is correspondence from television and motion picture companies and photographs of Richlin winning awards for his writing. There are two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings of reviewers’ opinions of Richlin’s writing for the television and motion picture shows for which he worked and others of his advice for younger writers wanting to break in to screenwriting as a career.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
and the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
Richlin Family retains copyrights. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
property, and libel laws as they apply.
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There are no other known archival collections created by Maurice Richlin at the date of
processing.
Papers were received from Maurice Richlin in 1983, Brad Richlin in 1991, and William Patrick Maynard in 2020.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Rita Burleson in November 2004 and updated by Jamie J. Greene in July 2022.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Maurice Richlin Papers, 1936-1983, Collection
Number 08436, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Access Terms
Radio scripts.
Television scripts.
Romantic comedy films.
Performing Arts.
Literature.
Screenplays.
Scrapbooks.
Radio comedy writers.
Screenwriters.
Television comedy writers.
Alan Young show (Television program).
Dennis Day program (Television program).
Lifeboy show (Television program).
Ray Bolger show (Television program).
Pillow talk (Motion picture).
Pink panther (Motion picture).
Operation petticoat (Motion picture).
Come september (Motion picture).
My favorite comrade(Motion picture).
Container List
1
1
1951-1952
Alan Young Show
1
2
All Star Review, Ed Wynn Show
1952
1
3
Barney Who
No Date
1
4
Bill Goodman Show
1957
1
5
Bob Burns Show
1945
1
6
Come September, First Draft
1959
1
7
Come September, Final Draft
1960
1
8
Correspondence, Photographs, and Memorabilia
1958-1978
1
9
Dennis Day Program
1951
1
10
Eleventh Commandment
No Date
1
11
Fast Food
No Date
2
1
No Date
Fast Food
2
2
Feel Free
No Date
2
3
For Pete's Sake
1974
2
4
Heaven Sent
No Date
2
5
It's a Small World
No Date
2
6
Jack Be Nimble
No Date
3
1
No Date
Last Western
3
2
Lifeboy Show
1945
3
3
Lifeboy Show
1946
3
4
Looneytune Papers
No Date
3
5
Marco's Moon
1982
3
6
Maurice Chevalier Story
No Date
3
7-8
My Favorite Comrade, Original Script, Draft
1964
4
1
1945-1962
Newspaper Clippings
7Operation Tiger Tailundated
4
2
Package Deal
1962
4
3
Picture Nobody Should See
No Date
4
4
1958
Pillow Talk, First Draft (Kissing Game)
4
5
Pillow Talk, Second Draft
1959
4
6
Pillow Talk, Final Draft
1959
4
7
Pink Panther, Second Draft (photocopy)
1962
(Original in AHC Safe, Box 1)
4
8
Please Stay off the Grass
No Date
4
9
Ray Bolger Show
No Date
5
1
1952
RCA Victor Show
5
2
Regular Prince Charming
No Date
5
3
Soldier in the Rain
No Date
5
4
Strictly Business
No Date
5
5
Take My Father, . . . . Please!
No Date
5
6
The Boss is Crazy Too
No Date
5
7
The Man Who Had Everything
1983
5
8
Very Honorable Guy
No Date
5
9
When They Make the Movie Burt Lancaster Will Play the Dwarf
No Date
6
Copies: Strictly Business and Very Honorable Guy
No Dates
6
Scrapbook
1948-1964
6
Scrapbook
1936-1961