University of Wyoming
Jean Rouverol was a screenwriter for many television serial dramas, including “As the World Turns”, “Guiding Light”, “and Search for Tomorrow”. Her early career was disrupted when she and her husband, writer Hugo Butler, were blacklisted in the 1950s. The couple moved to Mexico but returned to the United States in 1964. Rouverol became a regular staff writer for “Bright Promise” in 1970 and was later hired as co-head writer for “Guiding Light”.
The Jean Rouverol papers contain scripts for “As the World Turns”, “Bright Promise”, “Guiding Light”, and “Search for Tomorrow”. In some cases both draft and final versions are included. There are also character sketches, story conference notes, and story projections.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Jean Rouverol at the date of processing.
This material was received from Jean Rouverol Butler, 1978-1996
The collection was processed by D. Claudia Thompson in July 2011
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