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In Our Time screenplay

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS-16850

Content Description

This collection features a single screenplay for an unproduced film based on John H.N. Hemingway's memories of his parents Ernest and Hadley Hemingway. The script was written in 1984 by Denne Petitclerc (1929-2006), a journalist, screenwriter, and friend of Ernest Hemingway. "In Our Time" is based on the primary source material and recollections of John H.N. Hemingway and Petitclerc described in the first three pages of the script titled " A Note on the Sources of this Screenplay." The screenplay focuses on the time surrounding Ernest Hemingway's first short story collection, published in 1924 and 1925, titled "In Our Time." The front cover notes the work as a 'The Producers Group' production and the address of the firm is present on the title page and consists of 119 single-sided pages.

Dates

  • Creation: January 16, 1984

Creator

Biographical Note

Denne Petitclerc (1929-2006) was an American journalist, screenwriter and friend of Ernest Hemingway and his family.

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and jouralist. The screenplay takes its name from his books of short stories published in 1924 and 1925.

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (1 letter-sized folder)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

  • License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation. (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ )

Genre / Form

Topical

Uniform Title

Title
In Our Time, screenplay
Subtitle
In Our Time, screenplay
Author
K Lighty
Date
2024-09-13
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States