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RKO copies of William Faulkner typescript of Gunga Din screenplay

 Collection — Box: BW 5, Folder: 1 [X031589243]
Identifier: MSS 16082

Scope and Contents

The RKO copies of William Faulkner typescript of Gungha Din screenplay (1936, 0.03 cubic feet) contain:

1. "Notes for an original story by W. Faulkner. PUKKA SAHIB (Tentative Title). Dictated by W. Faulkner to Kathleen Jones." April 10, 1936. 6 pp. 2. "Notes for an original story by W. Faulkner. Dictated by W. Faulkner to Kathleen Jones." April 13, 1936. 10 pp. 3. "GUNGHA DIN (Sequence and Scenes) by William Faulkner. Dictated by W. Faulkner to Kathleen Jones." April 16, 1936. 1 page preface and 21 pages, numbered 16, I-V. 4. "GUNGHA DIN" by William Faulkner. 50 pp. Screenplay.

Dates

  • Creation: 1936

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Historical Note

Producer of Gungha Din, Edward Small joined the RKO Pictures in 1936. He owned the rights to the Rudyard Kiping poem, he hired William Faulkner in April (on loan from Twentieth Century) to work for five weeks developing a script for the picture. Faulkner is not credited on the final script for the film, which was released in 1939.

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased on December 10, 2015.

Genre / Form

Title
RKO copies of William Faulkner typescript of Gunga Din screenplay
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Welch
Date
5 May 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

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