WALKER, ALICE,
1944-
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Subseries 2.5
Derivative works, 1984-2005
Box 89 (folder 31) - Box 91; OP 10;
BV 1
Scope and Content Note
The subseries contains typescripts of derivative works including screenplays and musicals adapted from Alice Walker's novels and short stories. Of particular interest are the Walker's screenplay for The Color Purple and the screenplay by Menno Meyjes, which was ultimately used for the film.
Arrangement Note
Arranged by title of original work.
| The Color Purple | ||
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | 31 | The Color Purple: Screenplay by Alice Walker, typescript draft [includes correspondence to Steven Spielberg], April 13, 1984 |
| 89 | 32 | Watch for Me in the Sunset or The Color Purple by Alice Walker typescript draft with annotations, June 15, 1984 |
| 90 | 1 | Watch for Me in the Sunset or The Color Purple by Alice Walker, typescript draft [bound with a synopsis of the novel], June 15, 1984 |
| 90 | 2 | Moon Song by Menno Meyjes, typescript draft (Screenplay for The Color Purple), April 12, 1985 |
| 90 | 3 | Moon Song by Menno Meyjes, typescript draft (screenplay for The Color Purple), April 26, 1985 |
| 90 | 4 | Moon Song by Menno Meyjes, typescript draft, (screenplay for The Color Purple), May 31, 1985 |
| BV1 | The Color Purple: Screenplay by Menno Meyjes, typescript draft, May 31, 1985 | |
| 90 | 5 | The Color Purple: Screenplay, revisions, 1985 |
| 90 | 6 | The Color Purple Spanish radio translation, undated |
| 90 | 7 | "Purple Clouds Always Seem Kinda Hazy" typescript adaptation of The Color Purple, undated |
| 90 | 8 | The Color Purple Musical by Marsha Norman, typescript with annotations, November 2005 |
| 90 | 9 | The Color Purple Musical songs by Scott Saunders, December 2, 2002 |
| OP10 | The Color Purple Libretto page proofs | |
| Meridian | ||
| 91 | 1 | Meridian stage play by Cindy Artiste, typescript, undated |
| 91 | 2 | Meridian stage play by Keli Garrett, typescript, undated |
| 91 | 3 | Meridian film correspondence typescript, 1991 |
| The Third Life of Grange Copeland | ||
| 91 | 4 | The Third Life of Grange Copeland: Screenplay by Stanley Williams, May 28, 1985 |
| 91 | 5 | The Third Life of Grange Copeland by Cynthia Liu and Donna Parish with related correspondence, undated |
| To Hell With Dying | ||
| 91 | 6 | To Hell With Dying: A Teleplay by Alice Walker and Robert Allen, typescript draft, February 21, 1990 |
| 91 | 7 | To Hell With Dying: A Teleplay by Alice Walker and Robert Allen, typescript draft, June 7, 1990 |
| 91 | 8 | To Hell With Dying: A Teleplay by Alice Walker and Robert Allen typescript drafts with correspondence, [1990] |
| By the Light of My Father's Smile | ||
| 91 | 9 | By the Light of My Father's Smilefilm treatment by Deepa Mehta typescript, undated |
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