Mimeographed manuscript, adaptation by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, based on the play The Meteor by Friedrich Dürrenmatt 127 pp in two acts, bound in a black folder with "Joseph L. Mankiewicz / Guard Hill Road / Bedford, NY 10506" nameplate to cover. In the mid 1960s, Mankiewicz wrote this adaptation in the hopes of bringing it to Broadway. He was intrigued with the story about a writer who wants to die, and in his attempts, destroys everything in his wake. The project never came to fruition, but Mankiewicz was still hopeful until the end of his days. The script is heavily annotated by Mankiewicz in black marker and red pen. Together with a mimeographed manuscript of Tale of the Fox (later released as The Honey Pot), Famous Artists Productions, 1967, screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 197 pp, dated July, 1965, with blue revision pages dated as late as January 8, 1966 bound in, bound with brads and housed in red wrappers. Rex Harrison and Susan Hayward star in this comedy directed by Mankiewicz. 9 x 11.5 in.
Mimeographed manuscript, adaptation by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, based on the play The Meteor by Friedrich Dürrenmatt 127 pp in two acts, bound in a black folder with "Joseph L. Mankiewicz / Guard Hill Road / Bedford, NY 10506" nameplate to cover. In the mid 1960s, Mankiewicz wrote this adaptation in the hopes of bringing it to Broadway. He was intrigued with the story about a writer who wants to die, and in his attempts, destroys everything in his wake. The project never came to fruition, but Mankiewicz was still hopeful until the end of his days. The script is heavily annotated by Mankiewicz in black marker and red pen. Together with a mimeographed manuscript of Tale of the Fox (later released as The Honey Pot), Famous Artists Productions, 1967, screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 197 pp, dated July, 1965, with blue revision pages dated as late as January 8, 1966 bound in, bound with brads and housed in red wrappers. Rex Harrison and Susan Hayward star in this comedy directed by Mankiewicz. 9 x 11.5 in.
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