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Talbot Jennings Scripts, 1926-1960
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Talbot Jennings, 1894-1985
- Title
- Talbot Jennings Scripts
- Dates
- 1926-1960 (inclusive)19261960
- Quantity
- 1 cubic foot
- Collection Number
- MG186 (collection)
- Summary
- Motion picture and television scripts (22 items), ten of which are by Jennings. Among works included are 77 Sunset Strip, Rawhide, The Alaskans, Romeo and Juliet, Anna and the King of Siam, and No more frontier.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Talbot Jennings was born in Shoshone, Idaho, August 25, 1894, the son of the Episcopal archdeacon of Idaho and Wyoming. He graduated from Nampa High School. After serving in the Army in World War I, where he fought in five major battles, he attended the University of Idaho where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1924. He attended Harvard University where he earned a master's degree, and then attended the Yale Drama School. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Idaho in 1939.
While at the University of Idaho he was president of the Associated Students. He also wrote Light on the Mountains, a state history set to music, which was first presented by students in 1923. He was editor of the yearbook, Gem of the Mountains, and the English Department literary publication Blue Bucket.
He was the author of 17 screen plays, including Mutiny on the Bounty, Anna and the King of Siam, The Good Earth, and Northwest Passage. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1936 version of Romeo and Juliet. In addition to movie screenplays he wrote for several television series including "77 Sunset Strip" and "The Alaskans". He was twice nominated for an academy award.
Talbot Jennings died in East Glacier, Montana on May 30, 1985.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Of the twenty-two scripts in this collection, only ten are by Talbot Jennings; several have no known author and may be by Jennings. The remaining scripts were possibly written by colleagues of Jennings and sent to him to critique. The plays are in alphabetical order by title, the title in parentheses is the title of the television series for which the script was written.
Acquisition Information
The script collection of Talbot Jennings was donated to the University of Idaho Library by Mr. Jennings in 1960. The scripts were originally dispersed among the book collections, but were removed in 1986 and 1989 and added to the manuscripts accessions. These two groups were brought together and processed by Judith Nielsen in February 1990.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
| Abra-Cadaver. (77 Sunset Strip). Teleplay by Talbot Jennings, based on a novel by Christopher Monig | 1958 |
| Anna and the King of Siam. Screenplay by Talbot Jennings and Sally Benson | 1945 |
| The Assassin. (Mr. Garlund). By Jack Patrick | 1960 |
| The Brothers. (The Riders). By Les Crutchfield | 195-? |
| High Over the Atlantic | l96-? |
| Incident of Fear in the Streets. (Rawhide). By Fred Freiberger | 1959 |
| Incident of the Misplaced Indians. (Rawhide). By David Victor and Herbert Little, Jr. | 1959 |
| Incident of the Power and the Plow. (Rawhide). By Fred Freiberger | 1958 |
| Island in the Swamp. (Maverick). By Montgomery Pittman | 1958 |
| Lovely Lady, Pity Me. (77 Sunset Strip). Teleplay by Douglas Heyes and James O'Hanlon, based on the novel by Roy Huggins | 1958 |
| Merchant of Venice. Adapted by Talbot Jennings and John H. Cushman from the play by William Shakespeare | 1927 |
| No More Frontier. By Talbot Jennings | 1930? |
| The Promise. (Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre). Television script by James Leiker, based on the novel by Zane Grey | 1957 |
| Riot at Arroyo Seco. (Cheyenne). Story by Arthur W. Silver and Richard Wormser | 1959 |
| Romeo and Juliet. Arranged for production at the University of Idaho by Talbot Jennings and John H. Cushman, based on the play by William Shakespeare | 1926 |
| Romeo and Juliet, adapted by Talbot Jennings from the play by William Shakespeare | |
| Spanish Grant. (Bonanza) | 1959 |
| Starvation Stampede. (The Alaskans). By Talbot Jennings | 1959 |
| Stranger at Soldier Springs. By Talbot and Elisabeth Jennings | 1957 |
| A Tale on Consequences. By Talbot and Elisabeth Jennings | 195-? |
| Their Desolate Places: a play in one act. By Talbot Jennings | 1927 |
| Trail North. (The Alaskans) | 1959 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Screenwriters
- Television scripts
Corporate Names
- University of Idaho -- Alumni and alumnae.
Occupations
- Playwright and screenwriter; graduated from University of Idaho, 1924.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Jennings, Talbot--Archives.
Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen
1990
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