Files relating to film entitled "Brendan Behan's Dublin", screenplay by Carolyn Swift, produced and directed by Norman Cohan
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File of correspondence with Carolyn Swift and others, including Norman Cohen, regarding the development, production, and distribution of film, "Brendan Behan's Dublin', screenplay by Swift and produced and directed by Cohen. The letters begin in 1964 between Bill Skinner (Muserights Lrd.), Cohen, and Swift, about early extracts and treatments, before continuing through the mid-1960s the production of the film and its screening at the Cork Film Festival in Sept 1966. Voice over work in the film was done by Ray McAnally.
Letters from 1999 between Carolyn Swift and TG4 station, RTÉ, and letters to the press (Irish Times) where Swift corrects errors in the production credits to the film, Brendan Behan's Dublin, when broadcast on television.
File with correspondence between Carolyn Swift and others about film plans, including a typed film treatment by Swift for a film series on 'Great Men of Irish Literature'.
File with typed film treatments by Carolyn Swift and James Douglas for "Danger On Wheels", with a script for Act 1 Scene 1.
Also letters between Swift and Cassini Productions re. a screenplay treatment called "A Waiting Game" (1984)
Typed draft outline for plot of short film for 'Young Line' by Swift.
Script of screenplay (Part 1 and Part 2) with plot outline, typed documents, with handwritten research notes and drafts by Carolyn Swift. Plot is based on the murder of Portuguese political figure, General Humberto Delgado and his secretary in 1965. Undated written texts but appear to be 1960s.
Typed script for treatment for motion picture of "The Civilised Way of Doing Things", with credit for writing by Carolyn Swift. Includes letter signed by James Douglas, confirming his wish to not be associated with credit or otherwise in writing of the script.
Typed script, with handwritten annotations by Carolyn Swift of "The Other Fellow", on the life of Brendan Behan. File includes a draft film treatment script, and also a draft playscript.
Multiple typed drafts of "The Salmon of Knowledge" by Carolyn Swift. Note: Some drafts also note Bill Skinner as co-author of the screenplay, which is based on the short story by Brian Cleeve. Four drafts present, some with handwritten annotation by Swift.
Files with scripts, draft scripts, and overviews of "Dyflin Date", a screenplay for young people by Carolyn Swift and Brian De Salvo.