Eric Bergren Christopher Vore Nicholas (2 results)

First Draft script for the 1982 film. Loosely based on William Arnold's 1978 novel "Shadowland," a heavily fictionalized and widely discredited account of the life of actress Frances Farmer, whose film career was famously halted in 1942 by rapid mental deterioration and a subsequent diagnosis with paranoid schizophrenia. Arnold's novel detailed physical and sexual abuse and a forced lobotomy during the period Farmer spent in an institution, although his claims have since been debunked. Widely considered among actress Jessica Lange's best performances. Blue titled leatherette wrappers. Title page present, dated March 19, 1981, noted as FIRST DRAFT, with credits for screenwriters Eric Bergren and Christopher DeVore (sic). 144 leaves, with last page of text numbered 143. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages about Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with three gold brads.

Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1982 film, two showing actress Jessica Lange, one showing Lange with actor Sam Shepard, and one showing Lange and director Graeme Clifford on the set. Loosely based on William Arnold's 1978 novel "Shadowland," a heavily fictionalized and widely discredited account of the life of actress Frances Farmer, whose film career was famously halted by rapid mental deterioration and a subsequent diagnosis with paranoid schizophrenia in 1942. Arnold's novel detailed physical and sexual abuse and a forced lobotomy during the period Farmer spent in an institution, although his claims have since been debunked. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine.