Manuscripts for Dance Hall of the Dead (1973)
There are a variety of notes and drafts for Dance Hall of the Dead. There is an early "idea notebook," one early and one later draft manuscript, and three draft screenplays. Click the appropriate link below to view a digitized copy of an original manuscript. Several of the manuscripts are also available with informational hyperlinks embedded in the text of the pages. The hyperlinks lead to articles that further explain aspects of Native American culture, and Southwestern culture, history and geography.
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Dance Hall of the Dead, Notebook and Chapter List (undated). (MSS 501 BC / B02-F01) This is one of Hillerman's "idea notebooks" which contains story outline notes and character sketches. The notebook is handwritten, so full text searching is not available.… |
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Dance Hall of the Dead, Draft, p.1-214 (undated). (MSS 501 BC / B02-F02) This is an early draft of Dance Hall of the Dead, with numerous handwritten edits. |
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Dance Hall of the Dead, Assorted draft pages (undated). (MSS 501 BC / B02-F03) This is a file of assorted notes and partial drafts for Dance Hall of the Dead. It does not comprise a complete manuscript. |
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Dance Hall of the Dead, Manuscript, p.1-117 (undated). (MSS 501 BC / B02-F04) This draft was typed on 3-ring binder paper. The copy appears to be a later draft and does not bear any editing marks. |
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Dance Hall of the Dead, Screenplay (undated). (MSS 501 BC / B02-F05) This document is the first draft of a motion picture screenplay based on Dance Hall of the Dead, written by Tony Hillerman. |
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Dance Hall of the Dead, Screenplay by Peter Jones, 1979. (MSS 501 BC / B02-F06) This is a motion picture screenplay based on Dance Hall of the Dead, written by Peter Jones. This document is not available online at this time. Researchers can… |
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Dance Hall of the Dead, Screenplay by George Goldsmith and Larry LaValle, 1984. (MSS 501 BC / B02-F07) This is a motion picture screenplay based on Dance Hall of the Dead, written by George Goldsmith and Larry LaValle. This document is not available online at… |
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Screenplay: "Dance Hall of the Dead"- 1st Draft of Pages 35-90, with revisions and typed notes (MSS 501 BC / B15-F31) This manuscript is the first draft of a screenplay for Dance Hall of the Dead, and it appears to have been written by Tony Hillerman. There is a letter at the… |
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Manuscript: Dance Hall of the Dead- with handwritten revisions. (MSS 501 BC / B15-F32) This is the second version of the screenplay for Dance Hall of the Dead with heavy editing marks. It does not appear to be complete. |
