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The Inventory

of the

Willem Dafoe

Collection

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

Box 1

I.

Dafoe, Willem

7/11/ Preliminary Listing

Manuscripts, TS, some may include holograph notes. A. Screenplays.

1. "13," by Gela Babluani and Gregmy Pruss, 106 p., May 2007.[F. 1]
2. "Anamorph," by Tom Phelan and Henry S. Miller, with holograph notes, 104 p., 2004.
3. "Before It Had a Name." a. By Giada Colagrande (wife of WD) and WD, with holograph notes, 89 p., n.d. [F. 2] b. By WD and Oren Moverman, with holograph notes, 95 p., April 2004.
4. "Cirque du Freak," by Paul Weitz, 107 p., 11/4/07. [F. 3]
5. "Faraway, So Close," by Wim Wenders, Richard Reitinger, and Ulrich Zieger, excerpt, 9/22/92.
6. "Inside Man," by Russell Gewirtz, with holograph notes, 131 p., 6/24/06. [F. 4]
7. "New Rose Hotel," by Christ Zois, with holograph notes, 76 p., n.d. (ca. 1998).
8. "The Walker," by Paul Schrader, 95 p., Dec. 2004. [F. 5]
9. "xXx: State of the Union," by Simon Kinberg, 120 p., 4/19/04. B. Short stories.
10. "Guess Who Won't Be Coming To Dinner (A Thanksgiving Lament)," by Beth Bussey, 4 p. [F. 6]
11. "Red Cloud," by Bert Ban-, 10 p.

II. Correspondence, may include TLS, ANS, AN, postcards, greeting cards, faxes, e- mail, and clippings. A. Notable. [F. 7]

1. Anderson, Wes. a. Fax to WD, re: WD's role in Anderson's film "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou," 1 p., 7/12/03. b. ANS to WD, 1 p., 9/23/04.
2. Tharp, Twyla. ALS to WD, 1 p., 12/9/04.
3. Parker, Alan. a. ANS to WD, Sep. 1989. b. ANS to WD, Aug. 1990.
4. Redford, Robert. ANS to WD, 1 p., n.d.
5. Schrader, Paul. ANS to WD, 1 p., n.d.
6. Waters, John. ANS to WD, 1 p., n.d.
7. Madonna. ANS to WD, 1 p., n.d.

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television transcripts, and correspondence.

1. "Boston Shakespeare Company, Elizabeth LeCompte re: 'LSD'."

"Donostia Saria, Premio Donostia, Donostia Award." "On Borrowed Land." 11 untitled files, 1987-1989,re: a. "Light Sleeper." b. "The Last Temptation of Christ." c. "The Loveless." d. "Off Limits." e. "Mississippi Burning." f. "Platoon." g. "Saigon." h. "Triumph of the Spirit." i. "Wild At Heart."

[F. 1]

[F. 1-7]

5. Untitled, re: Yoga, n.d. [F. 7] Various magazines, 1987-2005, approx. 63 total. [F. 8-12]
6. Ibid. [F. 1-9] Programs, flyers, and brochures, 1994-2003 and n.d., approx. 22 total; 10 programs, 11 flyers, a journal, comic book, brochure, and directory featuring WD. [F .10-11]
7. Ibid. [F. 1] Magazine clippings; may include photocopies and article drafts, 1987-
8. [F. 2-8] Newspaper clippings; may include correspondence and photocopies, 1987-
9. [F. 9-15] F. Posters.
10. "Triumph of the Spirit" (Korean). [F. 16]
11. "Mad Collectors' Exhibit," by Michael Anderson, 2/18/04.
12. "Victory" (German).
13. "Faraway, So Close!"
14. Unidentified naval aircraft carrier. An additional poster is located in the Large Size Material section of this preliminary listing. H. Miscellaneous printed materials, includes internet articles informational handouts, and photocopied excerpts from published works, 1980-2001, n.d.

Photographs. A. Professional, ca: 1980s- .. a. Head shots and portraits; 22 black and white prints, 26 color prints, 6 contact sheets, 14 color transparencies. [F. 1-3, E. 1] b. Events, award ceremonies, and premieres; 2 black and white prints, 69 color prints; includes: [E. 2, F. 4]

(i) WD with Robert de Niro, color print. (ii) Group portrait with WD, Spike Lee, Robert de Niro, Martin Scorsese, Winona Ryder, Ellen Burstyn, and Tony Bennett, color print. (iii) WD with Martin, Scorsese, color print. (iv) WD with Miranda Richardson, black and white print. (v) WD with Harvey Keitel, black and white print. c. Plays, including "The Hairy Ape" featuring WD, 10 black and white prints, 32 color prints, slides. [F. 5, E. 3] d. General; 27 black and white and color prints. [F. 6] e. On-set film photographs and promotional stills. [F. 7] (i) "Affliction," 1 black and white print. (ii) "Anamorph," 13 color prints. (iii) "Auto Focus," 7 color prints, 8 black and white prints. (iv) "Before It Had a Name," 2 color prints. (v) "The Boondock Saints," 3 color prints. (vi) "Body of Evidence," 1 color print, 15 black and white prints. (vii) "Born on the Fourth of July," 21 color prints, 3 black and white prints. [E. 4] (viii) "Cirque du Freak," 17 color prints. (ix) "Clear and Present Danger," 55 color prints, 1 black and white print. [F. 8, E. 5-6] (x) "The Clearing," 52 color prints. (xi) "Dear America," 4 black and white prints, slides. [F. 9] (xii) "Daybreakers," 5 color prints. (xiii) "The English Patient," 22 color prints, slides. [E. 7] (xiv) "eXistenZ," 4 color prints, 1 black and white print. (xv) "Finding Nemo," 1 color contact sheet. (xvi) "Flight of the Intrnder," 38 color prints, 21 black and white prints. [E. 8] (xvii) "The Last Temptation of Christ," 47 color prints, 10 black and white prints. [F. 10, E. 9] (xviii) "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou," 19 color prints. [E. 10] (xix) "Light Sleeper," 3 color prints, 6 black and white prints, slides. (xx) "The Loveless," 33 color prints, 7 black and white prints, 1' negative. [E. 11] (xxi) "Lulu on the Bridge," 6 color prints. (xxii) "Mississippi Burning," 21 black and white prints, 13 color prints. [F. 11, E. 12] (xxiii) "Mr. Bean's Holiday," 1 color print. (xxiv) "Off Limits," 27 color prints, 15 black and white prints.

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Family photos; includes photographs of Jack Dafoe and Liz LeCompte.

1. Childhood photos of WD, ca. 1960s-1970s; 11 black and white prints, 1 color print. [E. 6]
2. 28 black and white prints, 75 color prints,7 strips of negatives. [F. 4, E. 7-9] General photos; includes photographs ofWD's artwork; 313 color prints, 53 black and white prints, 49 negative strips. [F. 5, E. 10-24] Subject files; may include photocopies and clippings.
3. "Early Liz [Lecompte] Misc.," 31 black and white prints, 37color prints, 12 negative strips. [F. 6, E.25-26]
4. "Early Will[ em] and Misc.," 26 black and white prints, 5 color prints. [F. 7, E. 27]
5. "W[illem]'s Family." [F. 8, F. 28]
6. Untitled files.

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b. c. d.

4 files re: professional photo shoots; 17 contact sheets, 54 black and white prints, 4 negatives, 6 negatives strips.

Re: "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou." Re: "Spider-Man," 2 files.

[F. 9, E. 29]

[F. 10]

Re: "Tom and Viv" London premiere; 11 color prints; includes photographs of WD with Princess Margaret. Digital images.

1. "Production Photos from O'Neill's 'A Moon For The Misbegotten' and Racine's 'Phaedra," UMW Production, 1974-1975; digital slide show on DVD. [Loose]
2. "Racine's 'Phaedra," UMW Production, 1975; DVD.
3. Untitled, re: 57 th^ Annual 'Berlinale' Film Festival, 2007; DVD. Additional photographs are located in the Large Size Material section of this preliminary listing.

VII. Legal Materials. A. Rental agreement between WD and Ron Max, holograph, 4/22/83. [F. 11] B. Contract between WD and Raoul Peck re: "Continental Drift," telefax, 4/9/94.

VIII. Financial Materials.

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A. 2 bank statements; 1984, 1994.

Film and Video. A. DVDs.

"Daybreakers." "Mr. Bean's Holiday." a. "EPK Soundbites and B-Roll." b. "Rough Cut For Approval," 2/6/07.

[Loose]

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Audio. A.

Film reel of"The Passion of Jeanne D'Arc", 1928. [E. 2]

Cassettes. [Loose]

1. "Acting With An Accent - Upper Class New England, 'Kennedy- esque."
2. "Annie and Lucy."
3. "Brace Up - April 1992."
4. "Channel J Original Sound."
5. "CHWAT I [Shadow of the] Vampire," (2 tapes).
6. "Haitian Folk Ballads."
7. "Phaedra Radio Project, 9/12/99."
8. "Sam Chwat #1 Polish."
9. "Sam Chwat Polish# 2."
10. "Tim Monich, April 14 th^ (Julliard)."
11. "Triumph of the Spirit Official Soundtrack."
12. "Valk/Dafoe on KALW 9/23."

XI. Artwork. A. 1 pen and ink drawing ofWD. [F. 1] B. 1 pencil sketch ofWD. C. 1 caricature drawing ofWD, 2002. D. 2 crayon drawings by Jack Dafoe. E. 1 chalk drawing. F. Pen and ink comic, "The Last Temptation of Dafoe, or: Attacking Akaba By the Land, or: Is There a Happy End In Real Life," by Sikander Goldau, 6/5/94. Additional artwork is located in the Large Size Material section of this preliminary listing.

XII. Scrapbooks. A. Re: "Ripley Underground" (with holograph inscription to WD). [Loose] B. Re: "Milwaukee International Film Festival, September 20-30, 2007." C. Re: "Academy Award Celebration Premiere, April 16, 1987."

XIII. Personal Memorabilia. A. 6 passports, 5 for WD, 1 for Liz Lecompte; includes photocopies of passports. [F. 2] B. Film props and related items.

1. Prop passport, with paperwork.
2. Prop bumper sticker, "Wade Whitehouse For Sheriff," from "Affliction."
3. Pair of handcuffs and key from the film "Body of Evidence,"

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b 7 color prints. Movie stills.

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b. c. d. e. f.

11 black and white prints from "Tom and Viv." 1 color print from "Off Limits." 2 black and white prints from an unidentified film. 2 black and white prints from "Triumph Of The Spirit." 2 color prints from "Wild At Heart." 8 black and white prints from "The Last Temptation of Christ."

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Miscellaneous.

Dafoe, Willem

6/30/ Addenda

A. Various duplicate materials from 6/30/08 shipment; includes photographs re: WD; printed materials re: WD; unused postcards collected by WD; stickers re: "Flight of The Intruder," unused daily planner. [F. 3-5]

Box

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Dafoe, Willem

4/23/ Preliminary Listing

Manuscripts. A. Screenplays; TS with holograph notes; by WD unless otherwise noted.

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C.

1. "4: 44 Last Day on Earth," by Abel Ferrara, 2 drafts, 11-40 p.,

3/6/11- 4/3/11. [F. 1]

"Anamorph," by Tom Phelan, 101 p., 1/4/06; includes crew list. "Anti Christ," by Lars von Trier, 2 drafts, 72 p., 2008; includes professional materials. [F. 2] "Boot Tracks," by Matthew F. Jones, 99 p., 2011. [F. 3] "The Dust of Time: The Third Wing," by Theo Angelopoulos, 2 drafts, 63-70 p., 2005-2006; includes 1 color print. [F. 4] "Fireflies in the Garden," by Dennis Lee, 2 shooting drafts, 112 p., 3/2/07; includes TLS correspondence to WD from Michelle Bohan; professional materials. "Go Go Tales," by Abel Ferrara, 62 p., 2006. "The Hunter," 113 p., 2010.

[F. 5] [F. 6]

"Idiot Savant," by Richard Foreman, 4 drafts, 46-47 p., 9/19/09. [F. 6-7] "John Carter of Mars," by Andrew Stanton and Mark Andrews, 117 p., 2009-2010. [F. 8]

11. "A Woman," 73 p., 2009. [F. 9] "Nelson Algren Live," stageplay by Barry Gifford and Danny Simon, 73 p., 2009; includes printed materials. "XXX2: State of the Union," outline, 2004.

II. Printed Materials. A. Magazines.

1. Black Book, November 2009. [F. 10]
2. Cahiers Cinema, 2 issues: September 2011; February 2012.
3. L'Espresso, 1/26/12.
4. Io Donna, October 2010. [F. 11]
5. Hkaohmepinh, 2008.
6. New York Times Magazine, 10/9/11. B. "Anti Christ," proof, 29 p., n.d. [F. 12] C. "John Carter: World of Mars," comic book. D. "Het Politieke Theater Heeft Je Hart Nodig," German pamphlet, n.d. E. Express, newspaper, 3/26/11. F. Magazine clippings re: movie articles, 2004-2009, n.d. G. Blank greeting card, 2000. H. 4 flyers, 1992-2009. I. "Idiot Savant," program, 2009. J. 7 blank postcards, 1985-1996. [F. 13]

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K. Bookjacketre: A WOMAN. L. "The Dust of Time," booklet, 2009; includes CD.

III. Correspondence. A. General, TLS, TNS, postcards, emails, 1985-2010 and undated. [F.^ 14]

IV. Photographs. A. Untitled re: unknown production photographs and headshots, files; 2 black and white prints, 2 color prints, n.d.; includes printed materials; notable correspondence:

1. Schrader, Paul. ANS to WD, n.d. B. General re: production prints from Table of Free Voices, Tea too Real, and unknown productions, 38 black and white prints, 88 color prints, 1 slide, 1982-2008, n.d.; includes notable color print re: WD and Nicolas Cage. [F. 15-16]

V. Professional Materials. A. Subject files; includes manuscripts; correspondence; printed materials; correspondence.

1. "Go To Tales," 2006. [F. 17]
2. "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done," 2011. B. "The Life and Death of Manna Abramovic," production book for workshops, 2008-2009. [F. 18] C. General; includes pronunciation keys, schedules, vendor lists.

VI. Artwork. A. 1 pencil sketch ofWD.

VII. Memorabilia. A. Autographed poster re: "Nelson Algren Live," 2009. B. Actor's chair back for "Cirque du Freak."

VIII. Electronic Media. A. CD-ROM.

1. "4:44 NYFF Days," n.d. [Loose]
2. "Jim Beam 01/11," 2011.

IX. Film and Video. A. DVDs.

1. "53 Festival Internacional de Cine," 9/15/05-9/24/05.
2. "Lady Harimaguada de Horror Willem Dafoe," April 2011.

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B. Scans.

1. WD (glasses) acting on set of "The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic," 2012.
2. WD (no glasses) acting on set of"The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic," 2012.
3. Unknown cast member of "The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic," 2012.

VI. Correspondence. A. Email re: Katrine Sahlstroem and therapy observations, 2008. B. TLS from Anne-Marie Albano, 2008.