This exhibition highlights items from the Huston Family Collection which centres on John Huston's last film The Dead, his 1987 adaptation of James Joyce's short story, this wide-ranging and eclectic collection offers a prolific intersection of Irish literature and American cinema. The multiple draft scripts of the film offer insights about the film and the director's wide-ranging oeuvre; nearly all of Huston's 37 features are literary adaptations. The material will contribute to the rich vein of debate already developed by various scholars on Huston.
The collection includes an early version of a script written by Jean-Paul Sartre for the film Freud: the Secret Passion. In 1958, Sartre visited Huston in St. Clerans, his home near Craughwell, County Galway. The collection is rich in ancillary documentation that supplements material held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, including Huston's personal copies of various books that he adapted and their screenplays, some unproduced or not produced in the draft included.
There are also recordings of music used in his films, publicity materials, photos and magazines, press cuttings and legal documentation. Other rare materials include a Scottish TV interview with Huston conducted by film scholar Charles Barr at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 1975.
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Newspaper article on John Huston, by David AnsenNewspaper article on John Huston, by David Ansen -
John Huston retrospective newspaper article by Richard SchickelJohn Huston retrospective newspaper article by Richard Schickel -
Portrait of John HustonPortrait of John Huston -
Newspaper clipping, showing Anjelica Huston and Jack Nicholson attending John Huston's memorial service.Newspaper clipping, showing Anjelica Huston and Jack Nicholson attending John Huston's memorial service. -
Drawings by Stephen Grimes, Set Director of "The Dead".Folder of material collected by Stephen Grimes, Set Director, "The Dead." Includes dreawings of the set, samples of period walpaper, photographs of period furniture and copies of period photographs of costumes. -
Drawing by Stephen Grimes, Set Director of "The Dead".Folder of material collected by Stephen Grimes, Set Director, "The Dead." Includes dreawings of the set, samples of period walpaper, photographs of period furniture and copies of period photographs of costumes. -
Samples of period wallpaper, collected by Stephen Grimes, set director of "The Dead".Folder of material collected by Stephen Grimes, Set Director, "The Dead." Includes drawings of the set, samples of period wallpaper, photographs of period furniture and copies of period photographs of costumes. -
Programme for the 60th Annual Academy AwardsProgramme for the 60th Annual Academy Awards, in which Tony Huston was nominated for best adapted screenplay for "The Dead". -
Certificate of Nomination for AwardCertificate of Nomination for Award, stating that Tony Huston was nominated for an Academy Award of Merit for his adapted screenplay for "The Dead". -
Invitation to attend the unveiling of the John Huston Sculpture at the River Cuale Island (2).Invitation to attend the unveiling of the John Huston Sculpture at the River Cuale Island, in memory of him. -
Invitation to attend the unveiling of the John Huston Sculpture at the River Cuale Island.Invitation to attend the unveiling of the John Huston Sculpture at the River Cuale Island, in memory of him. -
Advertisement from Apple, in the New Yorker, with a photograph of John Huston.Copy of The New Yorker. Features advertisement from Apple with a photograph of John Huston at the back. -
Copy of Architectural Digest, including an article on John Huston.Copy of Architectural Digest, including an article on John Huston and St.Cleran's, pp 202-206. -
Full page ad for "The Dead".Press cutting from Variety containing a full page ad for "The Dead" with it's Oscar nominations. -
Black and white photograph showing Dan O'Herlihy, Helena Carroll and Cathleen Delaney in a scene from "The Dead".Black and white photograph showing Dan O'Herlihy, Helena Carroll and Cathleen Delaney in a scene from "The Dead". Publicity photograph for Vestron Films, taken by Francois Duhamel. -
Black and white photograph showing the speech scene from "The Dead".Black and white photograph showing the speech scene from "The Dead". Publicity photograph for Vestron Films, taken by Francois Duhamel. -
Black and white photograph featuring Donal McCann and Angelica Huston in the back of a carriage on the set of "The Dead".Black and white photograph featuring Donal McCann and Angelica Huston in the back of a carriage on the set of "The Dead". Publicity photograph for Vestron Films, taken by Francois Duhamel. -
Black and white photograph showing John Huston, Wieland Schulz-Kiel and Chris Slievernich on the set of "The Dead".Black and white photograph showing John Huston, Wieland Schulz-Kiel and Chris Slievernich on the set of "The Dead". Publicity photograph for Vestron Films, taken by Francois Duhamel. -
Typescript of suggestions for narration for "The Dead" trailer by John Huston.Typescript of suggestions for narration for "The Dead" trailer by John Huston. Also copy of suggestions for the trailer, incorporating the narration with scenes from the film. -
Cartoon drawn by Donal McCann which he gave to John Huston.Cartoon drawn by Donal McCann which he gave to John Huston. It consists of James Joyce in front of the Ha'penny bridge, with Micky Mouse to one side. Inscribed "For John Huston with admiration, affection and thanks, Donal". -
Bundle of handwritten rewrites for "The Dead" (2).Bundle of handwritten rewrites for "The Dead". -
Bundle of handwritten rewrites for "The Dead".Bundle of handwritten rewrites for "The Dead". -
Screenplay of "The Dead" by Tony Huston (3)Heavily worked screenplay of "The Dead" by Tony Huston, with a note from John saying that he thought it was a workable version if they could work on the transitions. -
Screenplay of "The Dead" by Tony Huston (2)Heavily worked screenplay of "The Dead" by Tony Huston, with a note from John saying that he thought it was a workable version if they could work on the transitions. -
Screenplay of "The Dead" by Tony Huston.Heavily worked screenplay of "The Dead" by Tony Huston, with a note from John saying that he thought it was a workable version if they could work on the transitions. -
Invitations to attend the screening of "John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick".Invitations to attend the screening of "John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick", a fund-raising event for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. -
Programme of events for Film in the Cities, Minnesota, 1988.Programme of events for Film in the Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota, including "John Huston and the Dubliners" documentary. -
National Humanitarian Award, 1987.Citation for the presentation of the National Humanitarian Award to John Huston by the American Lung Association of Los Angeles County. -
Brochure for the Brandis University Creative Arts AwardsBrochure for the Brandis University Creative Arts Awards, including John Huston among the recipients. -
Mounted certificate of nomination for directorial achievement to John Huston.Mounted certificate of nomination for directorial achievement to John Huston for "Heaven Knows Mr. Allison", from the Screen Directors' Guild of America. -
Script for Freud by Jean-Paul Sartre, with corrections by John Huston (4).Typescript of the original long script for Freud by Jean-Paul Sartre (with some manuscript corrections by John Huston). -
Script for Freud by Jean-Paul Sartre, with corrections by John Huston (3).Typescript of the original long script for Freud by Jean-Paul Sartre (with some manuscript corrections by John Huston). -
Script for Freud by Jean-Paul Sartre, with corrections by John Huston (2).Typescript of the original long script for Freud by Jean-Paul Sartre (with some manuscript corrections by John Huston). -
Script for Freud by Jean-Paul Sartre, with corrections by John Huston.Typescript of the original long script for Freud by Jean-Paul Sartre (with some manuscript corrections by John Huston). -
Copy of the Report of the Film Industry Committee, chaired by John Huston (2).Report of the Film Industry Committee, published by the Stationary Office, Dublin, chaired by John Huston -
Copy of the Report of the Film Industry Committee, chaired by John Huston.Two copies of the Report of the Film Industry Committee, published by the Stationary Office, Dublin, chaired by John Huston, examining the position of the film industry in Ireland and giving recommendations. -
Invitation to John Huston to attend the presentation of the National Humanitarian Award.Invitation to attend the presentation of the National Humanitarian Award to John Huston by the American Lung Foundation.
