Though Chavefsky (1923-1981) is best known for his screenplays — he won three Oscars, for "Marty," "The Hospital" and "Network" — he has also written the plays The Passion of Josef D., Gideon, The Tenth Man, Middle of the Night and The Latent Heterosexual. The collection contains about 3,000 items, including Chayefsky's manuscripts and correspondence with figures such as Charlie Chaplin, Frank Lloyd Wright, Tennessee Williams, Allen Ginsberg, Ray Bradbury, Frank Loesser, Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, Alfred Hitchcock, Elia Kazan and Bob Fosse.
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