Series 5:
Dramatic works, c.1962-1996
Subseries 5.4:
'Willy-wagtails by moonlight', 'Clay' and 'Down at the dump'
'Willy-wagtails by moonlight' was first published as a short story in 1962, and 'Clay' and 'Down at the dump' were published as short stories in 1963. The screenplay versions of these works appear to have been written shortly afterwards.
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| Folder 6
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'Willy-wagtails by moonlight': short story and screenplay, c.1962-1963 A quarto card folder with a typical typed label on the cover, 'Triple sec: A triple bill of films by Patrick White comprising "Willy-wagtails by moonlight", "Clay", and "Down at the dump"'. Labels on the inside give White's Dogwoods address and that of Curtis Brown's London office. The folder contains a clipped section of Australian letters of 'Willy-wagtails by moonlight' as a short story, illustrated by Alun Leach-Jones, followed by 30pp of carbon typescript of White's screen adaptation.
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| Folder 7
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Screenplays, c.1963 Orange A4 clip folder (with Dogwoods and Curtis Brown return addresses) containing: 'Willy-wagtails by moonlight' (2 sets of 15pp clean carbon copy typescripts of the short story, i.e. 30pp, and a 26pp carbon copy typescript of the screenplay); 'Clay' (a 46pp carbon copy typescript of the screenplay); and 'Down at the dump' (a 52pp carbon copy typescript of the screenplay). The typescripts contain minor corrections.
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| Folder 8
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Screenplays, c.1963 Blue A4 clip folder (with Dogwoods and Curtis Brown return addresses) containing: 'Willy-wagtails by moonlight' (a 15pp clean carbon copy typescript of the short story and 2 sets of a 26pp carbon copy typescript of the screenplay); 'Clay' (a 46pp carbon copy typescript of the screenplay); and 'Down at the dump' (a 52pp carbon copy typescript of the screenplay). The typescripts contain minor corrections.
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