Guide to the Chris Coles Screenplay Collection, 1964-2004
Chris Coles Screenplay Collection, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine
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Chris Coles has worked in production management and as a producer in the film and television industry. Coles is the son of former Bowdoin College president, James Stacy Coles.
Duplicated typescripts, chiefly drafts and working scripts, some with director John Schlesinger's annotations, for feature film productions in the United States and England.
Altered States by Paddy Chayefsky
American Gigolo by Paul Schrader
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon
Children of the Corn by Stephen King
Darling by Frederic Raphael
The Deer Hunter by Michael Cimino and Deric Washburn
Dog Day Afternoon by Frank Pierson
Edward Scissorhands by Caroline Thompson
Far From the Madding Crowd by Frederic Raphael
Ghost by Bruce Joel Rubin
L.A. Story by Steve Martin
Lost Boys by Janice Fischer and James Jeremias
One From the Heart by B. Armyan Bernstein
Purple Hearts by Rick Natkin and Sidney J. Furie
Robocop 2 by Frank Miller
Roxanne by Steve Martin
Splash! by Bruce Jay Friedman
Squirm by Jeff Lieberman
Surviving Christmas by Jeffrey Ventimilia and Joshua Sternin
Taxi Driver by Paul Schrader
True Romance by Quentin Tarantino
The War of Roses by Michael Leeson