| Repository | University Archives and Special Collections Centre |
| Reference Number | SK/10/8/4 |
| Title | 'Lolita correspondence 1959-1960' |
| Description | The file includes correspondence relating to: Calder Willingham's screenplay [see SK/10/1/1], 11-14 Dec 1959; the possible involvement of Laurence Olivier in writing the script and a suggest from Olivier that Nabokov write it, including correspondence between Kubrick and Olivier 14 Nov-15 Dec 1959; a joke letter from Sue Lyon to James B. Harris, 30 Nov 1960; and James B. Harris to Kubrick, 22 Oct 1959 about the readership of Lolita.
There is also a letter from Kubrick to Peter Ustinov, 20 May 1960 about Lolita being a love story and the characterisation he plans to use, attached is Kubrick's outline for the film with his notes. Typed.
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| Date | 1959-1960 |
| Creator | Calder Willingham; Laurence Olivier; Sue Lyon; Stanley Kubrick. |
| Term | Creative writing |
| Related Material | SK/10/1/1; JH/1/1. |
| Extent | 1 file. |
| Level | File |
| Copyright | Calder Willingham; Laurence Olivier; Sue Lyon; AA Productions Ltd. |
| Code | View related Person's records | Dates |
| DS/UK/218 | Lyon; Sue (1946-); Actress | 1946- |
| DS/UK/1 | Kubrick; Stanley (1928-1999); Film-maker, director, producer, cinematographer, photographer | 1928-1999 |
| DS/UK/235 | Harris; James B (1928-); Screenwriter, producer and director | 1928- |
| DS/UK/210 | Olivier; Laurence (1907-1989); Sir; Actor, director, and producer | 1907-1989 |
| DS/UK/211 | Ustinov; Peter (1921-2004); CBE | 1921-2004 |
| DS/UK/383 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; 1924-; Media company | 1924- |
| DS/UK/384 | AA Productions Ltd; 1960s; Production company | 1960s |
| DS/UK/165 | Anderson; Lindsay Gordon (1923-1994); Mr; Theatre, documentary and film director, editor and film critic | 1923-1994 |