York University Libraries Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections

Fonds consists of records documenting Brian Freeman’s career as a writer and producer of plays, television and film. Records include scripts, script reports, notes, outlines, correspondence, subject files, promotional materials, photographs and moving image recordings.

Freeman, Brian, 1946-2009

"Cabby" : radio microdramas

2013-034/006(10)
File
[ca. 1980]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Canadian Centre for Advanced Film Studies

2013-034/002(05)
File
1989

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Canadian Film Development Corporation : contact list of producers

2013-034/004(02)
File
Oct. 1979

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Casablanca / screenplay by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch

2013-034/010(11)
File
Reproduced [197-?], originally created 1942

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

"Cat sass"

2013-034/006(11)
File
1977

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Cat sass : proposal and outline for a half-hour dramatic film / written by Paul Shapiro and Brian Freeman

2013-034/006(12)
File
Oct. 1977

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

CBC [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation] script report

2013-034/001(02)
File
10 Nov. 1980

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

CBC memoranda and industry research reports

2018-013/001(09)
File
1998

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

CBC script reports

2013-034/001(03)
File
1984-1987

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

CBC script reports

2013-034/001(05)
File
1985

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

CBC script reports

2013-034/001(04)
File
1984-1987

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

CBC script reports : invoices/receipts

2013-034/001(07)
File
1986

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

CBC script reports : invoices/receipts

2013-034/001(06)
File
1985

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Chain letter

2013-034/003(07)
File
1990-1991

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

File consists of copies of a chain letter sent to Freeman. Participants include Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Goldie Hawn, Michael Eisner, Victor Garber, Pierre Salinger and Art Buchwald.

CIDOC [Centro Intercultural de Documentacion] : Ivan Illich

2013-034/002(06)
File
[ca. 1975]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Cineroutes contract and agreement

2013-034/002(04)
File
Feb.-Mar. 1987

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Cineturgy corresp.

2013-034/002(03)
File
1984-1987

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Civilized Theatre, Paul Bettis : notes towards a Colin McPhee TV project

2018-013/003(01)
File
2001

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Clippings

2013-034/002(12)
File
1972-1985

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Clippings, resume, pictures

2013-034/003(10)
File
1977-1981

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Clown white / written by Jeffrey Cohen and Paul Shapiro

2013-034/010(12)
File
21 Mar. 1980

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Contracts

2013-034/003(03)
File
1964-1981

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

File includes Freeman's high school and university transcripts and his 1964 and 1977 Canadian passports.

Contracts/corresp. : CBC/OFDC/other writing

2013-034/002(02)
File
1976-1987

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Correspondence with playwright David Young re: “First Light”

2018-013/002(21)
File
[199-?]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Creative notes : “Nora and the neighbour's boy”

2018-013/001(02)
File
[198-?]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Daredevils of Niagara : an original screenplay / by M.S. Martin

2013-034/011(01)
File
14 Feb. 1994

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

David Freeman presents Screenwriting Skills for All Storytellers : flyer

2018-013/002(06)
Item
Oct. 1994

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

"Death by trac II"

2013-034/006(13)
File
1984

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Development notes and correspondence

2018-013/001(11)
File
2001

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

"Diary of a cab wife"

2013-034/006(14)
File
1983, 1985-1986

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Draft film treatments

2013-034/006(15)
File
1980

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Draft writing

2013-034/006(18)
File
1982

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Draft writing

2013-034/006(16)
File
[197-?]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Draft writing : miscellaneous

2013-034/006(17)
File
1975

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

"Dupes of Dupont"

2013-034/006(19)
File
[197-?]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Duties and desires (fourth draft) / a screenplay by John Hunter

2013-034/011(03)
File
1992

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

E-mail from Heather Haldane : “Everest” casting

2018-013/003(04)
Item
23 Feb. 2006

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

"Entomic dream"

2013-034/006(20)
File
[ca. 1980]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Ferris wheel / an original screenplay written by Andrzej Markiewicz

2013-034/011(04)
File
1985

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Film reviews

2013-034/007(01)
File
1975, 1980

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Film world

2013-034/007(02)
File
Apr.-May 1974

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

File consists of draft reviews of play scripts.

"First light" : film treatment and analysis

2013-034/011(05)
File
1994-1995

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

First light / a screenplay by David Young

2013-034/011(07)
File
1 Mar. 1996

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

First light (second draft) / a screenplay by David Young

2013-034/011(06)
File
7 Feb. 1997

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Five favourite scenes : "If-then"

2013-034/007(03)
File
[197-?]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Flesh, the pleasures of

2013-034/007(04)
File
[197-?]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

For "Maclean's" : notes : magazines for media mutants

2013-034/007(08)
File
1979

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

GMCI/Fruit by the Foot, “Watermelon frenzy/Dive in”

2018-013/004(01)
Item
27 May 1998

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

GNATCAN [Grand National Academy of Theatre of Canada] : theatre convention and festival of two-minute plays

2013-034/003(05)
File
1973

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Gnatprints Inc

2013-034/003(06)
File
[ca. 1973]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

File includes two issues (Oct., Dec. 1973) of journal "The twenty five cent review".

Good enough for Cary (tenth draft) / by Ian Iqbal Rashid

2013-034/011(08)
File
26 Oct. 1994

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

"His father's son"

2013-034/011(09)
File
17 Nov. 1991

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Inexpressible island (first draft) / a play by David Young

2013-034/011(10)
File
[199-]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Interviews

2013-034/007(05)
File
[198-?]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

File consists of draft text of interviews conducted by Freeman with Paul Bettis and Larry Fineberg.

Invoice book

2013-034/005(01)
File
May-Oct. 1987

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Item pertains to Freeman's work writing script reports for the Ontario Film Development Corporation.

"Kootenay West" : epic novel/film treatment

2013-034/007(06)
File
1980

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Last stand (second draft) / David Young

2013-034/012(01)
File
15 Mar. 1998

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

"Laura walks - and goes home" : notes and background materials

2013-034/007(07)
File
1977

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Letter and script analysis from Andrew McEvoy

2018-013/002(10)
File
21 Nov. 1991

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Letter from Martin [?]

2018-013/002(02)
Item
23 Feb. 1993

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Letter to Phyllis Platt

2018-013/003(02)
Item
14 May 1999

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Letters : correspondence in/out

2018-013/001(03)
File
1973-1980

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Life is elsewhere / Harry Killas & Gary Fisher

2013-034/012(02)
File
1991

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Lush life (first draft) / a screenplay by David Young

2013-034/012(03)
File
15 May 1993

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Mach's principle / by Michael Thoma

2013-034/012(04)
File
May 1997

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Making a point / written by Squat Theatre

2013-034/012(05)
File
23 July 1978

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Martha & Smith/Smith & Martha (second draft) / Murray Battle

2013-034/012(06)
File
1980

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

McKee

2013-034/002(09)
File
[199-?]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

File pertains to Robert McKee's story structure workshop.

Memorandum to Louise Clark re: screenplay development program

2018-013/002(17)
Item
2 Apr. 1990

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Miscellaneous CBC correspondence and research

2018-013/001(04)
File
1994-2001

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Photograph in file is a cast and crew photo from the set of Peacekeepers (1996).

Mystery of B. Traven

2013-034/007(09)
File
1980

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

NAC [National Arts Centre] correspondence

2013-034/002(08)
File
1970-1971

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

File consists of copies of letters sent by Freeman in his role as artistic assistant of the Centre Studio.

"Naked lunch" (third draft)

2013-034/012(07)
File
12 Sept. 1990

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

National Arts Centre : Centre Studio theatre project : "How the company" : notes and reports

2013-034/002(07)
File
1968-1972

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

National Arts Centre : Centre Studio theatre project : rehearsal notes

2013-034/004(01)
File
1970

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Newspaper articles : Carl Bowles

2018-013/001(15)
File
Photographed [199-?], originally created 1974-1975

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

NFB [National Film Board] workshop

2013-034/007(10)
File
1977

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

"No boundaries"

2013-034/012(08)
File
[199-?]

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

"No man's land"

2013-034/007(11)
File
1980

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Not drowning, swimming / by David Young

2013-034/012(09)
File
May 1996

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

Notebook

2018-013/002(11)
Item
[199-]-2001

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

OFDC script reports : invoices/receipts

2013-034/001(09)
File
1986-1987

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

"On the box"

2013-034/007(13)
File
1985

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

O'Neill

2013-034/007(12)
File
1978

Part of Brian Freeman fonds

File pertains to Freeman's attendance at the 1978 National Critics' Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and includes drafts of script outlines and theatre reviews written by Freeman.

Ontario Film Development Corporation : contracts, performance reviews and correspondence