(n.p.), (n.p.), (1984). Unpublished and unproduced screenplay, predating publication of Kesey's novel of the same title by 10 years. The story is based on a historical character, a black cowboy named George Fletcher who performed at the first Pendleton, Oregon, round up in 1911. Together with a synopsis of the story, 3 pages, and three unpublished chapters introducing the characters, setting and plot action, another 38 pages of text. Two copies of the synposis and introductory chapters are included, one consisting of loose unbound sheets in a folder that Kesey has labeled, the other one hardbound with pictorial front matter including title page and two pieces about the two main characters, with illustrations of them taken from vintage photographs. In addition, three copies of a short bio of Kesey are included, in a file folder labeled by him, with a photocopy of a 28-page handwritten scene that Kesey added to the script. We are told this is the only copy that was made of the original, and we do not know where the original is, or if it still exists. Finally, there are over 200 color negatives of photos taken during various promotional events for the film, including many of Kesey and several of the musician Taj Mahal dressed up as George Fletcher; in one set of photos Taj Mahal is playing guitar and Kesey is on harmonica. The project never found the backers needed for production, and it ended up in a lawsuit that is still ongoing. These materials all come from one of the original promoters of the film, who was trying to find funding for it, and who worked closely with Kesey during this period in an attempt to get the project off the ground. A significant body of original, unpublished material by Kesey. The screenplay is on three hole-punched paper bound with two brads. We have seen a copy of the screenplay once before, but never the synopsis, the three chapters, the bio, the negatives, nor the additional handwritten scene. [#027637] SOLD