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Unpublished Columbo's

The United States Copyright Office maintains a list of literary works which have been registered for copyright purposes, including many writings which have never been published.

A search of the Copyright Office records reveals an interesting look at “Columbo” scripts which have not been produced. Some of them may be filmed and enjoyed in the future, while others may never see the light of day.

The titles, alone, are sometimes fascinating.

Columbo :  News At Eleven

DATE REGISTERED: November 25, 1998

AUTHOR(s): Jones, Richard David, 1965-

 

Columbo : Now You See Him, Now You Don't

DATE REGISTERED: November 30, 1998

AUTHOR(s): DAngeli, Frank Paul, 1961-

 

Columbo :  Help Yourself

DATE REGISTERED: June 08, 1998

AUTHOR(s): Goubet, Stephane Olivier, 1972-

Columbo : Murder By Suicide

DATE REGISTERED: March 13, 1998

AUTHOR(s): DAngeli, Frank Paul, 1961-

 

Columbo's Big Surprise : A Comedy/Murder In Three Acts / by Kitty Czarnelki

DATE REGISTERED: August 16, 1996

AUTHOR(s): Czarnecki, Kitty, 1959-

 

Columbo :  A Deadly Opportunity

DATE REGISTERED: November 16, 1995

AUTHOR(s): VanderLugt, Christopher, 1972-

 

 

Columbo : The Conscience Of The King

DATE REGISTERED: October 27, 1994

AUTHOR(s): Carriere, Carolyn J., 1955-

 

Columbo :  Don't Look A Gilt Horse In The Mouth

DATE REGISTERED: May 31, 1994

AUTHOR(s): Schleicher, Donna J., 1947-

 

Chemical Reaction : A Columbo  Movie Of The Week / written by Catherine LaMoreaux and Lawrence Paone

DATE REGISTERED: March 11, 1991

AUTHOR(s): LaMoreaux, Catherine, 1959-; Paone, Lawrence, 1960-

         

Columbo  in The Greatest Night In The History Of Fights

DATE REGISTERED: April 09, 1991

AUTHOR(s): Leventon, Leonard

 

Columbo  : Take My Life, Please! / by Douglas Scott Williams

DATE REGISTERED: May 22, 1989

AUTHOR(s): Williams, Douglas Scott, 1972-

 

Two TV scripts -- M*A*S*H and Columbo  / written by Marcus G. Mitchell

DATE REGISTERED: February 27, 1981

AUTHOR(s): Mitchell, Marcus G., 1954-

In addition to scripts, we find the following “Columbo” works registered for Copyright:

Columbo  : Color Number Game

DATE REGISTERED: November 09, 1983

DATE OF CREATION: 1972

AUTHOR(s): Downey, John Thomas, 1929-; Downey, Richard Thomas, 1960-; Downey, Robert Michael, 1962-

 

“Why Can't I Be Like Lieutenant Columbo ?”  [Musical work - Words and music by Tom Babcock]

DATE REGISTERED: August 31, 1979         

DATE OF CREATION: 1979

AUTHOR(s): Babcock, Thomas Allan, 1954-

And finally, we find this intriguing entry in the records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office:

“COLUMBO” Cigarette Rolling Papers

REGISTERED: December 27, 1977

CANCELLED : May 22, 1984

LAST LISTED OWNER: RUBYROSE INCORPORATED, BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF.

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