Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
General
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Preferred Citation
Biography/History
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Bonnie Franklin papers
Creator:
Franklin, Bonnie
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2199
Physical Description:
5.6 Linear Feet
(9 boxes, 1 carton, and 1 flat)
Date (inclusive): 1970-1984
Abstract: Bonnie Franklin is best known for her role as Ann Romano on the television sitcom, One Day at a Time (1975-1984). The bulk
of collection are bound scripts for television program, One Day at a Time. Additionally, there are a small number of photographs,
posters, award nomination certificates, poster-like items, and ephemera.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Language of Material:
English
.
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization
for safe access. To review these audiovisual materials, you must notify the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk
in advance of your visit.
General
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Smothers Brothers, 1976.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Bonnie Franklin papers (Collection Number 2199). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
Biography/History
Bonnie Gail Franklin was born January 6, 1944, in Santa Monica, CA. She attended Smith College, 1961-63 and earned a BA in
English from University of California, Los Angeles, 1966. Franklin was a child tap-dancer and actress and a protégé of Donald
O'Connor. She made her stage debut in San Francisco and an off-Broadway debut in in a production of
Your Own Thing (1968). Among her stage appearances are Dames at Sea (1969), Applause (1970), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (1988),
and Annie Get Your Gun (1988), among others. Her film credits include The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956), The Wrong Man (1956),
and A Summer Place (1959). She is best known for her role as Ann Romano on the television sitcom, One Day at a Time (1975-1984).
Franklin received many awards and honors, among them a nomination from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Outstanding
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1982), One Day at a Time; Antoinette Perry Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress, Musical
Applause, 1970; and Hollywood Foreign Press Golden Globe, for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series One Day
at a Time, 1982 and 1983. Among her philanthropic activities, she was honorary chair for the National Committee of Arts with
the Handicapped. Bonnie Franklin died in Los Angeles on March 1, 2013.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of material related to the career of actress Bonnie Franklin. The bulk of collection are bound volumes
of scripts for television program, One Day at a Time. Additionally, there are a small number of photographs, posters, award
nomination certificates, poster-like items, and ephemera.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Projects
- Photographs
- Awards and Honors
- Ephemera
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Actresses -- United States -- Archives.