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Title: Ellis St. Joseph papers
Collection number: PASC 43
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.4 linear ft.
(8 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1933-1979
Abstract: Ellis St. Joseph was a producer and writer. The collection includes television and motion picture script material and published
novellas related to St. Joseph's career.
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.
Creator:
St. Joseph, Ellis
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ellis St. Joseph, 1984.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
3222247
[Identification of item], Ellis St. Joseph Papers (Collection PASC 43). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
There is little biographical information available about Ellis St. Joseph. St. Joseph created the adult education drama department
at New York University and was a lecturer at Columbia University. Once a staff writer for Warner Bros., his film credits include
The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958),
The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970),
Flesh and Fantasy (1943),
Joan of Paris (1942),
Reno (1939), and
A Scandal in Paris (1946). Among his television credits are
Batman,
Bob Hope's Chrysler Theater,
Combat
Logan's Run,
The Lloyd Bridges Show,
The Outer Limits, and
Playhouse 90, among others. Ellis St. Joseph died on August 21, 1993 in Beverly Hills, CA.
The collection consists of material related to the career of producer and writer Ellis St. Joseph. Included are assorted script
drafts and first edition published
novellas. Among the projects represented are the television programs
Batman,
Grindl,
Land of the Giants,
Playhouse 90,and
Time Tunnel, among others, and layscripts titled
Iceberg,
A Scandal in Paris,
Strange Adventures of Sinbad, and
Townsend Harris. Novella stories include
The End of Monte Carlo,
An Introduction to Eric,
A Knocking at the Gate,
Leviathan, and
A Passenger to Bali.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
St. Joseph, Ellis--Archives.
Screenwriters--Archival resources
Television writers--Archives.