Finding Aid for the Phil Doran Papers PASC.0351

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Title: Phil Doran papers

Creator: Doran, Phil

Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0351

Physical Description: 1.4 Linear Feet (3 boxes and 1 half document box)

Date (inclusive): 1967-1971

Abstract: Phil Doran was a television writer who wrote for game shows and late night talk shows in the late 1960's and early 1970's. The collection consists of his project ideas, game show questions, talk show host monologues and a small number of business notes.

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Language of Material: Materials are in English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Phil Doran Papers (Collection PASC 351). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Processing Information

Processed by Elizabeth Graney.

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UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9966850463606533

Biography

Phil Doran graduated from Indiana University in 1965 with a B.S. in Radio-TV Production/Direction. From 1965-1967 Doran worked for various advertising agencies writing advertisements for radio, print and television. In August of 1967, Doran was hired by Chuck Barris Productions to write questions and coordinate contestants for the game shows The Newlywed Game, The Dating Game and The Family Game. He was hired as the head writer for The Joey Bishop Show in November of 1968, a position he retained until the show's cancellation in November 1969. In 1971, Doran worked as the talent coordinator for The Merv Griffin Show for which he wrote guest introduction and interview sets. Doran later went on to write for the daytime game show The Amateur's Guide to Love in 1972. Doran went on to write and produce such shows as Who's The Boss?, The Wonder Years and Sanford and Son. In 2006, he published the novel The Reluctant Tuscan.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of materials related to the early career of television writer Phil Doran. Included are project ideas, game show material, television talk show host monologues and a small number of business notes. The bulk of the materials consist of host monologues and guest questions for The Joey Bishop Show and The Merv Griffin Show. There are also segment bits for the short lived daytime game show The Amateur's Guide to Love, a game involving videotaped sequences from around the greater Los Angeles area. Also included are questions and notes for the game shows The Newlywed Game and The Family Game.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder titles assigned by the processor, which reflect the contents of the files.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Television writers -- Archives.

Doran, Phil

box 4

Amateur's Guide to Love - show segment bit drafts A-J no date

box 4

Amateur's Guide to Love - show segment bit drafts K-W no date

box 4

Amateur's Guide to Love - show segment bits A-J no date

box 4

Amateur's Guide to Love - show segment bits K-W no date

box 1

Dating Game (The) notes for announcer and contestants no date

General note

Appears to be notes for The Dating Game.

box 1

Family Game (The) - question drafts and notes no date

box 1

Family Game (The) - question drafts and notes no date

box 1

Family Game (The) - questions for contestants 1967

box 1

Family Game (The) - questions for contestants 1967

box 1

Ideas no date

box 3

Joey Bishop Show - ideas no date

General note