Finding Aid for the Gavin Lambert Collection of Books and Tapes, ca. 1954-2004 (bulk 1994-2004)
Processed by Aislinn Catherine Sotelo, with assistance from Elizabeth Sheehan, 2007; machine-readable finding aid created
by Caroline Cubé.
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Gavin Lambert Collection of Books and Tapes
Date (inclusive): ca. 1954-2004 (bulk 1994-2004)
Collection number: 1278
Creator:
Lambert, Gavin
Extent:
1 box (.5 linear feet)
Abstract: This collection of Gavin Lambert materials consists of books, videocassettes, audio cassettes, and a computer disk.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Language of Material:
English
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. 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
Collection was acquired in August 2005.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Gavin Lambert Collection of Books and Tapes (Collection 1278). Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Gavin Lambert was born July 23, 1924 in Sussex, England. Lambert was a screenwriter, author, and one-time director. His first
book "The Slide Area" was published in 1959. His screenplays include "Sons and Lovers" and "Inside Daisy Clover", which was
adapted from his book of the same title. He also wrote several bibliographies including "Nazimova," "Natalie Wood: A Life,"
and "Mainly About Lindsay Anderson." Mr. Lambert died [July 17, 2005], in Los Angeles, at aged 80.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of books, audiovisual recordings, and other materials written by Lambert, including "Inside Daisy
Clover" and two uncorrected proofs of "Natalie Wood: A Life." Included is Gavin Lambert's copy of "Another Sky," the only
film he both wrote and directed.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
This collection includes two compact audio cassettes, seven videocassettes, and a Zip disk.
COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital
materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.
Processing Note
Processed by the Center for Primary Research and Training by Aislinn Catherine Sotelo, with assistance from Elizabeth Sheehan,
Spring 2007.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Lambert, Gavin--Archives
Authors--20th century--Archival resources.
Screenwriters--Archival resources.
Box 1
Audio cassette--Arts Show with Clare English : Gavin Lambert Interview
2004 July 19
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: Audio cassette
Scope and Content Note
Interview with Gavin Lambert produced by Hazel Marshall for BBC Radio Scotland.
Box 1
Audio cassette--Copy of Olga Viripaeff and Suzanne Finstad
1999 May 8
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: Audio cassette
Box 1
Book--Hollywood's first choices (or why Groucho Marx never played Rhett Butler) : how the greatest casting decisions were
made, First edition.
1994
Creator/Collector: Burkhart, Jeff
Creator/Collector: Stuart, Bruce
Publisher: New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 21 cm.
230 p.
Scope and Content Note
Handwritten note on front endpage.
Box 1
Book--Inside Daisy Clover
1996
Creator/Collector: Lambert, Gavin
Publisher: London/ New York : Midnight Classics
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 20 cm.
245 p.
Scope and Content Note
Copy 1
Box 1
Book--Inside Daisy Clover
1996
Creator/Collector: Lambert, Gavin
Publisher: London/ New York : Midnight Classics
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 20 cm.
245 p.
Scope and Content Note
Copy 2
Box 1
Book--Natalie Wood: A lifeFirst
2004
Creator/Collector: Lambert, Gavin
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 24 cm.
346 p.
Scope and Content Note
Copy 1. This is an uncorrected proof.
Box 1
Book--Natalie Wood: A lifeFirst
2004
Creator/Collector: Lambert, Gavin
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 24 cm.
346
Scope and Content Note
Copy 2. This is an uncorrected proof.
Box 1
Videocassette--Another Sky
[1954]
Creator/Collector: Lambert, Gavin
Publisher: The National Film Archive
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 16 mm.
Scope and Content Note
Film release, 1954. Runtime, 86 mins. This is the only copy Gavin Lambert had of "Another Sky" on P.A.L format (British cassette).
The only film Gavin Lambert both wrote and directed (see his Biography of Lindsay Anderson "Mainly About L.A." for details)
16 mm. 1955.
Box 1
Vidocassette--Gavin Lambert
Creator/Collector: [Lambert, Gavin]
Box 1
Videocassette--Saturday Night at the Movies: Natalie
[2004 December 4]
Creator/Collector: [Lambert, Gavin]
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : tvo Television that Matters
Scope and Content Note
"Original Airdate: December 4, 2004"
Box 1
Videocassette--Saturday Night at the Movies: Gavin Lambert, part 1 of 4
2004 May 27
Creator/Collector: [Lambert, Gavin]
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : tvo Television that Matters
Physical Description: 30 mins.
Box 1
Videocassette--Saturday Night at the Movies: Gavin Lambert, part 2 of 4
2004 May 27
Creator/Collector: [Lambert, Gavin]
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : tvo Television that Matters
Physical Description: 30 mins.
Box 1
Videocassette--Saturday Night at the Movies: Gavin Lambert, part 3 of 4
2004 May 27
Creator/Collector: [Lambert, Gavin]
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : tvo Television that Matters
Physical Description: 30 mins.
Box 1
Videocassette--Saturday Night at the Movies: Gavin Lambert, part 4 of 4
2004 May 27
Creator/Collector: [Lambert, Gavin]
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : tvo Television that Matters
Physical Description: 16 mins.
Box 1
Zip disk--Unknown content
no date
Creator/Collector: [Lambert, Gavin]
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital materials you must notify the reference
desk in advance of your visit.
