Finding Aid for the Craig Buck scripts, ca. 1985-ca. 1986
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UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections
University of California, Los Angeles, Library
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Craig Buck scripts,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1985-ca. 1986
Collection number: 233
Creator: Buck, Craig
Extent: 2 boxes (.75 linear ft.)
Abstract: Craig Buck started writing and producing television series, pilots, movies, and miniseries in the 1980s. The collections consists
of scripts related to his career.
Language: Finding aid is written in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Performing Arts 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
Gift, 1986.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Craig Buck scripts (Collection 233). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Biography
Craig Faustus Buck was born May 16, 1952. He received his BA in Psychology from Antioch Univ. Buck started writing and producing
television network series, pilots, movies and miniseries in the 1980s. Among his credits are
Magnum, P.I.,
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,
The Incredible Hulk, and
A Fighting Choice. He has also written on human behavior for national magazines and newspaper publications.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of scripts related to the career of writer and producer Craig Buck. It is unknown which, if any of
the projects were produced. Included in the collection are scripts for
Fighting Choice (which may have been released as
A Fighting Choice),
Critical Exposure,
The Game,
Hook Lyon and Singer,
The Shooter,
Split Decision, and
Unfinished Business.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by script title.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Buck, Craig -- Archives.
Television writers -- Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
television scripts
Box 2, Folder 1
Choice (The)
1985 Aug 10
Note
Revised script draft written by Craig Buck. May have been released as A Fighting
Choice.
Box 1, Folder 15
Choice (The)
no date
Note
Script. Appears to have been released as A Fighting Choice.
Box 2, Folder 3
Choice (The)
no date
Note
Script. May have been released as A Fighting Choice.
Box 2, Folder 4
Choice (The)
no date
Note
Research and correspondence. May have been released as A Fighting Choice.
Box 1, Folder 7
Critical Exposure
1985 Nov 6
Box 1, Folder 6
Critical Exposure
1985 Nov 7
Note
First draft script written by Craig Buck.
Box 1, Folder 8
Critical Exposure
1985 Oct 27
Box 1, Folder 9
Critical Exposure
1985 Oct 29
Note
First draft script for television written by Craig Buck.
Box 1, Folder 6
Hook, Lyon & Singer
1985 Dec 10
Box 2, Folder 5
Hook, Lyon & Singer
1985 Nov 23
Box 1, Folder 14
Hook, Lyon & Singer
1985 Oct 24
Note
First draft script written by Craig Buck.
Box 1, Folder 4
Shooter
1985 Nov 15
Note
First draft script for television written by Craig Buck.
Box 1, Folder 3
Shooter
no date
Note
Story sketch for television written by Craig Buck.
Box 1, Folder 11
Unfinished Business
1985 Jan 11
Note
"House of Cards" revised second draft television script written by Jonas McCord.
Box 1, Folder 10
Unfinished Business
1985 Sep 13
Note
First draft script for television written by Ann Beckett.
Box 1, Folder 13
Unfinished Business
1986 April 7
Note
First draft script written by Craig Buck
Box 1, Folder 12
Unfinished Business
1986 May 15
Note
Revised draft script for television written by Craig Buck.