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Finding Aid for the Suzy Kalter Collection of “Dallas” Television Scripts, 1978-1985
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Title: Suzy Kalter Collection of
Dallas Television Scripts
Date (inclusive): 1978-1985
Collection number: 77
Creator: Kalter, Suzy.
Extent: 16 boxes (7.0 linear ft.)
Abstract:
Dallas has been labeled the first of a genre to be named "prime-time soap." It is likely the collection of scripts was collected
by Suzy Kalter for her book
The Complete Book of Dallas: Behind the Scenes of the World's Favorite TV Program.
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.
Suzy Kalter is author of
The Complete Book of Dallas: Behind the Scenes of the World's Favorite TV Program,
The Complete Book of M*A*S*H, and
The Complete Book of Dallas: Behind the Scenes of the World's Favorite TV Program.
Dallas was created by David Jacobs for Lorimar productions and ran from 1978-1991. The program focused on the wealthy Ewing family
with a major story line centered on the bitter rivalry with the Ewing and Barnes families. In the pilot episodes and the twelve
seasons followed, the Ewing family remained the focus of series. The Ewing family and an assortment of relatives made their
home at Southfork, the family ranch.
Dallas was successful in its use of cliffhanger endings at the end of each season. The original cast included: Jim Davis, Barbara
Bel Geddes, Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy, Victoria Principal, Ken Kercheval, David Wayne, Charlene Tilton, and
Steve Kanaly.
Collection consists of scripts for the television series Dallas (1978-85), possibly used for Suzy Kalter's book,
The complete book of Dallas : behind the scenes of the world's favorite TV program.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Television writers--United States--Archival resources.
Television scripts.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Dallas (Television program)