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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Kenneth Peach papers
Creator:
Peach, Kenneth
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0256
Physical Description:
1.25 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1951-1982
Abstract: Kenneth Peach, Sr. was a special effects artists and set photographer. The collection consists primarily of television scripts
related to the Peach's career.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2003.
[Identification of item], Kenneth Peach Papers (Collection PASC 256). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9948572263606533
Kenneth D. Peach (Ken) was born in EL Reno, OK on March 6, 1903. He began his career in motion pictures at about the age of
20 and became a director of photography in 1926. He worked with composite processes, miniatures, montages and matte shots
for Tiffany Pictures for two years, then joined Fred Jackman's technical effects department at Warner Brothers- First National
for almost three years. He was a process cinematographer for various independent companies for two years and was with Columbia
for a year. In 1931 he joined the RKO Radio camera effects department, where he worked on such notable films as
The Most Dangerous Game and
King Kong. In 1933 Peach began what would become a long association with Hal Roach Studio, where he was director of photography of
many of the Laurel and Hardy comedies, including
Sons of the Desert and
Dirty Work. After serving in the US Navy, he did the special effects and process photography on several independent pictures eventually
going to RKO until 1950. Around this time, he became director of photography for the Cisco Kid features and 26 episodes of
the Cisco Kid television series, among other projects. During the 1950s we was associated with numerous television series
including
Boston Blackie,
Texaco Star Theatre, and
Lassie among others. He also photographed several television features. Into the 1960s Peach continued to work on both theatrical
features and television projects until his retirement in 1984. Peach died February 27, 1988 after a long illness.
The collection primarily of television scripts related to the career of special effects artists and set photographer, Kenneth
Peach, Sr. Also included in the collection is a small number of crew sheets and group photographs. Notably absent from the
collection is material related to the number of motion picture projects in which he was involved.
The collection is arranged by project titles.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Television scripts.
Cinematographers -- Archives.
Peach, Kenneth -- Archives