Finding Aid for the Robert Eisele scripts, 1985-1994
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Robert Eisele scripts,
Date (inclusive): 1985-1994
Collection number: 230
Creator: Eisele, Robert, 1948-
Extent: 2 boxes (.75 linear ft.)
Abstract: Though primarily known as a writer, Robert Eisele has worked in multiple aspects of the entertainment industry including as
a teacher, writer, story editor and producer. The collection consists of script drafts for television projects including the
series
Cagney and Lacey and
The Equalizer among others.
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, 1996.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Robert Eisele scripts (Collection 230). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Biography
Robert H. Eisele was born June 9, 1948 in Altadena, CA. He obtained both his B.A. and M.F.A. from the University of California
at Los Angeles in 1971 and 1974 respectively. Though primarily known as a writer, Eisele has worked in multiple aspects of
the entertainment industry including as a professor, writer, story editor and producer. Beginning his career in the 1970's,
Eisele taught playwriting throughout California at such institutions as Santa Monica College, The American Conservatory Theatre
and Rio Hondo College. His work in television first began in the mid 1980's as a story editor for the television series
Crime Story and he went on to produce for the television stations NBC-TV and Universal TV. Eisele's television writing credits include
the television series
Cagney and Lacey and
The Equalizer and his motion picture writing credits include the films
The Last Light and
The Great Debaters. In addition to his work for television and film, Eisele has written multiple stage plays, garnering awards such as the Oscar
Hammerstein playwrighting fellowship, the Donald Davis Dramatic Writing Award, and the Humanitas Award.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of scripts related to the career of writer Robert Eisele. Includes drafts of television scripts including
Cagney and Lacey,
The Equalizer,
Lily in Winter, and
Last Light.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by project 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
Eisele, Robert, 1948- Archives
Television writers -- Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
television scripts.
Box 2, Folder 4
American Blues
Scope and Content Note
On the Line - first draft pilot script, May 16, 1990. Written by Robert Eisele.
Box 1, Folder 1
Cagney and Lacey
Scope and Content Note
Ordinary Hero - first draft script, Feb. 19, 1985. Written by Robert Eisele.
Box 1, Folder 2
Cagney and Lacey
Scope and Content Note
Schedule One - second draft script, May 23, 1986. Written by Robert Eisele.
Box 1, Folder 5
Equalizer (The)
Scope and Content Note
Budgets for the 1987-1988 and 1988-1989 seasons.
Box 1, Folder 6
Equalizer (The)
Scope and Content Note
Prisoners Of Conscience - revised script, Mar. 3, 1989. Written by Robert Eisele.
Box 1, Folder 7
Equalizer (The)
Scope and Content Note
Prisoners Of Conscience - writer's draft script, Feb. 16, 1989. Written by Robert
Eisele.
Box 1, Folder 4
Equalizer (The)
Scope and Content Note
Production and script status reports 1987-1988.
Box 1, Folder 3
Equalizer (The)
Scope and Content Note
Script status reports 1987-1988.
Box 1, Folder 8
Equalizer (The)
Scope and Content Note
Starfire - revised script, Jan. 16, 1989. Written by Robert Eisele.
Box 1, Folder 9
Equalizer (The)
Scope and Content Note
Starfire - Writer's draft script, Jan. 3, 1989. Written by Robert Eisele.
Box 1, Folder 11
Equalizer (The)
Scope and Content Note
The Visitation - revised script, Nov. 30, 1988. Written by Robert Eisele.
Box 1, Folder 10
Equalizer (The)
Scope and Content Note
The Visitation - writer's draft script, Nov. 16, 1988. Written by Robert Eisele.
Box 1, Folder 12
Last Light
Scope and Content Note
Production schedules.
Box 1, Folder 13
Last Light
Scope and Content Note
Second draft revised script, Dec. 22, 1992. Written by Robert Eisele.
Box 1, Folder 14
Last Light
Scope and Content Note
Second draft script, Nov. 21, 1992. Written by Robert Eisele.
Box 2, Folder 3
Lily in Winter
Scope and Content Note
Production schedule and synopsis.
Box 2, Folder 2
Lily in Winter
Scope and Content Note
Revised shooting script, Sep. 19, 1994. Written by Robert Eisele.
Box 2, Folder 1
Lily in Winter
Scope and Content Note
Script, no date. Written by Robert Eisele.
Box 2, Folder 5
Real World (The)
Scope and Content Note
Pilot - revised first draft pilot, Dec. 14, 1989. Written by Robert Eisele.
