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Title: William and Lee Bell Collection of Scripts for Television Soap Operas,
Date (inclusive): 1958-
Collection number: 96
Origination: Bell, William J. and Lee Phillip
Extent: 877 boxes
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Shelf location: Held at SRLF. Please contact the Performing Arts Special Collections for paging information.
Language:
English.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for access.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Performing Arts Special Collections, UCLA. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing
to the Arts Special Collections Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Arts Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to
include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
William and Lee Bell Collection of Scripts for Television Soap Operas, 1958-. (Collection
96). Performing Arts Special Collections, Young Research Library, University of California,
Los Angeles.
William and Lee Phillip Bell were born and raised in Chicago, IL; the couple married in
1954; William J. began his writing career (1956) on "Guiding Light," wrote for "As The
World Turns," co-created "Another World" (1964) with Irna Phillips, and began writing for
"Days Of Our Lives" (1966); he is executive producer, co-creator and head writer for both
"The Bold And The Beautiful" and "The Young And The Restless"; Lee Bell graduated
Northwestern Univ. with a BS in Microbiology, 1950; she began hosting her own afternoon
talk show (1954) and went on to co-create "The Bold And The Beautiful" and "The Young And
The Restless"; she is the recipient of numerous awards and is president of Bell-Phillip
TV Productions.
Arranged in the following series:
- All My Children
- Another World
- As The World Turns
- The Bold And The Beautiful
- Days Of Our Lives
- The Guiding Light
- Laura
- Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
- The Many Ways Of Love
- Our Private World
- The Young And The Restless
Collection consists of various versions of scripts for soap operas such as "The Bold And
The Beautiful," "Days Of Our Lives," and "The Young And The Restless." Also includes
production material and correspondence.
Bell, Lee Phillip
Bell, William J., 1927-
The Bold And The Beautiful (Television program)
The Young And The Restless (Television program)
Days Of Our Lives (Television program)