Bonnie Franklin papers, 1970-1984

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Summary

Creators:
Franklin, Bonnie
Abstract:
Bonnie Franklin is best known for her role as Ann Romano on the television sitcom, One Day at a Time (1975-1984). The bulk of collection are bound scripts for television program, One Day at a Time. Additionally, there are a small number of photographs, posters, award nomination certificates, poster-like items, and ephemera.
Extent:
5.6 linear feet (9 boxes, 1 carton, and 1 flat)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Bonnie Franklin papers (Collection Number 2199). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of material related to the career of actress Bonnie Franklin. The bulk of collection are bound volumes of scripts for television program, One Day at a Time. Additionally, there are a small number of photographs, posters, award nomination certificates, poster-like items, and ephemera.

Biographical / historical:

Bonnie Gail Franklin was born January 6, 1944, in Santa Monica, CA. She attended Smith College, 1961-63 and earned a BA in English from University of California, Los Angeles, 1966. Franklin was a child tap-dancer and actress and a protégé of Donald O'Connor. She made her stage debut in San Francisco and an off-Broadway debut in in a production of Your Own Thing (1968). Among her stage appearances are Dames at Sea (1969), Applause (1970), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (1988), and Annie Get Your Gun (1988), among others. Her film credits include The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956), The Wrong Man (1956), and A Summer Place (1959). She is best known for her role as Ann Romano on the television sitcom, One Day at a Time (1975-1984). Franklin received many awards and honors, among them a nomination from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1982), One Day at a Time; Antoinette Perry Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress, Musical Applause, 1970; and Hollywood Foreign Press Golden Globe, for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series One Day at a Time, 1982 and 1983. Among her philanthropic activities, she was honorary chair for the National Committee of Arts with the Handicapped.

Bonnie Franklin died in Los Angeles on March 1, 2013.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Smothers Brothers, 1976.
Processing information:

Processed by Karie Jenkins, supervised by Julie Graham, 2015.

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Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Projects
  2. Photographs
  3. Awards and Honors
  4. Ephemera

Physical / technical requirements:

CONTAINS UNPROCESSED AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials are not currently available for access and will require further processing and assessment. If you have questions about this material please email spec-coll@library.ucla.edu.

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Actresses -- United States -- Archives.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Bonnie Franklin papers (Collection Number 2199). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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