Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Robert Wells papers
- Dates:
- circa 1950s-1970s
- Creators:
- Wells, Robert, 1922-1998 and Gaines, Michael
- Extent:
- 8.5 Linear Feet (17 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Robert Wells papers (Collection 269). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists primarily of television scripts and production the career of writer and producer Robert Wells. Includes materials for television shows and specials, motion pictures, and live variety shows including The Dinah Shore Chevy show. Also includes material for live performaces including: Victor/Victoria, and Shirley Maclaines Las Vegas show, If they could see me now. Additionally there is a small collection of slides and photographs for productions.
- Biographical / historical:
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Robert Wells was born Robert Levinson on October 15, 1922; lyricist, composer, writer and producer whose songwriting credits included; From here to eternity, Born to be blue, Magic town, Re-enlistment blues, and When Joanna loved me; his most famous song was The Christmas song, co-written in 1945 with Mel Torme and popularized in recordings by Nat "King" Cole and countless others; nominated for Oscar songwriting awards for It's easy to say, From here to eternity, and County fair; was for many years producer and head writer of The Dinah Shore Chevy show, for which he received four Emmys; honored with two Emmy awards for Shirley MacLaine, If they could see me now; Wells died September 23, 1998.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Michael Gaines, 2000.
- 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
- Names:
- Gaines, Michael
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-10 19:30:13 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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Property rights to the physical 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:
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[Identification of item], Robert Wells papers (Collection 269). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988