Leigh Vance papers, 1968-1987

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Summary

Creators:
Vance, Leigh
Abstract:
Leigh Vance is best known as a writer and film producer. He was also a founding officer of the British Writers Guild and former president of the International Writers Guild. The collection consists of fifty-seven scripts for television series such as Mission Impossible, The Phoenix, and Switch, among others. Also includeded are eleven scripts for motion pictures such as Air Force One Is Down, Crossplot, Dawn of Time, and Queen of Diamonds, among others.
Extent:
3.0 linear ft. (7 boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Leigh Vance Papers (Collection PASC 227). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of materials related to the career of writer and producer Leigh Vance. The bulk of the collection are script files for television series representing Mission Impossible, The Phoenix, and Switch, among others. Also included are script materials for motion pictures such as Air Force One Is Down, Crossplot, Dawn of Time, and Queen of Diamonds, among others.

Biographical / historical:

Leigh Vance was a writer and film producer. He was also a founding officer of the British Writers Guild and former president of the International Writers Guild. His motion picture credits include The Black Windmill, The Frightened City, and The Shakedown, among others. He moved to Hollywood and wrote for and produced several television series including Baretta, Cannon , and Hart to Hart, among others. Leigh Vance died in Los Angeles on October 15, 1994 from a brief illness.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Leigh Vance, 1987.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Motion Picture Projects
  2. Television Projects

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Leigh Vance Papers (Collection PASC 227). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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