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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Noel Black papers
Creator:
Black, Noel
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2320
Physical Description:
3 Linear Feet
(3 cartons)
Date (inclusive): 1967-1990, bulk 1972-1990
Date (bulk): 1972-1990
Abstract: The collection consists of scripts and production material related to the career of motion picture and television director
Noel Black. Among the projects represented are
Deadly Intentions,
The Electric Grandma,
Pretty Poison, and
Promises to Keep, among others.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item], Noel Black papers (Collection 2320). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Marco Black, 2015.
Processed by Elizabeth (Elsie) Doolan, supervised by Julie Graham, 2015.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9980918203606533
Noel Anthony Black was born June 30, 1937, in Chicago, IL. Black earned both a B.A. and an M.A. in film studies from the University
of California, Los Angeles. His short film,
Skaterdater, was nominated for an Academy Award in 1966 and won the Palme d'Or for best short film at the Cannes Film Festival the same
year. The short film drew the attention of Twentieth Century Fox, who chose him to direct the film,
Pretty Poison (1968). Additional film credits include
Cover Me Babe (1970),
Jennifer on My Mind (1971),
A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979),
Private School (1983) and
Mischief (1985). Black also wrote and directed television shows such as
Kojak and
Quincy, M.E. in the mid-1970s. Additional television credits include
I'm a Fool for the PBS series
The American Short Story (1977),
A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979),
The Electric Grandmother (1982), and
Promises to Keep (1985), among others. Black retired in the early 1990s. He died July 5, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California.
The collection consists of material related to the career of television and motion picture director Noel Black. Included are
scripts and production information for motion picture and television projects. Among the motion picture projects represented
are
A Man, a Woman, and a Bank,
Mischief, and
Pretty Poison. Television projects include
Deadly Intentions,
The Electric Grandma,
Promises to Keep and
The Twilight Zone (1980s revival), among others.
Arranged in the following series:
- Motion Picture Projects
- Television Projects
- Unidentifed Projects
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Television producers and directors -- Archives
Motion picture producers and directors -- Archives
Black, Noel