Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Noel Black papers
- Dates:
- 1967-1990, bulk 1972-1990, bulk 1972-1990
- Creators:
- Black, Noel
- 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.
- Extent:
- 3 linear feet (3 cartons)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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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.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Marco Black, 2015.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Elizabeth (Elsie) Doolan, supervised by Julie Graham, 2015.
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- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series:
- Motion Picture Projects
- Television Projects
- Unidentifed Projects
- 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
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-06-14 16:56:36 -0700 .
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 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], Noel Black papers (Collection 2320). 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