Finding aid for the Noel Black Papers LSC.2320
Finding aid prepared by Kelly Besser, 2021.
UCLA Library Special Collections
Online finding aid last updated 2021 January 11.
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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.
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.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Preferred Citation
[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.
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General
Biography/History
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.
Scope and Content
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.
Organization and Arrangement
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
Motion Picture Projects
Scope and Content
This series contains scripts and/or production information for motion picture projects such as
A Change of Seasons,
A Man, a Woman, and a Bank,
Marianne,
Mischief, and
Pretty Poison.
Organization and Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by project title.
box 3, folder 2
Casting Suggestions for: A Man, a Woman, and a Bank; Mirrors; Killer; and The Adventures of Auggie March
undated
box 1, folder 20
A Change of Seasons - clippings
1980
box 1, folder 16
A Change of Seasons - corrections
1980
box 1, folder 14
A Change of Seasons - production information and holographic notes
1979 Nov -1980 Mar
box 1, folder 19
A Change of Seasons - schedules and reports
1980 Jan
box 1, folder 17
A Change of Seasons - script
1980 Jan 12
box 1, folder 15
A Change of Seasons - references/memos
1979 Dec - 1980 Feb
box 1, folder 18
Consenting Adults - script (aka A Change of Seasons)
undated
box 3, folder 22
Good Boys, Nice Girls ([aka Mischief?]) - production information and correspondence
1972-1973
box 1, folder 21 and 22
Man, A Woman, and a Bank (A) - scripts and release form
undated
box 2, folder 1-3
Marianne - scripts
1974 Apr 30
box 3, folder 10, 11, 12, 14, 15
Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - scripts
1984 May 7
box 3, folder 24
Mischief - budget information
1985 March
box 3, folder 19
Mischief (aka Heart and Soul)
1983-1984
box 3, folder 20
Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - activity reports
1985 Feb 7
box 3, folder 17
Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - casting information
1983
box 3, folder 18
Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - music notes
1984
box 3, folder 13
Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - production information and clippings
1982-1983
box 3, folder 16
Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - production material, clippings, correspondence
1983-1984
box 3, folder 23
Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - research
undated
box 1, folder 12 and 13
She Let Him Continue (released as Pretty Poison) - script
undated
Television Projects
Scope and Content
The series contains scripts and/or production information for projects such as television movies,
The Electric Grandma and
Quarterback Princess; the television mini-series
Deadly Intentions; and the television series
The Twilight Zone (1980s), among others.
Organization and Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically by project title.
box 2, folder 14
Conspiracy of Love - production information
1987 May - Jul
box 2, folder 15
Conspiracy of Love - script
1987 May 23
box 2, folder 16
Conspiracy of Love (MOW) [location photographs]
undated
box 3, folder 5 and 6
Deadly Intentions- bound photocopy of book
undated
box 3, folder 3
Deadly Intentions - broadcast standards and practices memos
1984 Nov
box 3, folder 9
Deadly Intentions - production material and copies of clippings
box 3, folder 4
Deadly Intentions (aka Obsessed to Kill) - production information
1984-1985
box 3, folder 8
Deadly Intentions -final revised script
1985 Jan 21
box 2, folder 12 and 13
Doctors Wilde (pilot) - scripts and production information
1987 Feb 27
box 2, folder 11
Dolphin Bay: The Initiation of Lisa Ruddick - script and productio information
1988 Dec 27
box 2, folder 10
Dolphin Bay: episode #1
1988 Aug - Sep
box 1, folder 6
Electric Grandma (The) - script and production information
1981 Jan
box 1, folder 3
Happy Endings - script and production information
1982 Feb-Marc
box 2, folder 7
Hollow Boy (The) - correspondence
1990 May - Aug
box 2, folder 6
Hollow Boy (The) - production information, contract, holographic notes
1990 Jul - Sep
box 2, folder 19
Meet at the Munceys - production information
1987 Dec
box 2, folder 20
Meet at the Munceys- script
1987 Dec
box 2, folder 4
Nightmare Classics: The Eyes of the Panther - production information
1989 Jan - Feb
box 2, folder 5
Nightmare Classics: The Eyes of the Panther - second draft script
1989 Feb 2
box 3, folder 7
Obsessed to Kill (aka Deadly Intentions) - daily production reports
1985 Jan - March
box 1, folder 1
Other Victim (The) - script and production information
1981 Jun
box 1, folder 5
Prime Suspect (aka Cry of Innocence) - script
1981 Apr
box 1, folder 4
Prme Suspect (aka Cry of Innocence) - script and production information
1981 Apr - Oct
box 1, folder 2
Promises to Keep - script and production information
1985 May-Aug
box 1, folder 9
Quarterback Princess - production information
1983 Aug-Nov
box 1, folder 10 and 11
Quarterback Princess - script
1983 Jul 21
box 2, folder 9
Time to Triumph - headshots and polaroids
undated
box 2, folder 8
Time to Triumph - script and production information
1985 Sep - Oct
box 2, folder 18
Twilight Zone: Song of the Younger World - script
1986 Oct 1
box 2, folder 17
Twilight Zone: To See the Invisible Man - script
1985 Dec 5
box 1, folder 7 and 8
Two Loves - scripts and production information
1986 Jan-Feb
box 3, folder 21
Holographic notes
undated
box 3, folder 1
TV Guide: Columbus on the Couch cover
1985 May 18-24
