Finding Aid for the Phil Doran Papers PASC.0351
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Title: Phil Doran papers
Creator:
Doran, Phil
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0351
Physical Description:
1.4 Linear Feet
(3 boxes and 1 half document box)
Date (inclusive): 1967-1971
Abstract: Phil Doran was a television writer who wrote for game shows and late night talk shows in the late 1960's and early 1970's.
The collection consists of his project ideas, game show questions, talk show host monologues and a small number of business
notes.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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Biography
Phil Doran graduated from Indiana University in 1965 with a B.S. in Radio-TV Production/Direction. From 1965-1967 Doran worked
for various advertising agencies writing advertisements for radio, print and television. In August of 1967, Doran was hired
by Chuck Barris Productions to write questions and coordinate contestants for the game shows
The Newlywed Game,
The Dating Game and
The Family Game. He was hired as the head writer for
The Joey Bishop Show in November of 1968, a position he retained until the show's cancellation in November 1969. In 1971, Doran worked as the
talent coordinator for
The Merv Griffin Show for which he wrote guest introduction and interview sets. Doran later went on to write for the daytime game show
The Amateur's Guide to Love in 1972. Doran went on to write and produce such shows as
Who's The Boss?,
The Wonder Years and
Sanford and Son. In 2006, he published the novel
The Reluctant Tuscan.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of materials related to the early career of television writer Phil Doran. Included are project ideas,
game show material, television talk show host monologues and a small number of business notes. The bulk of the materials consist
of host monologues and guest questions for
The Joey Bishop Show and
The Merv Griffin Show. There are also segment bits for the short lived daytime game show
The Amateur's Guide to Love, a game involving videotaped sequences from around the greater Los Angeles area. Also included are questions and notes for
the game shows
The Newlywed Game and
The Family Game.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder titles assigned by the processor, which reflect the contents of the files.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Television writers -- Archives.
Doran, Phil
box 4
Amateur's Guide to Love - show segment bit drafts A-J
no date
box 4
Amateur's Guide to Love - show segment bit drafts K-W
no date
box 4
Amateur's Guide to Love - show segment bits A-J
no date
box 4
Amateur's Guide to Love - show segment bits K-W
no date
box 1
Dating Game (The) notes for announcer and contestants
no date
General note
Appears to be notes for The Dating Game.
box 1
Family Game (The) - question drafts and notes
no date
box 1
Family Game (The) - question drafts and notes
no date
box 1
Family Game (The) - questions for contestants
1967
box 1
Family Game (The) - questions for contestants
1967
box 3
Joey Bishop Show - ideas
no date
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 2
Joey Bishop Show - monologue jokes
Oct
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 2
Joey Bishop Show - monologue jokes
Aug
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 2
Joey Bishop Show - monologue jokes
June
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 2
Joey Bishop Show - monologue jokes
May
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 2
Joey Bishop Show - monologue jokes
Apr
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 2
Joey Bishop Show - monologue jokes
Mar
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 2
Joey Bishop Show - monologue jokes
Nov
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 1
Joey Bishop Show - monologue jokes
Jan
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 2
Joey Bishop Show - monologue jokes
Sept
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 2
Joey Bishop Show - monologue jokes
Feb.
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 2
Joey Bishop Show - monologue jokes
no date
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 2
Joey Bishop Show - monologue jokes
July
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 2
Joey Bishop Show - monologue jokes
Dec
General note
Appears to be material for the Joey Bishop late night talk show that ran 1967-1969
box 1
Letter from Doran to Bob Shanks re: employment with Merv Griffin Productions
1969 Dec 2
box 1
London Lee project idea
no date
box 1
Mating the Write Way! - handwriting guide
no date
General note
Ephemera possibly related to The Dating Game.
box 4
Merv Griffin Show (The) - sets of introductions and questions
1971 Oct
box 4
Merv Griffin Show (The) - sets of introductions and questions
no date
box 4
Merv Griffin Show (The) - sets of introductions and questions
1972 Jan
box 4
Merv Griffin Show (The) - sets of introductions and questions
1971 Nov
box 3
Merv Griffin Show (The) - sets of introductions and questions
1971 Sept
box 3
Merv Griffin Show (The) - sets of introductions and questions
1971 Mar
box 3
Merv Griffin Show (The) - sets of introductions and questions
1971 Jan
box 3
Merv Griffin Show (The) - sets of introductions and questions
1971 Feb
box 3
Merv Griffin Show (The) - sets of introductions and questions
1971 Aug
box 3
Merv Griffin Show (The) - sets of introductions and questions
1971 Apr
box 3
Merv Griffin Show (The) - sets of introductions and questions
1971 May
box 3
Merv Griffin Show (The) - sets of introductions and questions
1971 June
box 3
Merv Griffin Show (The) - sets of introductions and questions
1971 July
box 1
Mr. President project idea
no date
box 1
Newlywed Game (The) - question drafts and notes
no date
box 1
Newlywed Game (The) - question drafts and notes
no date
box 1
Newlywed Game (The) - question drafts and notes
no date
box 1
Rejection letter to Doran from Ed Weinberger re: Cosby Show
1969 Aug 21
box 3
Unidentified ideas
no date
General note
Possibly related to Merv Griffin Show; found among other possible Merv Griffin materials.
box 1
Unidentified Project Idea
no date