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Title: James Poe Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1940-
Collection number: 878
Creator:
Poe, James, 1923-
Extent: 48 boxes (24 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: James Poe (1923-1980) was associated with the motion picture industry (1941-80). He was a screenwriter who wrote documentaries,
radio and television scripts, and a made-for-television movie. He won an Academy Award and New York Film Critics Award in
1957 for the screenplay of
Around the world in 80 days, and was nominated for an Academy Award three more times during his career. The collection consists of scripts (radio, television,
and film), correspondence, ephemera, stills, and tapes related to the career and life of James Poe.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. 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.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of James Poe, 1964-69.
[Identification of item], James Poe Papers (Collection 878). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
2722838
Poe was born October 4, 1923 in Dobbs Ferry, New York; attended St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland; affiliated with the
news desk for The march of time series, Cinema Unit, RKO, 1941; associated with motion picture industry, 1941-80; won Academy
Award and New York Film Critics Award in 1957 for screenplay of
Around the world in 80 days; was nominated for an Academy Award three more times: in 1958 for
Cat on a hot tin roof, in 1963 for
Lilies of the field, and in 1969 for
They shoot horses, don't they?; wrote documentaries, radio and television scripts, and a made-for-television movie; president, James Poe Company, 1967-80;
died of a heart attack in 1980.
Collection consists of scripts, correspondence, ephemera, stills, and tapes related to the career and life of James Poe. Scripts
are from Poe's work in radio, television, and film.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Poe, James, 1923- --Archives.
Screenwriters--United States--Archival resources.
Television writers--United States--Archival resources.
Radio writers--United States--Archival resources.
Film scripts.
Radio plays.
Television plays.