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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Stephen Kandel papers
Creator:
Kandel, Stephen
source:
Kandel, Stephen
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0118
Physical Description:
26 Linear Feet
(52 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1958-1987
Abstract: Stephen Kandel is a prolific television writer whose credits include television and motion pictures. The collection consists
of television and motion picture scripts including television programs such as
Sea Hunt; television movies such as
Broken Promises; and motion pictures such as
Battle of the Coral Sea.
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.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Stephen Kandel, 1992.
Arranged in the following series:
- Motion Picture Projects
- Television Series
- TV Movies
- Unproduced Projects
Stephen Kandel was born in New York City on Apr. 30, 1927 and received his BA from Dartmouth College in 1950. From the 1960s
on Kandel has participated in many aspects of the entertainment industry including producing and writing for both film and
television. A few of his most notable credits include creating the ABC-TV
Iron Horse television series, serving as president of Dagonet Productions, Inc. as well as producing the
Mike Hammer and
MacGyver television series. His numerous author credits include television, TV movies, and motion pictures including the pilot episode
of
Star Trek,
Daktari,
Broken Promises, and
Chamber of Horrors. He is the recipient of many awards including the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Alan Poe award and the Writers Guild of
America Humanities award.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1972948
[Identification of item], Stephen Kandel papers (PASC 118). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library,
University of California, Los Angeles.
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processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
Collection consists of television and motion picture scripts related to the career of writer producer Stephen Kandel. Scripts
include various drafts and versions. Collection includes television programs such as
Iron Horse,
MacGyver,
Mannix, and
Sea Hunt; television movies such as
Broken Promises and
Son Rise : A Miracle of Love and motion pictures such as
Battle of the Coral Sea,
Cannon for Cordoba, and
Magnificent Roughnecks.
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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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Scripts (documents).
Television writers -- Archives.
Television producers and directors -- Archives.
Kandel, Stephen
Kandel, Stephen -- Archives