Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Ben Starr Scripts,
Date (inclusive): 1948-1968
Collection number: 1077
Creator: Starr, Ben
Extent: 6 boxes (3 linear ft.)
Abstract: Ben Starr (b.1921) was president of the Radio Writers Guild, West and Television Writers of America. The collection consists
of scripts by Ben Starr and various collaborators for television, radio, film, and a play. Includes scripts for
Our man Flint,
How to commit marriage,
The family way, and
My favorite Martian.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ben Starr, 1969.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ben Starr Scripts (Collection 1077). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Starr was born October 18, 1921 in Manhattan, New York; BS, UCLA, 1942; air force navigator in B-17s for 3.5 years; after
his release from military service, Starr began writing in 1946; was president of Radio Writers Guild, West and Television
Writers of America.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of scripts by Ben Starr and various collaborators for television, radio, film, and a play. Includes scripts
for
Our man Flint,
How to commit marriage,
The family way, and
My favorite Martian.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Radio material.
- Television material.
- Feature films.
- Broadway play.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Starr, Ben--Archives.
Screenwriters--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Film scripts.
Television plays.
Radio plays.