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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
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UCLA Catalog Record ID
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Scope and Content
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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Ralph Bellamy papers
Creator:
Bellamy, Ralph
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0224
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear Feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1926-1982
Date (bulk): 1980-1982
Abstract: Ralph Bellamy has acted on stage, film, and motion pictures. The collection consists primarily of materials related his role
in the television mini series
Winds of War, including scripts as well as production and press material.
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.
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift.
Organization and Arrangement
The files are arranged alphabetically by file titles which reflect the contents of the folders.
Biography
Born in Chicago, Illinois on June 17, 1904, Ralph Bellamy began acting in high school. Upon graduation, he embarked on a theatre
apprenticeship, touring the country and playing over 400 different roles over the course of nine years. Bellamy later moved
to Hollywood to pursue a career in motion pictures, starring in over 83 films including
Spitfire,
The Wedding Night,
His Girl Friday and
Boy Meets Girl from 1930-1942. In the early 1940's Bellamy became disenchanted with Hollywood and, though successful, left to pursue other
acting interests. Though Bellamy would continue to act in the occassional film, such as
Rosemary's Baby amd
Coming to America, the majority of his career from 1942 until his death was in television and stage productions. Arguably his most famous role,
Bellamy portrayed President Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the stage and screen productions of
Sunrise at Campobello in 1958 and 1960 respectively. Bellamy also portrayed President Roosevelt in the 1982 television miniseries
The Winds of War. Throughout his career, Bellamy garnered multiple awards for his performances including a Tony Award for
Sunrise at Campobello, a best actor award from the Academy of Radio and Television Arts and Sciences for
Man Against Crime in 1950, four Emmy Award nominations and an honorary Academy Award in 1987 for his contributions to the industry. In addition
to his acting career, Bellamy also participated in the Screen Actors Guild, as a founder and board member, and Actor's Equity,
as president. A dedicated performer, he continued to work until the year before his death, acting in the film
Pretty Woman in 1990. Ralph Bellamy died in Los Angeles, CA of lung disease on November 29, 1991.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ralph Bellamy Papers (Collection PASC 224). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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Scope and Content
The collection consists primarily of material related to Ralph Bellamy's role in the television mini-series
Winds of War. Including in the collection are scripts and ephemera from the
Winds of War television production,as well as small amount of articles and ephemera related to Bellamy's career.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Actors -- Archives.
Television scripts.
Bellamy, Ralph, 1904-1991--Archives.