Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Franklin, Gary
- Abstract:
- Gary Franklin is best known a news and entertainment reporter for KCBS. The collection consists of oversize black and white mounted photographs taken by Franklin. The bulk of the images are political figures and entertainers. Additionally there are a very small number of location shots including Los Angeles area studios.
- Extent:
- 6 oversize boxes
- Language:
- Finding aid is written in English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of oversize black and white mounted photographs taken by Gary Franklin. The majority of the photographs were taken during the late 1970s to early 1980s; with a very small number of imageds shot in the early 1950s and late 1960s. The bulk of photographs are primarily political figures and entertainers interviewed and covered by Franklin in his capacity as both news and entertainment reporter. Among those photographed are Kirk Douglas, Cher, Broderick Crawford, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, Gene Hackman, Jim Henson, Charleton Heston, Lyndon G. Johnson, Bobby Kennedy, Shari Lansing, Ronald Reagan and others. Additionally there are photographs of various locations including Los Angeles area studios such as Disney, T.B.S., Twentieth Century Fox and Universal.
- Biographical / historical:
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Gary Franklin is best known as KCBS' entertainment reporter-critic. He received the Los Angeles Press Club award in 1983.
- Acquisition information:
- Donation, 1984.
- Arrangement:
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The photographs are arranged alphabetically by name or place
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Celebrities -- Photographs.
Photographs.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988