Cranton (Hal) Bobby Benson and the Bee Bar Bee Riders scripts, 1950

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Summary

Title:
Hal Cranton television and radio scripts for Bobby Benson and the Bee Bar Bee Riders,
Dates:
1950
Creators:
Cranton, Hal
Abstract:
Hal Cranton was the assistant director of the Bee Bar Bee Riders radio series and occassionally wrote for both the radio and television program. The collection consists of script material television and radio show Bobby Benson and the Bee Bar Bee Riders.
Extent:
3 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Hal Cranton Television and Radio Scripts for Bobby Benson and the Bee Bar Bee Riders (Collection 240). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of material related to the career of writer and director Hal Cranton. Contains photocopies, originals, and annotated versions of television and radio scripts for Bobby Benson and the Bee Bar Bee Riders. Also includes copies of NBC-TV network program sales presentation booklets, some but not all, written or prepared by Cranton. Scripts were donated in honor of Don Knotts. Program sales presentations were donated in honor of Sylvester L. (Pat) Weaver.

Biographical / historical:

Hal Cranton was the assistant director of the Bee Bar Bee Riders radio series and occassionally wrote for both the radio and television program. The television program started as an half-hour live western series seen weekly on WOR-TV NY from April 18-Sept. 29, 1950. The program started as a musical variety program featuring Don Knotts as Windy Wales and Bobby Benson as Ivan Curry. The radio programs were broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1981.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Bobby Benson and the Bee Bar Bee Riders
  2. NBC Network Program Sales Presentations

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Arts Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Elizabeth Graney.
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro; frontmatter gathered from MARC Record. Date of source: 240402.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Performing Arts 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Hal Cranton Television and Radio Scripts for Bobby Benson and the Bee Bar Bee Riders (Collection 240). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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