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Finding Aid for the Anthony and Nancy Lawrence papers, ca. 1960-ca. 1980
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Administrative Information
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content
  • Organization and Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Anthony and Nancy Lawrence papers,
    Date (inclusive): ca. 1960-ca. 1980
    Collection number: 308
    Extent: 52 boxes (26 linear ft.) 1 shoe box
    Abstract: Anthony and Nancy Lawrence were involved in a variety of television projects (ca. 1960s-1980s). The collection reflects their involvement as writers and producers in the television industry and includes files of various script drafts, story outlines, and concepts for what appears to be both produced and unproduced television programming. Additionally there is manuscript material for a novel by the Lawrences, titled Kisses from the Wolf.
    Language: Finding aid is written in English.
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts 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, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

    Administrative Information

    Restrictions on Access

    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.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    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], Anthony and Nancy Lawrence papers (Collection 308). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

    Biography

    There is little biographical information available about Anthony Lawrence or Nancy Lawrence. Anthony Lawrence's credits include a number of television programs produced during the 1960s through the 1980s including the television series Bonanza, Ben Casey, Hawaii Five-O, The Rat Patrol, and The Sixth Sense, among others and the TV movies Elvis, Liberace, and Dark Mansions. Nancy Lawrence's credits as writer and producer include the television series Jessie, The Phoenix, Lady Blue, and The Twilight Zone as well as the TV movies Liberace and Dark Mansions.

    Scope and Content

    The collection consists of material related to the careers of Anthony and Nancy Lawrence. The collection reflects the Lawrence's involvement with a variety television projects and includes files of various script drafts, story outlines, and concepts for what appears to be both produced and unproduced television programming. Additionally there is manuscript material for the novel Kisses from the Wolf by the Lawrences. Television series projects include Columbo, Coronet Blues, Gibbsville, Lady Blue, The Phoenix, and The Twilight Zone, among others. Television movie projects include Dark Mansions, Elvis, Liberace, a possible adaptation of Kisses from the Wolf, and a project about Montgomery Cliff, titled, Monty. Also in the collection are a small number of scripts by others which may have been submitted to the Lawrences for production consideration or used as ideas or research.

    Organization and Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series:
    1. Novels
    2. Television Projects
    3. Unidentified Projects
    4. Writings by Ethan Lawrence
    5. Writings by Others
    6. Writings Submitted to Anthony and Nancy Lawrence

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Lawrence, Anthony -- Archives.
    Lawrence, Nancy -- Archives.
    Television writers -- Archival resources.
    Women television writers -- Archival resources.
    Television producers and directors -- Archival resources.
    Women television producers and directors -- Archival resources.

    Genres and Forms of Material

    Television scripts.

    Other Index Terms Related to this Collection

    Lawrence, Anthony.
    Lawrence, Nancy.