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:
- Novels
- Television Projects
- Unidentified Projects
- Writings by Ethan Lawrence
- Writings by Others
- 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.