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Title: Renata Vanni scripts,
Date (inclusive): 1955-1988
Collection number: 238
Creator: Vanni, Renata
Extent: 6 boxes (3.25 linear ft.)
Abstract: Renata Vanni started her career in Italian theater and on Italian radio in New York. She went under contract to Warner Bros
in 1940. She also appeared on popular television shows. The collection consists of scripts related to her acting career during
the 1950s-1990s.
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.
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of D. Salvi, 2004.
[Identification of item], Renata Vanni scripts (Collection 238). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Renata Vanni was born in Naples, Italy ca. 1909. She started her career in Italian theater and on Italian radio in New York.
She went under contract to Warner Bros (1940) where she became known as a comedic actress. Her numerous screen roles include
Westward the Women,
Seven Little Foys,
Once is Not Enough,
Three Coins in the Fountain,
Patch of Blue,
The Idol Maker, and
Fatso. She also appeared on major television shows such as
Lux Video Theater,
Alcoa Presents,
Gunsmoke,
Loveboat,
Mod Squad, and
That Girl. She died Feb. 19, 2004 at the age of 94.
Collection consists of film, televison and stage scripts related to the career of actress Renata Vanni. Among the film scripts
are
Venetian Affair and Jacqueline Susann's
Once Is Not Enough. The television scripts include The
Rockford Files and
That Girl! among others.
The scripts are arranged by project type.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Vanni, Renata -- Archives.
Actresses -- Archival resources.