Descriptive Summary
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Michael Preece Television and Motion Picture Scripts
Date (inclusive): 1977-1982
Collection number: 59
Creator: Preece, Michael
Extent: 15 boxes 6.25 linear ft.
Abstract: Michael Preece started his career as script supervisor going on to direct in film and television. The collection consists
of scripts and production material related to Preece's career.
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.
Biography
Michael Conway Preece was born in Los Angeles, California on September 15, 1936. He started his career in motion pictures
(1950s) as a script supervisor and went on to act and direct. Preece worked on television series such as
I Spy,
Hawaii Five-0, and
Streets of San Francisco. He started directing in the mid-1970s including television programs such as
Dallas,
Bionic Woman, and
Barnaby Jones.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of television and motion picture scripts related to the career of director Michael Preece. Includes television
series such as
Falcon Crest,
Dallas,
Most Wanted, and
When The Whistle Blows. Also includes some production material.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Television producers and directors--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Television scripts.
Film scripts.