William and Lee Bell scripts for television soap operas, 1958-circa 1997

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Summary

Creators:
Seeger, Charles
Extent:
727 linear feet (1454 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], William and Lee Bell Scripts for Television Soap Operas (Collection PASC 96). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of various versions of scripts for soap operas such as "The Bold And The Beautiful," "Days Of Our Lives," and "The Young And The Restless." Also includes production material and correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

William and Lee Phillip Bell were born and raised in Chicago, IL; the couple married in 1954; William J. began his writing career (1956) on "Guiding Light," wrote for "As The World Turns," co-created "Another World" (1964) with Irna Phillips, and began writing for "Days Of Our Lives" (1966); he is executive producer, co-creator and head writer for both "The Bold And The Beautiful" and "The Young And The Restless"; Lee Bell graduated Northwestern Univ. with a BS in Microbiology, 1950; she began hosting her own afternoon talk show (1954) and went on to co-create "The Bold And The Beautiful" and "The Young And The Restless"; she is the recipient of numerous awards and is president of Bell-Phillip TV Productions.

Processing information:

Processed by UCLA Library Performing Arts Special Collections staff, 1998.

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Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. All My Children
  2. Another World
  3. As The World Turns
  4. The Bold And The Beautiful
  5. Days Of Our Lives
  6. The Guiding Light
  7. Laura
  8. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
  9. The Many Ways Of Love
  10. Our Private World
  11. The Young And The Restless

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
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Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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], William and Lee Bell Scripts for Television Soap Operas (Collection PASC 96). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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