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Bell (William and Lee) scripts for television soap operas
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UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: William and Lee Bell scripts for television soap operas
Creator:
Seeger, Charles
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0096
Physical Description:
727 linear feet
(1454 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1958-circa 1997
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9942340003606533
[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.
Processed by UCLA Library Performing Arts Special Collections staff, 1998.
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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.
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.
Arranged in the following series:
- All My Children
- Another World
- As The World Turns
- The Bold And The Beautiful
- Days Of Our Lives
- The Guiding Light
- Laura
- Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
- The Many Ways Of Love
- Our Private World
- The Young And The Restless
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Composers -- United States.
Young And The Restless (Television program).
Bold And The Beautiful (Television program).
Days of Our Lives (Television program).
Music teachers -- United States.
Musicologists -- United States -- Archives.
Seeger, Charles, 1886-1979--Archives.
Bell, William J.
Bell, Lee Phillip