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Finding aid for the Noel Black Papers LSC.2320

Finding aid prepared by Kelly Besser, 2021. UCLA Library Special Collections Online finding aid last updated 2021 January 11. Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.ucla.edu/special-collections

Finding aid for the Noel Black LSC.2320 1 Papers LSC.2320 Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Title: Noel Black papers Creator: Black, Noel Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2320 Physical Description: 3 Linear Feet(3 cartons) Date (inclusive): 1967-1990, bulk 1972-1990 Date (bulk): 1972-1990 Abstract: The collection consists of scripts and production material related to the career of motion picture and television director Noel Black. Among the projects represented are Deadly Intentions, The Electric Grandma, Pretty Poison, and Promises to Keep, among others. Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information. Language of Material: English . Restrictions on Access Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction 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], Noel Black papers (Collection Number 2320). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Provenance/Source of Acquisition Gift of Marco Black, 2015. General UCLA Catalog Record ID: 8091820 Biography/History Noel Anthony Black was born June 30, 1937, in , IL. Black earned both a B.A. and an M.A. in film studies from the University of , Los Angeles. His short film, Skaterdater, was nominated for an Academy Award in 1966 and won the Palme d'Or for best short film at the the same year. The short film drew the attention of Twentieth Century Fox, who chose him to direct the film, Pretty Poison (1968). Additional film credits include Cover Me Babe (1970), Jennifer on My Mind (1971), A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979), Private School (1983) and Mischief (1985). Black also wrote and directed television shows such as Kojak and Quincy, M.E. in the mid-1970s. Additional television credits include I'm a Fool for the PBS series The American Short Story (1977), A Man, a Woman and a Bank (1979), The Electric Grandmother (1982), and Promises to Keep (1985), among others. Black retired in the early 1990s. He died July 5, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. Scope and Content The collection consists of material related to the career of television and motion picture director Noel Black. Included are scripts and production information for motion picture and television projects. Among the motion picture projects represented are A Man, a Woman, and a Bank, Mischief, and Pretty Poison. Television projects include Deadly Intentions, The Electric Grandma, Promises to Keep and (1980s revival), among others. Organization and Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Motion Picture Projects 2. Television Projects 3. Unidentifed Projects Processing Information Processed by Elizabeth (Elsie) Doolan, supervised by Julie Graham, 2015. Subjects and Indexing Terms

Finding aid for the Noel Black LSC.2320 2 Papers LSC.2320 Television producers and directors -- Archives Motion picture producers and directors -- Archives Black, Noel

Motion Picture Projects Scope and Content This series contains scripts and/or production information for motion picture projects such as A Change of Seasons, A Man, a Woman, and a Bank, Marianne, Mischief, and Pretty Poison. Organization and Arrangement The series is arranged alphabetically by project title.

box 3, folder 2 Casting Suggestions for: A Man, a Woman, and a Bank; Mirrors; Killer; and The Adventures of Auggie March undated box 1, folder 20 A Change of Seasons - clippings 1980 box 1, folder 16 A Change of Seasons - corrections 1980 box 1, folder 14 A Change of Seasons - production information and holographic notes 1979 Nov -1980 Mar box 1, folder 19 A Change of Seasons - schedules and reports 1980 Jan box 1, folder 17 A Change of Seasons - script 1980 Jan 12 box 1, folder 15 A Change of Seasons - references/memos 1979 Dec - 1980 Feb box 1, folder 18 Consenting Adults - script (aka A Change of Seasons) undated box 3, folder 22 Good Boys, Nice Girls ([aka Mischief?]) - production information and correspondence 1972-1973 box 1, folder 21 Man, A Woman, and a Bank (A) - scripts and release form undated and 22 box 2, folder 1-3 Marianne - scripts 1974 Apr 30 box 3, folder 10, Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - scripts 1984 May 7 11, 12, 14, 15 box 3, folder 24 Mischief - budget information 1985 March box 3, folder 19 Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) 1983-1984 box 3, folder 20 Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - activity reports 1985 Feb 7 box 3, folder 17 Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - casting information 1983 box 3, folder 18 Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - music notes 1984 box 3, folder 13 Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - production information and clippings 1982-1983 box 3, folder 16 Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - production material, clippings, correspondence 1983-1984 box 3, folder 23 Mischief (aka Heart and Soul) - research undated box 1, folder 12 She Let Him Continue (released as Pretty Poison) - script undated and 13 Television Projects Scope and Content The series contains scripts and/or production information for projects such as television movies, The Electric Grandma and Quarterback Princess; the television mini-series Deadly Intentions; and the television series The Twilight Zone (1980s), among others. Organization and Arrangement The series is arranged alphabetically by project title.

box 2, folder 14 Conspiracy of Love - production information 1987 May - Jul box 2, folder 15 Conspiracy of Love - script 1987 May 23 box 2, folder 16 Conspiracy of Love (MOW) [location photographs] undated box 3, folder 5 Deadly Intentions- bound photocopy of book undated and 6 box 3, folder 3 Deadly Intentions - broadcast standards and practices memos 1984 Nov

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box 3, folder 9 Deadly Intentions - production material and copies of clippings box 3, folder 4 Deadly Intentions (aka Obsessed to Kill) - production information 1984-1985 box 3, folder 8 Deadly Intentions -final revised script 1985 Jan 21 box 2, folder 12 Doctors Wilde (pilot) - scripts and production information 1987 Feb 27 and 13 box 2, folder 11 Dolphin Bay: The Initiation of Lisa Ruddick - script and productio information 1988 Dec 27 box 2, folder 10 Dolphin Bay: episode #1 1988 Aug - Sep box 1, folder 6 Electric Grandma (The) - script and production information 1981 Jan box 1, folder 3 Happy Endings - script and production information 1982 Feb-Marc box 2, folder 7 Hollow Boy (The) - correspondence 1990 May - Aug box 2, folder 6 Hollow Boy (The) - production information, contract, holographic notes 1990 Jul - Sep box 2, folder 19 Meet at the Munceys - production information 1987 Dec box 2, folder 20 Meet at the Munceys- script 1987 Dec box 2, folder 4 Nightmare Classics: The Eyes of the Panther - production information 1989 Jan - Feb box 2, folder 5 Nightmare Classics: The Eyes of the Panther - second draft script 1989 Feb 2 box 3, folder 7 Obsessed to Kill (aka Deadly Intentions) - daily production reports 1985 Jan - March box 1, folder 1 Other Victim (The) - script and production information 1981 Jun box 1, folder 5 Prime Suspect (aka Cry of Innocence) - script 1981 Apr box 1, folder 4 Prme Suspect (aka Cry of Innocence) - script and production information 1981 Apr - Oct box 1, folder 2 Promises to Keep - script and production information 1985 May-Aug box 1, folder 9 Quarterback Princess - production information 1983 Aug-Nov box 1, folder 10 Quarterback Princess - script 1983 Jul 21 and 11 box 2, folder 9 Time to Triumph - headshots and polaroids undated box 2, folder 8 Time to Triumph - script and production information 1985 Sep - Oct box 2, folder 18 Twilight Zone: Song of the Younger World - script 1986 Oct 1 box 2, folder 17 Twilight Zone: To See the Invisible Man - script 1985 Dec 5 box 1, folder 7 Two Loves - scripts and production information 1986 Jan-Feb and 8 Unidentified Projects

box 3, folder 21 Holographic notes undated box 3, folder 1 TV Guide: Columbus on the Couch cover 1985 May 18-24

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