http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf9s20101g No online items Finding Aid for the Arthur B. Friedman Turning Point Interviews LSC.0173 Processed by Saundra Taylor; Additions by Lorain Wang and Catherine Lee, February 2002; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé 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 Arthur B. LSC.0173 1 Friedman Turning Point Interviews LSC.0173 Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Title: Arthur B. Friedman Turning Point interviews Creator: Friedman, Arthur B. Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0173 Physical Description: 25.5 Linear Feet(23 boxes, 7 oversize boxes) Date (inclusive): 1957-1962 Abstract: Arthur B. Friedman (1919-2001) taught acting and radio in the UCLA Theater Arts Department, acted in films, television, and plays, developed sports broadcasting training program at UCLA, and conducted over 100 interviews with pioneers of entertainment in the program, Turning Point, as part of the UCLA Oral History Project. Friedman was also the founding curator of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/UCLA Television Archives, which became the UCLA Film Archives. The collection consists of 53 reels of 22 taped interviews, some with typed transcripts, of theater and film representatives conducted by Friedman. Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Language of Material: Materials are in English. Conditions Governing Access Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains both processed and unprocessed audiovisual materials. For information about the access status of the material that you are looking for, refer to the Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note at the series and file levels. All requests to access processed audiovisual materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Conditions Governing Use Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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], Arthur B. Friedman Turning Point interviews (Collection 173). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Provenance/Source of Acquisition Gift of Arthur B. Friedman, 1970. Processing Information Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices. Processed by Saundra Taylor, date unknown; Additions by Lorain Wang and Catherine Lee, February 2002; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 1470449 Biography Friedman was born in 1919 in Gary, Indiana; attended University of Wisconsin; earned a BA at UCLA (1941), where he majored in Sociology and Economics and acted in 18 plays; wrote and produced documentary programs for the Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II; MA, University of Southern California; became instructor in acting and radio in the UCLA Theater Arts Dept.; Ph.D, University of Southern California, 1955; acted in films, television, and plays; developed sports broadcasting training program at UCLA; with his students, produced series of documentary films on the California prison system; conducted over 100 interviews with pioneers of entertainment in the program, Turning Point, as part of the UCLA Oral History Project; was founding curator of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/UCLA Television Archives, which became the UCLA Film Archives; he retired in 1990. Friedman passed away in 2001. Finding Aid for the Arthur B. LSC.0173 2 Friedman Turning Point Interviews LSC.0173 Scope and Content Collection consists of 53 reels of 22 taped interviews, some with typed transcripts, of theater and film representatives conducted by UCLA Theater Arts professor Arthur B. Friedman. Interviewees include: William Demarest, Kenneth Macgowan, Robert Preston, Edward G. Robinson, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel, Victor Moore, and Mack Sennett. Organization and Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Original reels of taped interviews (Boxes 1-4, and 6-19). 2. Typed transcripts of some interviews (Box 5). 3. Preservation master reels of taped interviews (Boxes 19-24). 4. Cassette tape copies of taped interviews (Boxes 25-30). Subjects and Indexing Terms Audiotapes. Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Interviews. Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Archives. Friedman, Arthur B.--Archives. University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Theater Arts--Faculty -- Archives box 1-4 and 6-24 [Original Reel-to-Reel Tapes and Preservation Copies] General note [Unavailable for use]. box 25 Ackerman, Harry General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 25 Ackerman, Irving General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 25 Anderson, Bronco Billy General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 25 Atkinson, Brooks General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). Finding Aid for the Arthur B. LSC.0173 3 Friedman Turning Point Interviews LSC.0173 box 25 Baker, Dorothy General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 25 Barr, Ida General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 25 Barthelmess, Richard General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1 of 2). box 25 Barton, James General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1 of 2). box 25 Calvin, Wyn General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 25 Capra, Frank General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (3). box 25 Cerf, Bennett General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 25 Conklin, Chester General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 25 Finding Aid for the Arthur B. LSC.0173 4 Friedman Turning Point Interviews LSC.0173 Connelly, Marc General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 25, box 26 Cranston, Edward General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). box 26 Danvers, Billy General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 26 Demarest, William General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). box 26 Dowling, Eddie General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). box 26 Elliot, G.H. General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). box 26 Elton, Arthur, Sir General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 26 Freedley, George General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 26 Freedly, Vinton Finding Aid for the Arthur B. LSC.0173 5 Friedman Turning Point Interviews LSC.0173 General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 26 Garmes, Lee General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). box 26 Gaxton, William General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). box 26 Gielgud, John General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 26 Gish, Dorothy General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 26 Gish, Lillian General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). box 27 Gleason, James General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). box 27 Hail Variety General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 27 Henlere, Hershel General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). Finding Aid for the Arthur B. LSC.0173 6 Friedman Turning Point Interviews LSC.0173 box 5 Hodkinson, W.W. General Physical Description note: Transcripts (2). box 5 Keaton, Buster General Physical Description note: Transcript (1). box 27 Keaton, Buster General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 27 Lane, Alfred W. General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 5 Laurel, Stan General Physical Description note: Transcript (1). box 27 Laurel, Stan General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). box 27 Lawrence & Lee General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 27 Lewin, Albert General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). Finding Aid for the Arthur B. LSC.0173 7 Friedman Turning Point Interviews LSC.0173 box 27 Lloyd, Harold General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). box 27 Lord, Del General Physical Description note: Cassette tape (1). box 27 Lupino, Barry General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (3). box 5 Macgowan, Kenneth General Physical Description note: Transcript (1). box 27, box 28 Macgowan, Kenneth General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). box 28 Mantz, Paul General Physical Description note: Cassette tapes (2). box 28 Marsh, Mae General Physical Description note: