Finding Aid for the Frederick Hazlitt Brennan Papers, 1955-1959
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Finding Aid for the Frederick Hazlitt Brennan Papers, 1955-1959
Collection number: 951
UCLA Library, Department of Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
- Processed by:
- Janet Madden, March 1967
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, February 2004
© 2004 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Title: Frederick Hazlitt Brennan Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1955-1959
Collection number: 951
Creator:
Brennan, Frederick Hazlitt, 1901-1962
Extent:
7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Frederick Hazlitt Brennan (1901-1962) was a rewrite man and political reporter for the
St. Louis globe-Democrat (1921-23), a movie critic, feature and editorial writer for the
St. Louis post-dispatch (1923-28), and a scenario writer for Fox Films, MGM, and First National Films (1928-30) before becoming a free lance writer
of fiction. In 1955, he became the chief writer of the
Wyatt Earp television series on the ABC network. The collection consists of 184 mimeographed scripts by Brennan for the
Wyatt Earp television show, and four shooting scripts.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
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[Identification of item], Frederick Hazlitt Brennan Papers (Collection 951). Department of Special Collections, Charles E.
Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Brennan was born on September 23, 1901 in St. Louis, Missouri; attended University of Missouri, 1919-20; became a rewrite
man and political reporter for the
St. Louis globe-Democrat (1921-23), movie critic, feature and editorial writer for the
St. Louis post-dispatch (1923-28), scenario writer for Fox Films, MGM, and First National Films, 1928-30; then became a free lance writer of fiction,
contributing to
Collier's,
Saturday evening post,
Liberty,
Red book,
Cosmopolitan, and others; in 1955 became the chief writer of the
Wyatt Earp television series on ABC network; publications include:
God got one vote (1927),
Pie in the sky (1931),
Memo to a firing squad (1943), and
One of our H-bombs is missing (1955); he died on June 30, 1962.
Collection consists of 184 mimeographed scripts by Brennan for the
Wyatt Earp television show, and four shooting scripts.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Brennan, Frederick Hazlitt, 1901-1962--Archives.
Television writers--California, Southern--Archival resources.
Authors, American.
Television plays.
Container List
Papers, 1955-1959
Creator/Collector: Brennan, Frederick Hazlitt, 1901-
Physical Description: (7 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
Collection of 184 mimeographed scripts by Mr. Brennan for the Wyatt Earp television show. Los Angeles, ca. 1955-1959.
- 1. Earp, Wyatt Barry Stapp, 1848-1929.
- 2. Television plays.