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Title: Stephen Kandel papers,
Date (inclusive): 1958-1987
Collection number: 118
Creator: Kandel, Stephen
Extent: 44 boxes (19.0 linear ft.)
Abstract: Stephen Kandel is a prolific television writer whose credits include television and motion pictures. The collection consists
of television and motion picture scripts including television programs such as
Sea Hunt; television movies such as
Broken Promises; and motion pictures such as
Battle of the Coral Sea.
Language: Finding aid is written in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Performing Arts Special Collections. 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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Stephen Kandel, 1992.
[Identification of item], Stephen Kandel papers (Collection 118). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Stephen Kandel was born in New York City on Apr. 30, 1927 and received his BA from Darthmouth College in 1950. From the 1960s
on Kandel has participated in many aspects of the entertainment industry including producing and writing for both film and
television. A few of his most notable credits include creating the ABC-TV
Iron Horse television series, serving as president of Dagonet Productions, Inc. as well as producing the
Mike Hammer and
MacGyver television series. His numerous author credits include television, TV movies, and motion pictures including the pilot episode
of
Star Trek,
Daktari,
Broken Promises, and
Chamber of Horrors. He is the recipient of many awards including the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Alan Poe award and the Writers Guild of
America Humanities award.
Collection consists of television and motion picture scripts related to the career of writer producer Stephen Kandel. Scripts
include various drafts and versions. Collection includes television programs such as
Iron Horse,
MacGyver,
Mannix, and
Sea Hunt; television movies such as
Broken Promises and
Son Rise : A Miracle of Love and motion pictures such as
Battle of the Coral Sea,
Cannon for Cordoba, and
Magnificent Roughnecks.
Arranged in the following series:
- Motion Picture Projects
- Television Series
- TV Movies
- Unproduced Projects
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Kandel, Stephen -- Archives.
Television writers -- Archival resources.
Television producers and directors -- Archival resources.
Scripts (documents)