Starr (Ben) Scripts, 1948-1968

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Summary

Title:
Ben Starr Scripts,
Dates:
1948-1968
Creators:
Starr, Ben
Abstract:
Ben Starr (b.1921) was president of the Radio Writers Guild, West and Television Writers of America. The collection consists of scripts by Ben Starr and various collaborators for television, radio, film, and a play. Includes scripts for Our man Flint, How to commit marriage, The family way, and My favorite Martian.
Extent:
6 boxes (3 linear ft.)
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ben Starr Scripts (Collection 1077). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of scripts by Ben Starr and various collaborators for television, radio, film, and a play. Includes scripts for Our man Flint, How to commit marriage, The family way, and My favorite Martian.

Biographical / historical:

Starr was born October 18, 1921 in Manhattan, New York; BS, UCLA, 1942; air force navigator in B-17s for 3.5 years; after his release from military service, Starr began writing in 1946; was president of Radio Writers Guild, West and Television Writers of America.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Ben Starr, 1969.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Radio material.
  2. Television material.
  3. Feature films.
  4. Broadway play.

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.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé and edited by Josh Fiala.
Date Prepared:
© 2005
Date Encoded:
Container List rekeyed and encoded by Byte Managers from in-house paper finding aid, June 2004 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, supplementary encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: 1969 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Ben Starr Scripts (Collection 1077). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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