Vanni (Renata) scripts, 1955-1988

Summary

Title:

Renata Vanni scripts,

Dates:

1955-1988

Creators:

Vanni, Renata

Abstract:

Renata Vanni started her career in Italian theater and on Italian radio in New York. She went under contract to Warner Bros in 1940. She also appeared on popular television shows. The collection consists of scripts related to her acting career during the 1950s-1990s.

Extent:

6 boxes (3.25 linear ft.)

Language:

Finding aid is written in English.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Renata Vanni scripts (Collection 238). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of film, televison and stage scripts related to the career of actress Renata Vanni. Among the film scripts are Venetian Affair and Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough. The television scripts include The Rockford Files and That Girl! among others.

Biographical / historical:

Renata Vanni was born in Naples, Italy ca. 1909. She started her career in Italian theater and on Italian radio in New York. She went under contract to Warner Bros (1940) where she became known as a comedic actress. Her numerous screen roles include Westward the Women, Seven Little Foys, Once is Not Enough, Three Coins in the Fountain, Patch of Blue, The Idol Maker, and Fatso. She also appeared on major television shows such as Lux Video Theater, Alcoa Presents, Gunsmoke, Loveboat, Mod Squad, and That Girl. She died Feb. 19, 2004 at the age of 94.

Acquisition information:

Gift of D. Salvi, 2004.

Arrangement:

The scripts are arranged by project type.

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.

Rules or conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Actresses -- Archival resources.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by Arts Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Elizabeth Graney and Julie Graham.

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro; frontmatter gathered from MARC Record. Date of source: 081204.

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Renata Vanni scripts (Collection 238). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:

UCLA, Library Special Collections, Performing Arts

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US

Contact:

(310) 825-4988

AskLSC@library.ucla.edu

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