Description
Throughout his career Swope produced and directed prime time programs for all major American television networks. The collection
consists of scripts, notes, credits, cast and crew lists, shooting schedules, budgets, and memos for various television projects,
including the Emmy nominated series
Fame and
Police Story.
Background
There is little biographical information available about Mel Swope. Swope served as vice president of production at Wilshire
Court Productions and was named senior vice president of Production of MGM/UA Worldwide Television, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Inc. Throughout his career Swope produced and directed prime time programs for all major American television networks. Among
his numerous credits are Fame, Miami Vice, and Police Story. He received Emmy Award nominations for his work on Fame, Police Story and was the recipient of two Golden Globe awards.
Extent
14 boxes (7 linear feet)
Restrictions
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.
Availability
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.