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Dominic Frontiere papers, 1958-1972

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Frontiere, Dominic
Title
Dominic Frontiere papers
Dates
1958-1972 (inclusive)
Quantity
16.44 cubic ft. (23 boxes)
Collection Number
02962
Summary
Contains music scores by Dominic Frontiere for television shows and movies.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Dominic Frontiere (b.1931) was born in New Haven, Connecticut and became a composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. After a stint with a big band in the 1940s and 1950s, Frontiere moved to Los Angeles where he enrolled at UCLA. In 1958 he released an album titled, “Pagan Festival”. He became the musical director of 20th Century Fox where he scored several films such as “The Marriage Go Around”. In the 1960s, mainly in association with producer and director Leslie Stevens, Frontiere began composing for several television shows, including the innovative blend of music and sound effects he created for the theme to "The Outer Limits". Other television shows included “Stoney Burke”, “The Name of the Game”, “Search”, "The Rat Patrol", “That Girl” and "The Invaders". He composed the music for films including "Hang 'Em High" and the motorcycle racing documentary, “On Any Sunday”. In the early 1970s, Frontiere became the head of Paramount's music department, where he worked on a combination of television and film scores, while concurrently orchestrating popular music albums for, among others, Chicago. In 1971 he won an Emmy for the television special, “Sing Out Sweet Land.” In 1980, he won a Golden Globe for the score for "The Stunt Man."

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Content Description

This collection contains scores, sketches, music cues and conductor parts for television shows and films worked on by Frontiere. Productions include “Branded”, “The F.B.I. Files”, “The Outer Limits”, “Search”, “Cancel My Reservation”, “Chisum”, and many others, including unsold pilots. Also included are scripts and a small amount of correspondence.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Dominic Frontiere at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Dominic Frontiere in 1968, 1970, and 1983.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Laura Uglean Jackson in September 2012

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List
  • Description: "6th Column, The"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, 3
  • Description: "Allan"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 18
  • Description: "Barquero"
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Beatnik (song)
    Dates: 1962
    Container: Box 14
  • Description: "Billie"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 11
  • Description: "Branded"
    Dates: 1965
    Container: Box 1, 3, 11, 14
  • Description: "Cancel My Reservation"
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 4, 17, 23
  • Description: "Chisum"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, 21
  • Description: "Chopper One"
    Dates: circa 1974
    Container: Box 21
  • Description: Disney, Unidentified
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 23
  • Description: "Elke"
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 7
  • Description: "F.B.I, The"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 14, 21
  • Description: "Flying Nun, The"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 13
  • Description: "Frank Merriwell"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 16
  • Description: "Freebie and the Bean" (script)
    Dates: 1973
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: "Hammersmith is Out"
    Dates: circa 1971
    Container: Box 3, 17, 18
  • Description: "Hang 'Em High"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 3, 13
  • Description: "Harry Never Holds" [a.k.a. "Harry in Your Pocket"] (script)
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: "Haunted"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 13
  • Description: "Haunts of the Very Rich" (script)
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: "Hero's Island"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 16
  • Description: "Immortal, The"
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box 3, 18, 20, 22
  • Description: "Invaders, The"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 20
  • Description: "Iron Horse"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 20
  • Description: Jean Claude Killy
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 22
  • Description: "Kincaid" (Pilot spin-off of Stoney Burke)
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: "Knife for the Ladies, A" (script)
    Dates: circa 1974
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: "Lost Flight"
    Dates: circa 1968
    Container: Box 3, 16
  • Description: Love Eyes
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 20
  • Description: "Marriage Go Round"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 16
  • Description: "McKlusky" [a.k.a. later "White Lightning"] (script)
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: "McMasters of Sweetwater" (script)
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: "Miscellaneous"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 5
  • Description: "Movin On"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 21-22
  • Description: "Mr. Kingston" (unsold pilot)
    Dates: 1962
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: "Name For Evil, A" [a.k.a. "The Grove"
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 3, 7
  • Description: "Name of the Game"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 10
  • Description: "Number One"
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: "On Any Sunday"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 3, 21-22
  • Description: "One Foot In Hell"
    Dates: 1960
    Container: Box 10
  • Description: "Outer Limits, The" (Pilot, "Please Stand By")
    Dates: 1963
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: "Outer Limits, The"
    Dates: 1963
    Container: Box 1, 3
  • Description: Pagan Festival
    Dates: 1958
    Container: Box 19
  • Description: "Point of Entry" (Pilot spin-off of Stoney Burke)
    Dates: 1963
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: "Popi"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 8
  • Description: "Rat Patrol"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 15
  • Description: Rhythm of Love (album)
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 19
  • Description: "Search"
    Dates: 1972-1973
    Container: Box 4, 21-23
  • Description: "Seven Thieves"
    Dates: 1959
    Container: Box 15
  • Description: "Sheriff, The"
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 21
  • Description: "Silent Force, The"
    Dates: circa 1970
    Container: Box 3, 9, 21
  • Description: "Sing Out Sweet Land"
    Dates: circa 1970
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: "Somewhere In Italy" (pilot)
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 16
  • Description: "Stoney Burke"
    Dates: 1962-1963
    Container: Box 1, 2, 7
  • Description: "That Girl"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 15, 23
  • Description: "There Once Was a Woman"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 5, 17, 23
  • Description: "Twelve O'Clock High"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 9, 12, 14
  • Description: Unidentified Music Scores
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 6, 18, 23
  • Description: Venus Girl (song)
    Dates: 1962
    Container: Box 14
  • Description: "Way West, The"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 16
  • Description: "Wednesday Morning" (script)
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: "Wet and Wild"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 15
  • Description: "Young Rebels, The"
    Dates: circa 1970
    Container: Box 3

Processed by Laura Uglean Jackson
2012

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