University of Wyoming
Charles E. Israel (1920-1999) was an American screenwriter, television writer, radio writer, and author who worked mainly in Canada during the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Evansville, Indiana, and educated at Hebrew Union College and the University of Cincinnati, Israel started writing radio scripts during the late 1940s and wrote for several American and Canadian radio shows between the 1940s and 1960s, including "Tales of the Texas Rangers" (1950-1952) and "CBC Stage" (1955-1960). He started working in motion pictures during the 1950s and wrote screenplays for a number of Canadian documentary and instructional films during the 1950s and 1960s, including "Inmate Training Films" (1966). He also wrote the screenplays for the feature films "The Mark" (1961) and "Angela" (1978). Israel worked extensively in television between the 1960s and 1980s, writing scripts for a number of Canadian television series, including "House of Pride" (1974-1976) and "The Newcomers" (1977-1980). He also wrote screenplays for a number of television movies, including "Louisiana" (1984) and "Mayflower Madam" (1987). In addition to his work in show business, Israel was also the author of several novels, including "Shadows on a Wall" and several non-fiction works, including "Son's Eye" (1999).
Collection contains Charles E. Israel's annotated television manuscripts (originals and copies), including those for the series "House of Pride" and "The Newcomers" and the television movies "Louisiana" and "Mayflower Madam" Collection also contains Israel's annotated movie manuscripts (originals and copies), including those for his instructional films (including "Inmate Training Films"), and feature films (including "The Mark" and "Angela"). A number of Israel's book manuscripts, including "Shadow on the Wall" and "Son's Eye," are also in this collection. Collection also includes correspondence (business and personal), subject files (which contain correspondence, clippings, manuscripts, notes, financial documents, and photographs), photographs (of Israel and his family, actors, actresses, and his travels), legal files, financial files, and mimeographed copies of his radio scripts (including those for "Tales of the Texas Rangers" and "CBC Stage"). Several Beta videotapes of Israel's works (including "Louisiana" and "Mayflower Madam"), and several unidentified audio cassette tapes are also in this collection.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Charles E. Israel at the date of processing.
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This material was received from Charles E. Israel from 1977-1999 and Elisabeth Bacque in 2023.
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