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"The Starlost" : created by Harlan Ellison : “The Word”

File consists of a photocopy of Harlan Ellison’s April 10, 1973 outline of the basic format for "The Starlost" television series, titled “The Word.” The text is accompanied by illustrations, and the front cover is stamped as registered June 12 1973 by the Writers Guild of America.

CKVU records

Series consists of correspondence, photographs, promotional material, magazine and newspaper articles, and other material accumulated by Norman Klenman relating to his and Daryl Duke’s establishment, ownership and management of CKVU-TV. Includes records relating to the 1975 application to the CRTC; programming, events and staffing issues; and the takeover of the station by CanWest in 1987.

“Woodsmen of the West” screenplays and related records

Sub-series consists of records relating to Norman Klenman’s development of a screenplay for a feature film titled “Woodsmen of the West,” inspired by M. Allerdale Grainger’s memoir of the British Columbia coast in 1908, and plans for its production. Records include several screenplay drafts, notes and ideas, research material, contracts, and production budget and casting proposals.

"The Swiss Conspiracy" screenplays and related records

Sub-series consists of records relating to Norman Klenman and Philip Saltzman’s development of a feature film screenplay titled “The Ultimate Victim,” which was eventually produced under the title "The Swiss Conspiracy". Records include outlines and various drafts of the screenplay, contracts, notes, correspondence, and research material.

Film scripts, screenplays and related records - general

Sub-series consists of scripts and screenplays written by Norman Klenman, alone and in collaboration with others, for feature and short films, produced and not produced, as well as related records. Additional material includes related notes, correspondence, contracts, research material, and moving images. Includes screenplays for “Beggarman’s Game,” “Dilbeck Junior,” “The Ecstasy of Rita Joe,” “A Forest of Eyes,” Ivy League Killers (a.k.a. “The Fast Ones”), “Nails,” "Now That April’s Here," “Passion” (based on The Gambler), “Riel”, and “Voices,” as well as a number of other scripts written for the National Film Board and CBC-TV. Series also includes two "Ivy League Killers" film reels.

Work in progress : misc. ideas for stories

File consists of story ideas, proposals and scripts for various television programs, including the following television series: "Star Trek", "Mission Impossible", "Judd for the Defense", "I Spy", "Bonanza", "Run for Your Life", "Felony Squad", "Mannix", "The Invaders", "The Outsider" and "The F.B.I.". The file also includes a proposal by Klenman and Daryl Duke for a half hour television program called “Svengali Jones.” The original file folder is inscribed with a list of story titles and a 2002 note by Klenman reading “early ‘works’ from my writer days.”

"The Starlost"

File consists of a five page document written by Norman Klenman, script editor, providing the premise of the series, descriptions of its main characters, and the ‘essential ingredients of the Starlost’.

Two TV scripts : dramatization of Henry Miller story for "Quest" : half hour of Toronto photos with “folk song” lyrics narrations for local CBC TV show "On the Scene "

File consists of two copies of a September 26, 1963 script for an episode of the television show "On the Scene" titled “The Young” as well as an attached note written by Norman Klenman in 2010. A dramatization of a Henry Miller story for "Quest" is not in the file.

Television scripts, screenplays and related records

Series consists of draft and final version scripts and screenplays for television film series, plays and serial programs, produced and not produced, as well as related records. The majority of the scripts and screenplays were written by Klenman; others are based on his writings. Includes scripts and screenplays written for CBC-TV, 20th Century Fox, QM Productions and Universal Television Productions, and the following television series: "The Danny Thomas Hour", "The Felony Squad", "I Dream of Jeannie", "The Invaders", "The Iron Horse", "Our Man Flint", "The Phoenix Team", "Quest", "The Seaway", "The Starlost", and "The Survivors". Screenplay projects for CBC include “H.R. : H.R. MacMillan – the early years” for the series "The Winners"; dramatizations of Barry Broadfoot’s "Six War Years" and Henrik Ibsen’s "An Enemy of the People"; as well as “Sam. Johnson” and “Tim Buck : Shooting Reds in the Kingston Pen,” neither of which were produced. Also included in the series are three film reels for "California Dreamin’" (1968) an hour-long documentary for CTV about the migration of Canadian talent to Hollywood, and Klenman’s story ideas for several popular television series, including "Bonanza", "Daniel Boone", "The F.B.I.", "Felony Squad", "The Fugitive", "Jericho", "Judd for the Defense", "The Invaders", "The Iron Horse", "I Spy", "It Takes a Thief", "Mannix", "Mission Impossible", "The Outsider", "Run for Your Life", "Star Trek" and "Tarzan".

“The Shadow War”

File consists of a document containing the following for a proposed feature film and television series by
Howard Merrill and Norman Klenman titled “The Shadow War”: an outline of the treatment of the film, notes on the criminal conspiracy and an outline of the dramatis personae of the television series. The document is dated June 1, 1970.

[Research notes and outlines for potential projects]

File consists of story ideas and research notes for various projects, including an episode of the television show "Ironside", a television drama titled “A Gentleman of Toronto”, “The Story of Sir Henry Pellatt, Builder of Casa Loma”, “Vancouver Police Inquiry: 1955”, and several items pertaining to Frederick Phillip Grove.

General scripts, screenplays and related records

Series consists of radio play scripts and various screenplays for film and television, including many in draft format, as well as story outlines, project notes and research, and a few articles written by Norman Klenman.

Stories

File consists of printed copies of “Sam Johnson, Freelance Writer” and “The Diamond is a Fan’s Best Friend: Baseball Fantasies and Memoirs,” both written by Norman Klenman.

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