Elizabeth MacRae Papers Initial Inventory (#4952)

Manuscripts Department, Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Contact Information:

Manuscripts Department

CB#3926, Wilson Library

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890

Phone: 919/962-1345

Fax: 919/962-3594

Email: mss@email.unc.edu

URL: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/

Processed by:

Linda Sellars

Date Completed:

January 1999

Encoded by:

Linda Sellars

Descriptive Summary Including Abstract

Title

Elizabeth MacRae Papers (#4952) 1958-1989

Creator

MacRae, Elizabeth.

Extent

About 90 items (3.5 linear feet)

Repository

Southern Historical Collection

Abstract

Actress Elizabeth MacRae appeared in several motion pictures and on many television shows in the course of her acting career. Her movie roles include appearances in Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation, as well as parts in For Love or Money, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Everything's Ducky, and others. On television, for three seasons, she played Gomer Pyle's girlfriend, Lou Ann Poovie, on Gomer Pyle, USMC, and, for another three seasons, she played Festus's girlfriend April on Gunsmoke. She had guest starring or co-starring roles on more than 50 television series, including Barnaby Jones, Kojak, Mannix, The Fugitive, Dr. Kildare, Andy Griffith, I Dream of Jeannie, 77 Sunset Strip, SurfSide 6, and numerous other shows. MacRae studied acting in New York City with Uta Hagen at the Herbert Berghof Studio and at the Art Student's League. MacRae was born in Columbia, S.C., and raised in Fayetteville, N.C. She was educated at the Holton Arms School in Washington, D.C. Scripts and audiovisual material documenting the acting career of Elizabeth MacRae. Included are scripts of television programs, movies, and plays in which MacRae appeared. In a few cases, related items are filed with the script. The collection also contains two publicity photographs of MacRae; an audiotape of an interview with MacRae in 1967; several videotapes, mostly of episodes of Gomer Pyle, USMC, in which MacRae appeared; and some films, including a copy of Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation.

Administrative Information

Access

No restrictions; however, use of audiovisual materials may require production of listening or viewing copies.

Usage Restrictions

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Provenance

Received from Elizabeth MacRae of Glenville, N.C. in October 1998 (Acc. 98220).

Processing Information

Full processing has been deferred pending expected additions.

Online Catalog Terms

Actresses--North Carolina--History--20th century.

MacRae, Elizabeth.

Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--History--20th century.

Motion picture plays.

Television actors and actresses--United States--History--20th century.

Television scripts--History--20th century.

Biographical Note

Elizabeth MacRae was born in Columbia, S.C., and raised in Fayetteville, N.C., where her father served as a Superior Court judge. Following completion of her studies at Fayetteville High and the Holton Arms School in Washington, D.C., she moved to New York City, where she studied acting with Uta Hagen at the Herbert Berghof Studio and took courses at the Art Student's League.

MacRae appeared in several motion pictures and on many television shows in the course of her acting career. She played guest starring or co-starring roles in more than 50 television series, including Rhoda, Barnaby Jones, Kojak, Mannix, The Fugitive, Dr. Kildare, Andy Griffith, I Dream of Jeannie, 77 Sunset Strip, SurfSide 6, and numerous other shows. She appeared for one year on Days of Our Lives and for three years on General Hospital. For three seasons, she played Gomer's girlfriend, Lou Ann Poovie, on Gomer Pyle, USMC, and, for another three seasons, she played Festus's girlfriend April on Gunsmoke. Her movie roles include appearances in Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation, as well as parts in For Love or Money, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, Everything's Ducky, and others.

MacRae currently lives in Glenville, N.C., with her husband, Charles Halsey.

Collection Overview

Scripts and audiovisual material documenting the acting career of Elizabeth MacRae. Included are scripts of television programs, movies, and plays in which MacRae appeared. In a few cases, related items are filed with the script. The collection also contains two publicity photographs of MacRae; an audiotape of an interview with MacRae in 1967; several videotapes, mostly of episodes of Gomer Pyle, USMC, in which MacRae appeared; and some films, including a copy of Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation.

Organization of Collection

Scripts
Audiovisual Materials

Container List

Items Separated

Items separated include: P-4952, T-4952, D-4952, F-4952, VT-4952.