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Thomas Cavanagh Disney scripts, 1990-1991

 

Summary

Creator:
Cavanagh, Thomas B.
Abstract:
The Thomas Cavanagh Disney scripts, 1990-1991, features three Disney scripts collected by Thomas Cavanagh during his time working as a production coordinator. The collection consists of shooting drafts with notes and revisions for a Disney Channel series and two television specials. This collection offers insight into the preproduction process of Disney television scripts before they are filmed. The shooting drafts highlight some of Disney Channel's content during the early 1990s. Thomas B. Cavanagh is a writer, educator, and digital learning educational expert. From 1988 to 1990, Cavanagh worked as a production coordinator for the Disney Channel and Blue Wave Productions. His credits include episodic work on the shows featured in this collection, such as The Mickey Mouse Club. From 1990 to 1994, he wrote on multiple television series for production companies such as Nickelodeon and the Sea World/Anheuser Busch Entertainment group. In 2005, his first of three crime novels, Murderland, was published. In 2006, Cavanagh began his career in higher education and, in 2009, he returned to UCF as assistant vice president of distributed learning until he was promoted to associate vice president in 2013. Cavanagh has served as the vice provost for digital learning at UCF since 2017. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Cavanagh led the initiative to pivot UCF to 100% remote instruction. As of 2023, Thomas B. Cavanagh resides in Central Florida with his family.
Extent:
.42 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Thomas Cavanagh Disney scripts, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Background

Scope and content:

The Thomas Cavanagh Disney scripts, 1990-1991, features three Disney scripts collected by Thomas Cavanagh during his time working as a production assistant. The collection consists of shooting drafts with notes and revisions for a Disney Channel series and two television specials. This collection offers insight into the preproduction process of Disney television scripts before they are filmed. The shooting drafts highlight some of Disney Channel's content during the early 1990s.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas B. Cavanagh is a writer, educator, and digital learning educational expert. In 1988, Cavanagh graduated from the University of Miami with a B.S. in communications. Afterwards, he pursued a career in film and television entertainment. From 1988 to 1990, Cavanagh worked as a production coordinator for the Disney Channel and Blue Wave Productions. His credits include episodic work on the shows featured in this collection, such as The Mickey Mouse Club. A former member of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), Cavanagh spent four years as a freelance consultant and writer from 1990 to 1994. He wrote on multiple television series for production companies such as Nickelodeon, the Walt Disney Company, and the Sea World/Anheuser Busch Entertainment group.

Following 1994, Cavanagh's career shifted to technology management at the Interactive Media Corporation and later the Florida Space Research Institute. In 2000, he graduated from the University of Phoenix with an MBA in technology management. In 2006, he received his Ph.D. in texts and technology from the University of Central Florida (UCF). However, he continued to pursue creative writing. In 2005, his first of three crime novels, Murderland, was published.

In 2006, Cavanagh began his career in higher education at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. In 2009, he returned to UCF as assistant vice president of distributed learning until he was promoted to associate vice president in 2013. He also worked as an instructor, teaching Digital Storytelling at Valencia College and Screenwriting at Full Sail University. Cavanagh has served as the vice provost for digital learning at UCF since 2017. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Cavanagh led the initiative to pivot UCF to 100% remote instruction. As of 2023, Thomas B. Cavanagh resides in Central Florida with his family. His fourth novel, Diamond Cut, is set to be released in 2024.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Thomas Cavanagh in 2021 (Accession no. CFM2021_11).
Processing information:

Processed by and finding aid prepared by Amelia Cuttle in 2023.

Arrangement:

The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The entire collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Thomas Cavanagh Disney scripts, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Location of this collection:
John C. Hitt Library
12701 Pegasus Drive, Building 2
Orlando
FL
32816-8030
USA