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  • Scope and Contents
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Rights Statement for Archival Description
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information

  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: Leonard Stern papers
    Creator: Stern, Leonard
    Identifier/Call Number: 2243
    Physical Description: 44 Linear Feet 22 boxes
    Date (bulk): 1950s-1980s
    Abstract: This collection consists of scripts, production notes, and financial records for films and television series that American screenwriter, producer, and director Leonard Stern (1922-2011) worked on.
    Language of Material: English.

    Scope and Contents

    This collection consists of scripts, production notes, and financial records for films and television series that American screenwriter, producer, and director Leonard Stern (1922-2011) worked on. He wrote for the series "Get Smart," "He and She," "I'm Dickens, He's Fenster," and "McMillan and Wife."

    Biographical / Historical

    Leonard Stern (1922-2011) was an American screenwriter, producer, director, and one of the creators of Mad Libs. He wrote for television series including "The Honeymooners," "The Phil Silvers Show," "The Steve Allen Show," and "Get Smart."

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Rights Statement for Archival Description

    Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Leonard Stern, December 14, 1995.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Leonard Stern papers, Collection no. 2243, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    This collection is unprocessed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Scripts
    Financial records
    Motion picture producers and directors -- Archival resources
    Television producers and directors -- Archival resources
    Screenwriters -- United States -- Archival resources
    Stern, Leonard -- Archives