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: Sidney Sheldon papers
Creator:
Sheldon, Sidney
Identifier/Call Number: 2303
Physical Description:
22.5 Linear Feet
20 boxes
Date (bulk): 1940s-1990s
Abstract: This collection consists of American writer and producer Sidney Sheldon's (1917-2007) scripts, production notes, and manuscripts.
Sheldon wrote for film, television, novels, and for Broadway.
Language of Material:
English.
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Scope and Contents
This collection consists of American writer and producer Sidney Sheldon's (1917-2007) scripts, production notes, and manuscripts.
Sheldon wrote film, television, novels, and for Broadway. Materials include television scripts and research files from various
projects including Nancy, The Patty Duke Show, and I Dream of Jeannie. Screenplays include Three Guys Named Mike (1951), You're
Never Too Young (1955), The Buster Keaton Story (1957), and Roman Candle (1961), plus drafts of screenplay projects.
Biographical / Historical
Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007) was an American writer and producer. He wrote film, television, novels, and for Broadway. Sheldon
won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 1984 for the film "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer" (1947) and a Tony Award
in 1959 for his Broadway musical "Redhead" (1959). He created, produced, and wrote the NBC television series "I Dream of Jeannie."
Sheldon wrote 18 novels.
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 cin@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 Sidney Sheldon, April 1, 1974.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Sidney Sheldon papers, Collection no. 2303, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors, American -- California -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Motion picture producers and directors -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Screenwriters -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Television producers and directors -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Television writers -- United States -- Archival resources
Plays (performed works)
Manuscripts
Scripts
Television scripts
Sheldon, Sidney -- Archives