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Title: Sam Manners papers
Collection number: 2259
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
10.8 linear ft.
(2 boxes and 10 cartons)
Date: 1966-1988
Abstract: Sam Manners was a television and motion picture producer with credits such as
Dummy, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones,
The Naked City, and
Route 66. The bulk of the collection consists of bound scripts from Manners’ television and motion picture projects. Also included
are a small amount of photographs and biographical materials.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Portion of boxes 7 and 12 are restricted from access and requires advanced notice for use.
Conditions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item], Sam Manners Papers (Collection 2259). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
7685782
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kelly Manners; 2014.
Processed by Elsie Doolan with assistance from Julie Graham; May 2015.
Savino Maneri, later changed to Sam Manners, was born March 29, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio. Manners began his career as a production
supervisor on the television series,
The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin. He went on to become an associate producer, a production executive and second unit director on the series
Naked City, and associate producer, executive in charge of production and second unit director on the series
Route 66. Among his other television credits are the series
Dundee and Cullhane,
Petrocelli, and
The Wild Wild West, and the television movies
Dummy and
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, which were both Emmy nominated for outstanding special. Manners’ motion picture credits include
Cleopatra Jones,
The Deadly Trackers, and
Valdez is Coming, among others. Sam Manners died June 1, 2012.
Arranged in the following series:
- 1. Biographical Information
- 2. Television Projects
- 3. Motion Picture Projects
- 4. Photographs.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Manners, Sam--Archives.
Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Archives.
Television producers and directors--United States--Archives.