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PASC 178
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Title: Leon Tokatyan papers
Collection number: PASC 178
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
11.25 linear ft.
(27 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1970-1980
Abstract: Television writer and producer Leon Tokatyan penned the pilot for the television series
Lou Grant. The collection consists of scripts, treatments, and research materials for various television series and unproduced film
and television projects including
Lou Grant,
Double dare,
Starman, and
Hooperman.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
creator:
Tokatyan, Leon
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ara L. Tokatyan, 1997
[Identification of item], Leon Tokatyan Papers (Collection PASC 178). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4233875
Television writer and producer Leon Tokatyan began his career as a tour guide for NBC in New York. He wrote the pilot episode
for the award-winning TV series
Lou Grant, as well as wrote and produced several more episodes of the series. Tokatyan wrote for earlier television programs such as
as
Espionage,
Kraft Suspense Theater and
The Virginian. He was the recipient of the Writers Guild of America award for best writing in 1978 for the
Lou Grant episode titled
Vet. Among his other awards were the Humanitas best writing achievement award. Leon Tokatyan died on May 13, 1997.
The collection consists of material related to the career of television writer and producer Leon Tokatyan. Includes scripts,
treatments, and research materials for various television series and unproduced film and television projects. Television materials
include
Lou Grant,
Double dare,
Starman, and
Hooperman.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by project title.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Tokatyan, Leon--Archives.
Television producers and directors--Archives.
Television writers--Archives.