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  • Restrictions on Access
  • Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Biography
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  • Organization and Arrangement
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  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: William A. Bacher papers
    Creator: Bacher, William A.
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0919
    Physical Description: 11.5 Linear Feet (23 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1930-1960
    Abstract: William A. Bacher (1900- ) practiced dentistry for 10 years before becoming a radio producer in 1929. He joined 20th Century-Fox in 1943 and produced Wing and a Prayer (1944), Leave her to Heaven (1945), and Carnival in Costa Rica (1947). He also co-wrote and produced Untamed in 1955. The collection consists of radio scripts of series produced by Bacher, phonograph recordings of Treasury star parade programs, and various screenplays and treatments sent to Bacher but never produced.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
    Language of Material: Materials are in English.

    Restrictions on Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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 Mrs. William Bacher, 1965-66.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], William A. Bacher Papers (Collection 919). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Janet Madden, September 1966.
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    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 994622723606533 

    Biography

    Bacher was born in Rumania on October 20, 1900; DDS, Univsity of Illinois; LL.B, New Jersey Law School; practiced dentistry for 10 years; entered radio in 1929 as a producer; radio productions included: Palmolive Beauty Box Theatre, Texaco Star Theatre, Camel Caravan, and Treasury Star Parade; did 168 broadcasts for U.S. Treasury Department and bond programs during World War II; joined 20th Century-Fox in 1943 and produced Wing and a Prayer (1944), Leave her to Heaven (1945), and Carnival in Costa Rica (1947); edited book on Treasury star parade; co-wrote and produced Untamed in 1955.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of radio scripts of series produced by Bacher, phonograph recordings of Treasury star parade programs, and various screenplays and treatments sent to Bacher but never produced.

    Organization and Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series:
    1. Screenplays submitted to Bacher.
    2. Maltine Story Hour.
    3. Maxwell House Showboat.
    4. Palmolive Beauty Box Theatre.
    5. Hollywood Hotel.
    6. Texaco Star Theatre.
    7. Treasury Star Parade.
    8. Phonograph Recordings of Musical Scores.
    • Oversize packages 1-8. Housed in UCLA Radio Archive. Unavailable.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Radio plays.
    Film scripts.
    Sound recordings.
    Motion picture producers and directors -- Archives.
    Radio producers and directors -- Archives.
    Bacher, William A.--Archives.