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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
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UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Items Removed from Collection:
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.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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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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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:
- Screenplays submitted to Bacher.
-
Maltine Story Hour.
-
Maxwell House Showboat.
-
Palmolive Beauty Box Theatre.
-
Hollywood Hotel.
-
Texaco Star Theatre.
-
Treasury Star Parade.
- 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.