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Title: John Mantley scripts and production information,
Date (inclusive): 1975-1981.
Collection number: 311
Creator: Mantley, John, 1920-2003.
Extent: 17 boxes (8.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: John Mantley was a television producer and writer. The collection consists of script files and a small amount of production
material related to Mantley's involvement on the television shows
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,
Gunsmoke, and
How The West Was Won.
Language: Finding aid is written in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts 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, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
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Performing Arts 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
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Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item], John Mantley scripts and production information (Collection 311). Performing Arts Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
There is little biographical information available about John Mantley. He was born in Toronto, Canada to actor parents. He
attended St Catherine's Institute of Vocational School where he was active in sports and the drama society. He was later
president of the Victoria Colledge Dramatic Society, which won several international competitions. He was trained as a fighter
pilot during WWII and while on leave also produced shows for the British Armed Forces in the Far East. After the war, and
following his goal to become and actor, he studied at the Pasadena Playhouse, and earned a master's degree. Although he planned
to work for his cousin, Mary Pickford, circumstances brought him back to Canada where he started working in radio and where
he earned provincial and national awards for acting and directing with the New Play Society.
His credits include executive producer of the television series
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,
Gunsmoke,
How The West Was Won, and
MacGyver.
The collection consists of scripts and production materials related to the career of television writer and producer, John
Mantley. The collection includes files from Mantley's involvement with television productions of
How the West Was Won (1976-1979) and
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-1981). The files may contain a combination of scripts and/or production information including production related correspondence,
shooting schedules, cast sheets, credits, and other production related information. Additionally, there is one file containing
a small amount of publicity stills, crew information and correspondence related to the television series
Gunsmoke in which Mantley was the producer.
Arranged alphabetically by project title.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Mantley, John, 1920-2003 -- Archives.
Television producers and directors -- United States -- Archival resources.
Television scripts.