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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Biography
Scope and Content
Related Material
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Title: William Gordon scripts
Collection number: PASC 130
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.0 linear ft.
(7 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1961-1965
Abstract: William Gordon Collection directed, produced, or wrote on numerous television shows. The collection consists of bound volumes
of scripts related to his career.
Language of Materials: Materials are in English.
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.
Creator:
Gordon, William.
Restrictions on Access
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.
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William Gordon Scripts (Collection PASC 130). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of William Gordon, 1985.
Biography
William D. Gordon was born ca. 1918. He started his career as a radio writer (1936). He directed the first live television
shows for the Mutual Don Lee Network (1939). He directed, produced, or wrote on numerous television shows including
The Outlaws,
Alisas Smith and Jones,
Petrocelli,
The bold one,
Queen for a day,
Bonanza,
Ironside,
Maverick,
Chips, and
Twelve o'clock high. Geller died in August, 1991 in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of bound volumes of scripts related to the career of William Gordon. Includes
The Alfred Hitchcock hour (6 episodes),
The Americans (3 episodes),
The fugitive (6 episodes),
Kraft suspense theatre (2 episodes),
Outlaws (4 episodes),
The Richard Boone show (7 episodes),
Thriller (1 episode),
Wide country (1 episode), and
Twelve o'clock high (21 episodes).
Related Material
Collection of Television Series Scripts (Collection PASC 81).Available at UCLA Library Special Collections, UCLA.
Paramount Television records (Collection PASC 171). Available at UCLA Library Special Collections, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Television producers and directors--Archives.
Television scripts.
Television writers--Archival resources.