Eugene Rodney papers, 1949-ca. 1963

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Summary

Creators:
Rodney, Eugene
Abstract:
Eugene Rodney was best known as producer of the television program, Father Knows Best. The bulk of the collection includes scripts and production information for the radio and television series Father Knows Best, and the short lived television series Window on Main Street, all featuring Robert Young.
Extent:
19.0 linear ft. (45 boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Eugene Rodney papers (Collection PASC 163). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of materials related to the career of television producer and director Eugene Rodney. The bulk of the collection comprises files for the radio and television versions of Father Knows Best and short lived television series, Window On Main Street. Father Knows Best radio scripts represent 1949-1954; the television files represent ca. 1955-ca. 1960 and include scripts and production material. Window on Main Street scripts and production information represent thirty-plus episodes. Additionally, there is a very small amount of Rodney's personal business files, a small number of photographs of Father Knows Best cast members, and a small number of screenplays for projects in which Rodney was involved in some capacity.

Biographical / historical:

Eugene B. Rodney was originally a publicist for East Coast theater owners and stage producers. He moved west when a theater chain he was managing was sold. In Hollywood he became an associate producer at Reliance Pictures and was involved in the filming of The Last of the Mohicans, The Count of Monte Cristo and Red Salute with Robert Young. Rodney went on to become the Vice-President of Production for Robert Young's production company, Cavalier Productions, Inc., and helped conceptualize and then produce the television version of Father Knows Best. Rodney died in November, 1985.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mrs. Dorthea Rodney, 1986.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Radio Projects
  2. Telelvision Projects
  3. Personal Business Papers
  4. Unidentified Projects

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.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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], Eugene Rodney papers (Collection PASC 163). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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