Biographical / Historical
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: David Susskind Show tapes
Creator:
Susskind, David, 1920-1987
Identifier/Call Number: 2176
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/5/resources/1061
Physical Description:
605 Linear Feet
1747 Tapes
Date (inclusive): 1970-1986
Abstract: This collection consists of 2" broadcast quadruplex magnetic tapes and 16mm broadcast kinescope film reels of The David Susskind
Show and other television programs produced by Susskind and his production company, Talent Associates, Ltd. The majority of
materials are episodes of "The David Susskind Show" from 1968-1983 with a selection of reels of various programs produced
by Susskind including "The Art Carney Special," "The Dupont Show of the Month," and "Armstrong Circle Theater."
Language of Material:
English.
Biographical / Historical
David Susskind (1920-1987) was an American producer and television talk show host. His talk show began in 1958 under the title
"Open End" and was broadcast locally in New York City, and in 1961 was nationally televised. The program was retitled "The
David Susskind Show" in 1966, and continued until its cancellation in 1986, six months before Susskind's death.
Susskind's talk shows were innovative in the genre and addressed timely, controversial topics beyond the scope of others of
the day, such as American involvement in the Vietnam War, race relations, gay rights, and investigations into cults.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 2" broadcast quadruplex magnetic tapes and 16mm broadcast kinescope film reels of "The David Susskind
Show" and other television programs produced by Susskind and his production company, Talent Associates, Ltd. The majority
of materials are episodes of "The David Susskind Show" from 1968-1983 with a selection of reels of various programs produced
by Susskind including "The Art Carney Special," "The Dupont Show of the Month", and "Armstrong Circle Theater."
Tapes are primarily housed in plastic cases, while reels are housed in either original metal cans or cardboard cases. Loose
tapes and film reels were rehoused into archival boxes. A supplementary inventory is available.
The series David Susskind Show includes tapes from the programs "Open End" and "The David Susskind Show" arranged chronologically
by year.
The series Other Recordings includes reels from various programs produced by David Susskind and Talent Associates including
"Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1950-1963), "The Art Carney Special" (1959-1961), "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957-1961),
"Esso Repertory Theatre" (c. 1958), "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (1958), "Philco-Goodyear Playhouse" (1948-1955), and "The Play
of the Week"(1959-1961).
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to USC from the Museum of Broadcast Communications in the late 1990s.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], David Susskind Show tapes, Collection no. 2176, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
David Susskind show
Open end (Television program)
Television -- Archival resources
Television broadcasting -- Archival resources
Television talk shows
Television talk show hosts
David Susskind show -- Archives