Manners (Sam) papers, 1966-1988

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Summary

Title:
Sam Manners papers
Dates:
1966-1988
Abstract:
Sam Manners was a television and motion picture producer with credits such as Dummy, Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, The Naked City, and Route 66. The bulk of the collection consists of bound scripts from Manners' television and motion picture projects. Also included are a small amount of photographs and biographical materials.
Extent:
10.8 linear feet (2 boxes and 10 cartons)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Sam Manners Papers (Collection 2259). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of materials related to the career of television and motion picture producer Sam Manners. Included are bound television and motion picture scripts, photographs, and a scrapbook created by Manners. The majority of the scripts document Manners' television career including Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin, Dummy, Dundee and the Cullhane, The Naked City, Route 66, Petrocelli, and The Wild Wild West among others. Motion picture projects represented include Cleopatra Jones, The Deadly Trackers, and Valdez is Coming, among others. A small number of scripts are authored by Manners. The small collection of photographs are professional and/or personal in nature. The scrapbook contains mostly clippings from magazines and newspapers and a small number of programs and photographs documenting Manners' career.

Biographical / historical:

Savino Maneri, later changed to Sam Manners, was born March 29, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio. Manners began his career as a production supervisor on the television series, The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin. He went on to become an associate producer, a production executive and second unit director on the series Naked City, and associate producer, executive in charge of production and second unit director on the series Route 66. Among his other television credits are the series Dundee and Cullhane, Petrocelli, and The Wild Wild West, and the television movies Dummy and Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones, which were both Emmy nominated for outstanding special. Manners' motion picture credits include Cleopatra Jones, The Deadly Trackers, and Valdez is Coming, among others. Sam Manners died June 1, 2012.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Kelly Manners; 2014.
Processing information:

Processed by Elsie Doolan with assistance from Julie Graham, 2015.

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Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  • 1. Biographical Information
  • 2. Television Projects
  • 3. Motion Picture Projects
  • 4. Photographs.

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Elsie Doolan with supervision from Julie Graham, May 2015; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-08-08 13:32:04 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Portions of this collection, boxes 7 and 12, are restricted from access and requires advanced notice for use.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Sam Manners Papers (Collection 2259). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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