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PASC 122
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Title: Edward Jurist papers
Collection number: PASC 122
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
30.0 linear ft.
(65 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1940-1979
Abstract: Ed Jurist had a career as a prolific television producer and writer. The collection consists of script files for radio and
television productions, casting files of resumes and photographs, and a small amount of personal papers and printed materials.
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.
Creator:
Jurist, Edward
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.
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Edward Jurist, 1984.
[Identification of item], Edward Jurist Papers (Collection PASC 122). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Ed Jurist was born in ca. 1916 and was a theater major at the University of Michigan. He established a career as a prolific
television producer and writer. In 1949, he produced, directed and wrote
The Aldrich Family, one of the first situation comedies in television. In 1953, he produced and wrote
Colonel Flack. Working at Warner Brothers je continued to produce and write television series, including
Hawaiian Eye,
77 Sunset Strip and
Room for One More. Later, at Screen Gems, he was one of the principal writers of
Bewitched from 1964 to 1968, and he produced
The Flying Nun from 1968 to 1970. He was a story consultant and writer on
One Day at a Time (1980),
Maude (1974),
Diff'rent Strokes (1982-1985), and
Gimme a Break (1986). Ed Jurist died March 12, 1993 in Los Angeles, CA.
The collection consists of material related to radio and television writer and producer, Ed Jurist. The bulk of the collection
includes script files for radio and television productions, casting files of resumes and photographs, and a small amount of
personal papers and printed materials. Among the productions represented in the collection are the radio series
Alrich family and
The Jonathan Winters show, and the television series
Bewitched (1969-71),
Colonel Humphrey Flack (1953-59),
Leave it to Beaver (1957-59), and
The Patty Duke show (1964-66), among others.
Arranged in the following series:
- Television Projects
- Radio Projects
- Motion Picture Projects
- Unidentified Projects
- Casting Files
- Personal Papes
- Printed Material
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1972938
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Jurist, Edward--Archives
Radio writers--United States--Archival resources.
Television producers and directors--United States--Archival resources.
Television writers--United States--Archival resources.