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Scope and Content
Organization and Arrangement
Title: Glenn Padnick script files
Collection number: PASC 347
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4 linear ft.
(9 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1990-1995
Abstract: Glenn Padnick was one of the founders of Castle Rock Entertainment. During his career Padnick oversaw the activities of many
television shows, but may be best known for his work on the television program,
Seinfeld. The collection consists of script files, and occasional shooting schedules, treatments, and interoffice memos related to
Padnick's career as a television executive.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
creator:
Padnick, Glenn
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections. 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], Glenn Padnick script files (Collection PASC 347). UCLa Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
Biography
At the time this finding aid was created, there was limited biographical information available about Glenn Padnick. Padnick
was one of the founders of Castle Rock Entertainment, formed in 1987. He served as president until the early 2000s and oversaw
all television production. Prior to his tenure at Castle Rock, he was president of Embassy Television (1984-1987) and was
responsible for such programs as
Who's the Boss,
The Facts of Life, and
Married with Children, among others. During his career Padnick may be best known for his work on the television sitcom,
Seinfeld.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of script files related to the career of television executive Glenn Padnick, from ca. 1990-1995. Included
among the files are various drafts of scripts along with a very small amount of shooting schedules, treatments, and inter-office
memos for produced and unproduced projects. A very small number of the scripts include annotations. The bulk of the collection
contains material for the Emmy-nominated television series,
Seinfeld. Other projects include
Great Scott!,
The Lazarus Man,
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special,
The Taylors, and
A Mom's Life and
Ump! which are unproduced, development projects.
Organization and Arrangement
The files are arranged alphabetically by project title.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Padnick, Glenn
Television producers and directors -- Archival resources.
television scripts