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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Elias Davis television scripts
Creator:
Davis, Elias
Identifier/Call Number: 2188
Physical Description:
21.375 Linear Feet
19 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1968-1995
Abstract: This collection includes the scripts and episode treatments of American television writer and producer Elias Davis.
Language of Material:
English.
This collection includes scripts, episode treatments, pilots, and sketches written by American television writer and producer
Elias Davis. Among the scripts present are episodes of the following television programs:
M*A*S*H* (1980-1983),
The Carol Burnette Show (1976-1977), and
The New Dick van Dyke Show (1972-1974).
Elias Davis wrote for a variety of sitcoms and variety shows including
M*A*S*H* (1972-1983),
Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971),
The Carol Burnette Show (1967-1978),
The New Dick van Dyke Show (1971-1974), and
Fraiser (1993-2004).
Davis won the 1995 Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series for producing
Fraiser.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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
Gift, November 20, 1995.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Elias Davis television scripts, Collection no. 2188, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California.
Collection is unprocessed
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Television comedy writers -- Archival resources
Television scripts
Television writers -- United States -- Archival resources
Davis, Elias -- Archives