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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives
Title: Ivan N. Cury Collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS.2000.001
Physical Description:
8.75 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1956-2000
Abstract: The majority of the collection includes
television scripts, stage maps. The scripts include popular television series All My
Children, The Young and the Restless, and The Dukes of Hazzard. The maps include stage
drawings of The Doctors, Nashville Remembers Elvis on His Birthday, and The Young and the
Restless.
Language of Material:
English .
The Ivan N. Cury Collection is the physical property of California State University, Los
Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, Special Collections and Archives.
Folder title, Series, Box number, Collections title, followed by Special Collections and
Archives, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, California State University, Los Angeles
Ivan N. Cury (1937- ) was born and raised in New York City. At the age of ten he became
involved with professional radio, appearing on hundreds of programs. He continued his radio
career for another seven years until he decided to attend Carnegie Mellon University. He
graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 1959 with a BFA in Theatre Arts and immediately continued
his education at Boston University where he received his MFA in Theatre Arts. After
graduation, Cury worked as a free-lance writer, producer and director in New York and Los
Angeles. His credits include The Young and the Restless, The Dukes of Hazzard, All My
Children, The Facts of Life and television special Nashville Remembers Elvis on His
Birthday. As well as free-lance, Cury also worked at multiple universities including
Loyola-Marymount University, UCLA and CSULA. While at CSULA, he taught Introduction to
Studio Production, Documentary Production, and Directing for Television. During his career,
Ivan N. Cury published two books including Directing and Producing for Television: A Format
Approach and TV Commercials: How to Make Them: Or How Big is the Boat?. Cury retired from
teaching at CSULA as an Emeriti Faculty member in 2010.
The materials in this collection were created from 1977-2000. The majority of the
collection includes television scripts, stage maps, as well as Cury's professional Vita. The
scripts include popular television series All My Children, The Young and the Restless, and
The Dukes of Hazzard. The maps include stage drawings of The Doctors, Nashville Remembers
Elvis on His Birthday, and The Young and the Restless.
Series I: Biographical Information Inclusive Dates: 2000 Arrangement: Alphabetical and
thereunder chronological
This small series contains the personal Vita of Ivan N. Cury.
Series II: Scripts and Production Documents Inclusive Dates: 1956-1989 Arrangement:
Alphabetical and thereunder chronological
This large series contain scripts and production documents for various television shows.
The majority of the scripts in this collection come from The Doctors, The Facts of Life, and
The Young and the Restless. This series also includes one script from My True Story
(Show#3239), a show Cury worked on early on in his career. Also included in this series are
singular episodes of Charles in Charge (Show#78018), Laverne and Shirley (Show#60795-09) and
TV special Nashville Celebrates Elvis on His Birthday (1977).
Series III: Stage Maps Inclusive Dates: 1977-1985 Arrangement: Alphabetical and thereunder
chronological
This series contains stage maps for multiple television shows. The shows included are The
Doctors and The Young and the Restless, as well as TV special Nashville Remembers Elvis on
His Birthday.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Drama
Television series
Scripts
Television scripts