Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Lou Derman papers
- Dates:
- 1944-1975
- Creators:
- Derman, Lou
- Abstract:
- Lou Derman was a comedy writer whose numerous credits include co-creator and head writer of the television series Mr. Ed, and writer and producer of All in the Family. The collection consists of bound volumes of various radio and television scripts related to Dermans comedy writing career.
- Extent:
- 16.0 Linear Feet (32 boxes and 81 bound volumes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Lou Derman Papers (Collection PASC 99). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of 81 bound volumes of various radio and television program scripts related to the career of writer and producer, Lou Derman. Radio scripts from programs include Life With Luigi (September 1948 to February 1953), Our Miss Brooks (December 1953 to June 1954), Happy Island starring Ed Wynn (September 1944 to February 1945), and Let Yourself Go starring Milton Berle (March to June 1945). Television scripts from programs include December Bride (season 1954/55 to 1958/59), Mister Ed (season 1960/61 to 1965/66), The Gale Storm Show (season 1959/60), and All in the Family (July 1974 to February 1975).
- Biographical / historical:
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Lou Derman was born in (approximately) 1914 and was educated at New York University. As a television comedy writer, he was co-creator and head writer of the Mr. Ed television series (6 years), head writer of December Bride (4 years), and writer and producer of All in the Family. Derman died on February 15, 1976.
- Acquisition information:
- Donation, 1990.
- Processing information:
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- 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
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-09-21 13:47:38 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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:
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[Identification of item], Lou Derman Papers (Collection PASC 99). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988