Duff (Warren) scripts, 1949-1972

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Summary

Title:
Warren Duff scripts
Dates:
1949-1972
Creators:
Duff, Warren, 1904-1973
Abstract:
Warren Duff participated in multiple aspects of the entertainment industry including acting, producing and writing for both film and television. The collection consists of scripts related to the career of writer Warren Duff.
Extent:
3.25 linear ft. (7 boxes)
Language:
and Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Warren Duff Scripts (Collection PASC 226). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of scripts related to the career of writer Warren Duff. The collection includes various versions of television and motion picture scripts. The bulk of the scripts are related to his television career and include writings for The FBI, Mannix, The Rogues, and others.

Biographical / historical:

There is currently very little biographical information available about Warren Duff. Born May 17, 1904 in San Francisco CA, Duff participated in multiple aspects of the entertainment industry including acting, producing and writing for both film and television. Perhaps best known for his work as a writer, Duff garnered an Edgar Allen Poe Award nomination for his film Chicago Deadline in 1950. Warren Duff died of cancer in in Los Angeles, CA on August 5, 1973.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Correspondence
  2. Motion Picture Projects
  3. Television Projects
  4. Unidentified Projects

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-06-09T12:27-0700 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé using Notetab Pro.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library 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], Warren Duff Scripts (Collection PASC 226). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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