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Finding Aid for the Mark Rodgers papers, 1961-ca. 1990
(Collection PASC.225)
PASC.225
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Description
Mark Rodgers was a deputy sheriff turned television producer and writer. The collection consists of material related to Rodgers'
television career, and includes files related to both produced and unproduced projects in which Rodgers was involved in some
capacity. Additionally there is a small collection of files related to his working relationship with MGM and a small number
of novel manuscripts.
Background
Mark Rodgers was born in Kansas City, Kansas on March 16, 1928. He attended Los Angeles City College in the Drama Department
for two years and then Los Angeles State for four years. He may have been writing part time as early as 1947. He started work
as deputy sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in 1957. The same year he established himself as a television
writer with a story he wrote for the anthology television series,
Alcoa Theatre. He continued his career with the Sheriff's Department until 1963 when he left to pursue writing full time. He used this
experience as a sheriff to inform his work writing television police dramas from the 1960s until the early 1990s.
Extent
30.0 linear ft.
(60 boxes)
Restrictions
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.
Availability
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.