Finding Aid for the Mark Rodgers papers, 1961-ca. 1990
(Collection PASC.225)
Finding aid prepared by Rachel Barnes, Laura Gonzales and Julie Graham; additions processed by Peggy Alexander; machine-readable
finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
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Title: Mark Rodgers papers
Collection number: PASC.225
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
30.0 linear ft.
(60 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1961-ca. 1990
Abstract: 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.
Language of Materials: Materials are in English.
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.
Creator:
Rodgers, Mark 1928-2006
Restrictions on Access
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Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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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], Mark Rodgers papers (Collection number PASC 225). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, UCLA.
Biography
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.
Rodgers served as writer, producer, and creative consultant on a number of television projects throughout his career, including
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre,
Dirty Dozen,
Eischied,
The Forgotten Man,
Hawaii Five-O,
Hill Street Blues,
Ironside,
Joe Forrester,
Lady Blue,
The Longest Drive,
Longstreet,
McClain's Law,
The Mod Squad,
The Rookies and
TJ Hooker, among others. Additionally, he served as story consultant and associate producer for the television series
The F.B.I. from 1965-1974, and he worked as writer, story editor, and executive story consultant for the television anthology
Police Story from 1973-1977. 1972 saw the start of a long, continuous working relationship with MGM/UA where he served as a writer and
a producer for projects such as the 1986 television movies,
The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission and
Police Story: The Freeway Killings. Rodgers garnered Writers' Guild of America Awards (1964, 1977) for his work on the adaptation of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's
One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich, which aired on the
Chrysler Theatre, and
The Police Story episode,
Pressure Point. His feature film credits include
Let's Kill Uncle,
The Eddie Egan story, and
Flareup. Rodgers died in Los Angeles, CA on November 5, 2006.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of of material related to Mark Rodgers' career as a television writer and producer. Included in the collection
are files related to both produced and unproduced projects in which Rodgers was involved in some capacity. The produced project
files contain a mixture of script materials, production information, notes, research, and memos related to over thirty television
programs including
Dirty Dozen,
Lady Blue,
Longstreet,
McClain's Law, and
Police Story, among others. The unproduced project files include scripts, story pitches and ideas, notes, and research for what appears
to be television and stage projects. Also included is small amount of research consisting of original and photocopied news
articles, that were not identified with particular projects, and a small collection of files pertaining to his working relationship
with MGM/UA Studio. Additionally, there are manuscripts for what appears to be four novels written by Rodgers.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Biographical information
- Produced projects
- Unproduced projects
- MGM files
- Novels
- Research
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Rodgers, Mark, 1928-2006 -- Archives.
Television producers and directors -- Archival resources.
Television scripts.
Television writers -- Archival resources.
Series 1. Biographical Information
(1970s-1990s)
Physical Description: Boxes 59-60
Scope and Content
The Biographical Information series consists of professional photographs of Rodgers as well as a biographical piece from the
June 1989 issue of the television magazine,
Emmy. The series consists of only three folders and is not arranged in a specific order.
Box 60
Card and letter of introduction for Rodgers from Jane Chung.
1970 Dec.
Box 59
LA's Writing Blues: Now That's the Ticket! - article.
1989 June.
General note
From Emmy Magazine (volume 9, issue 3). Piece includes biographical information about Rodgers. Unrelated personalized blank
note cards.
Box 59
Mark Rodgers head shots.
no date.
Series 2. Produced Projects
(1960s, 1980s)
Physical Description: Boxes 16-57
Scope and Content
The Produced Projects series consists of materials related to thirty-plus television projects in which Mark Rodgers was involved
in some capacity, predominately as writer and/or producer. The series is arranged alphabetically into subseries by television
project title. Included in the series are drafts of scripts, production information, notes, research, and memos for programs
such as
The Dirty Dozen,
Lady Blue,
Longstreet,
McClain's Law, and
Police Story, among others. Additionally, there are a very small number of publicity photographs for
Girl on the Late, Late Show,
In the Heat of the Night, and
Police Story. The files within each subseries are arranged alphabetically by titles reflecting the contents of each folder.
Box 16
Dark Labyrinth (The) - script.
1963.
Box 16
Game for an Indefinite Number of Players - script.
1963.
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre.
Box 16
Four Kings (The) - script.
1963.
Box 1
Four Kings The Chrysler Theatre.
1963 Sep 3.
General note
Revised script by Mark Rodgers.
Box 1
One Day in the Life.
1963 July 15.
General note
Script written by Mark Rodgers, Russell Rouse, and Clarence Greene.
Box 16
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich - scripts.
1963.
Box 16
Wind of Hurricane Force (A) - script.
1964.
Bold Ones: The Protectors.
Box 49
Thing Not of God (A) - draft script.
no date.
Box 57
TV Guide.
1977 Sep 24.
General note
Breaking Point annotated on cover. May be a part of the local programming schedule.
Box 55
Teleplay.
1993 May 4.
General note
May not have aired.
Box 16
Cold Rider television - pilot scripts.
no date, 1980.
Box 16
Cold Rider television - pilot scripts.
1980.
Box 16
QM Productions - pilot script.
1980.
Box 28
Script titled Hour of the Hunter.
Box 16
Here Lies Gussie Hill - script.
1961.
Box 17
Trial by Midnight - script.
1962.
Box 53
Draft script.
1986 Oct 8.
General note
Produced as Alone in the Neon Jungle.
Box 54
Final draft script.
1987 June 25.
General note
Produced as Alone in the Neon Jungle.
Box 53
First draft script.
1984 Jan 14.
General note
Produced as Alone in the Neon Jungle.
Box 53
First draft teleplay.
1985 Jan 30.
General note
Produced as Alone in the Neon Jungle
Box 53
Mark Rodgers memo.
1985 March 28.
Box 53
Second draft teleplay.
1985 March 22.
General note
Produced as Alone in the Neon Jungle.
Box 17
Shell Game (The) - script.
1987.
Box 1
[Detour to Disaster].
1979 May 23.
General note
Writers script by Mark Rodgers. NBC Movie of the Week.
Box 19
13th Man (The) - script and production material.
1988.
Box 18
Arizona Kid - scripts.
1988.
General note
Title changed to Charge of the Dozen.
Box 23
Baby Brigade - production material.
1987-1988.
General note
With material for Dirtiest Show on Earth.
Box 24
Baby Brigade - scripts.
1988.
Box 17
Captains (The) - script by Adrian Spies (story idea).
no date.
Box 18
Charge of the Dozen - script and production material.
1987-1988.
General note
Formerly titled Arizona Kid.
Box 17
Code Name Romulus - scripts and production material.
1988.
Box 18
Colonel Mustard in the Library with a Luger - script and production material.
1988.
Box 18
Colonel Mustard in the Library with a Luger - script and production material.
1988.
Box 17
Correspondence.
1987-1988.
Box 18
Cross of Steel (A) - script (story idea).
no date.
Box 18
Cross of Steel (A) - script (story idea).
no date.
Box 23
Danko's Dozen - script.
1988 Jan 8.
General note
Possibly related to Major Death.
Box 22
Danko's Dozen - script and production material.
1988.
General note
Possibly related to Major Death.
Box 23
Dirtiest Show on Earth (The) - script and production material.
1988.
Box 23
Dirtiest Show on Earth (The) - scripts and production material.
1988.
General note
With material for Heavy Duty and 12 Men and a Baby.
Box 19
Dirty Dozen III - production material.
1986-1987.
General note
Aired as The Deadly Mission.
Box 19
Dirty Dozen III - script.
1986 Dec 1.
General note
Aired as The Deadly Mission.
Box 19
Dirty Dozen III - script.
1986 Oct.
General note
Aired as The Deadly Mission.
Box 20
Dirty Dozen III - script.
no date.
General note
Aired as The Deadly Mission.
Box 20
Dirty Dozen III - script.
1986 Aug 26.
General note
Aired as The Deadly Mission.
Box 19
Dirty Dozen III - script and production material.
1986-1987.
General note
Aired as The Deadly Mission.
Box 19
Dirty Dozen III - script and production material.
1986.
General note
Aired as The Deadly Mission.
Box 19
Dirty Dozen III - scripts.
1986 Dec 29.
General note
Aired as The Deadly Mission.
Box 21
Dirty Dozen IV - production material.
1987.
Box 21
Dirty Dozen IV - script.
1987.
Box 20
Dirty Dozen IV - script and production material.
1987-1988.
Box 20
Dirty Dozen IV - script and production material.
1986-1987.
Box 20
Dirty Dozen IV - script and production material.
1987-1988.
Box 20
Dirty Dozen IV - scripts and production material.
1987-1988.
Box 23
Don Danko - script and production material.
1988.
General note
With material for Heavy Duty and Baby Brigade.
Box 23
Heavy Duty - script and production material.
1987-1988.
Box 23
Heavy Duty - scripts and production material.
1988.
Box 17
Main titles (credits).
no date.
Box 22
Major Death - script and production material.
1987-1988.
General note
Possibly related to Danko's Dozen.
Box 17
Possible Story Editors.
1987.
Box 17
Production information.
1987-1988.
General note
With information pertaining to interviews/readings.
Box 24
Quiet Weekend in the Country (A) - script and production material.
1988.
General note
With material for Code Name Romulus.
Box 22
Remember St. Luc - production material.
1988.
Box 22
Remember St. Luc - production material.
1988.
Box 21
Remember St. Luc - script.
1988 Feb 29.
Box 21
Remember St. Luc - script.
1988 Feb 29.
Box 22
Remember St. Luc - script.
1988 Jun 21.
Box 22
Remember St. Luc - script.
1988 Jun 6.
Box 22
Remember St. Luc - script.
1988.
Box 22
Remember St. Luc - script.
no date.
Box 21
Remember St. Luc - scripts.
1988.
Box 21
Remember St. Luc - scripts.
1988 May 17.
Box 21
Remember St. Luc - scripts.
1988 May 17.
Box 18
Robert Brennan sample writing.
1984, 1987.
General note
Matt Houston script - Breakpoint.
Box 17
Script status reports.
1987-1988.
Box 17
Script Validations.
1988.
Box 17
Series Characters (profiles).
no date.
Box 18
Story ideas and possible locations.
1987.
Box 17
Writers, Directors, Producers - lists.
1987-1988.
Box 25
E.M.S. (Emergency Medical Service of New York) - pilot script and production material.
1986-1987.
General note
Script title changed to Red Light Nights.
Box 25
Red Light Nights - scripts.
1987.
Box 25
Research and ideas for emergency rescue squad series.
1986.
Box 54
Notes and research.
1979.
Box 24
Buddy System - script.
1979.
Box 24
Demon, Part One (The) - script.
1979 Jun 28.
Box 24
Demon, Part One (The) - script.
1979 Jul 6.
Box 24
Demon, Part Two (The) - script.
1979 Jul 6.
Box 1
Friday's Child.
1979 Nov 2.
General note
Final draft script written by Mark Rodgers.
Box 25
Powder Burn - script.
1979 Nov 23.
Box 25
Powder Burn - script.
1979 Nov 16.
Box 24
Production material.
1978-1979.
Box 25
Set-'Em-Free-McGee - script.
1979 Sep 18.
Box 1
Spanish Eight.
1979 Aug 20.
General note
First draft script by Mark Rodgers.
Box 24
Spanish Eight - script.
1979 Aug 9.
Box 25
To Kill a Cop, Part I - script.
1977 Oct 25.
Box 25
To Kill a Cop, Part II - script.
1977 Oct 3.
Box 26
Conspiracy of Corruption - script.
1969 Nov 10.
Box 26
Fatal Reunion - script.
1973 May 11.
Box 26
Fatal Reunion - script.
1973 Feb 28.
Box 26
Harvest (The) - script.
1968 Jun 24.
Box 26
Hitchhiker (The) - script.
1970 Dec 4.
Box 27
Hunters (The) - script.
1971 Nov 17.
Box 27
Hunters (The) - scripts.
1971 Oct.
Box 26
Ideas, Memos, and Research.
1966-1967.
Box 26
Rampage - script.
no date.
Box 26
Research - FBI pamphlets.
1963-1964, 1967-1968.
Box 27
Return to Power - script.
1969.
Box 27
Ride with Terror - outline.
1970 Oct 12.
Box 26
Superstition Rock - script.
1971 Jun 1.
Box 57
Superstition Rock - TV Guide.
1971 Nov 27.
Box 27
Dark Memory - script.
1968 Jun 13.
Box 27
Violent Shore (The) - script revised pages.
1968 Jul 1.
Fire at County General (The).
Box 54
Draft scripts and production information (Folder 1 of 2).
1982 Sep-Oct.
General note
May have been produced as Uncommon Valor.
Box 54
Draft scripts and production information (Folder 2 of 2).
1982 Sep-Oct.
General note
May have been produced as Uncommon Valor.
Gangster Chronicles, An American Story (The).
Box 27
Chapter Nine - script.
1981 Feb 13.
Box 27
Eleventh Hour - script and production material.
1981.
Box 27
Production Material.
1981.
Box 28
Thirteenth Hour - script and production material.
1981.
Box 27
Twelfth Hour - script and production material.
1981.
Gangster Chronicles: An American Story.
Box 1
Gangster Chronicles: An American Story.
1981 Mar 10.
General note
Revised script, shooting call, production report, and cast list. Written by Mark Rodgers.
Girl on the Late, Late Show (The).
Box 59
Publicity still.
no date.
Girl on the Late, Late Show, The.
Box 1
NBC Movie of the Week.
c. 1973.
General note
First draft script with annotations., written by Mark Rodgers.
Box 27
By the Numbers - script.
1968 Oct 4.
Box 28
Little Boil Blue - script.
1982 Aug 30.
Box 54
Script material (Folder 1 of 2).
1981 Feb.
General note
May have been produced as Uncommon Valor.
Box 54
Script material (Folder 2 of 2).
1981 March.
General note
May have been produced as Uncommon Valor.
Box 54
Second draft script.
1982 April 5.
General note
May have been produced as Uncommon Valor.
In the Heat of the Night.
Box 28
Anniversary - script.
1989 Aug 1.
Box 28
Maybelle's Place - script.
1990 Feb 2.
Box 28
Night of the Killings - scripts.
1989-1990.
Box 59
Publicity stills.
no date.
Box 28
Answer (The) - script.
1975 Dec 11.
Box 28
Boot - script by Spencer Lynn (story idea).
1976 Mar 1.
Box 28
Fashion Mart - scripts.
1975 Oct.
Box 56
TV Guide Cover.
no date.
General note
Laminated wall hanging.
Box 28
Weekend, Part One (Saturday) - script and production material.
1975-1976.
Box 29
Weekend, Part Two (Sunday) - scripts.
1975.
Box 55
Against the Mob - draft scripts.
1990 Feb.
General note
Final title Johnny Ryan
Box 56
Against the Mob - production information and draft script.
1990.
General note
Final title Johnny Ryan.
Box 56
Against the Mob - production information and research.
1990.
General note
Final title Johnny Ryan.
Box 56
Against the Mob - revised draft script.
1990 April 27.
General note
Final title Johnny Ryan.
Box 55
Against the Mob - story outline and revised scene.
1990 Jan.
General note
Final title Johnny Ryan
Box 55
Ryan's Way - Annotated script material (Folder 2 of 2).
1983 Dec.
General note
Final title Johnny Ryan
Box 55
Ryan's Way - Draft scripts (Folder 1 of 2).
1984 Jan.
General note
Final title Johnny Ryan
Box 29
Production material.
1986-1987.
General note
Appears to be for Kelly's Heroes II. May contain information for Kelly's Heroes I.
Box 30
Ax Handle Murders (The) - first draft script.
1985 July 2.
General note
Working title. Appears to have been produced as The Killing Ground. See also The Killing Ground.
Box 30
Beasts of Prey - final draft script.
1985 Sep 13.
Box 30
Beasts of Prey - production information and script.
1985 Aug-Oct.
Box 1
Death Grip.
1985 Oct 10.
General note
Final draft revised script written by Mark Rodgers
Box 31
Death Grip - final draft script.
1985 Sep 20.
Box 31
Death Grip - final draft script.
1985 Oct 2.
Box 31
Death Grip - production information and final draft script.
1985 Sep-Nov.
General note
Working title appears to be The Honorable Murderer. See also Honorable Murderer.
Box 31
Death Grip - writer's first and second draft scripts.
1985 Aug-Sep.
Box 32
Death in the Fast Lane - Act 1 synopsis.
1985 Nov 15.
Box 31
Death Valley Day - production information.
1985 July-Aug.
General note
With ephemera from a 1985 cinema conference.
Box 31
Death Valley Day - story outlines, final draft script, first draft script, and writer's draft script.
1985 June-Aug.
Box 32
Designer White - production information.
1985 June-Oct.
Box 32
Designer White - second draft scripts.
1985 July-Oct.
General note
Includes a draft script from Maximum Force.
Box 31
Designer White - story, first draft script, and second draft script.
1985 June-July.
Box 30
Her Conscience, The Law, Her Job - synopsis and notes.
1985.
Box 32
Honorable Murderer (The) - writer's first draft script.
1985 Aug.
General note
Working title. Appears to have been produced as Death Grip. See also Death Grip.
Box 32
Hostage - final draft script.
1985 Dec 2.
Box 32
Hunter (The) - final draft script.
1985 Sep 3.
Box 32
Hunter (The) - second draft script.
1985 July.
Box 32
Hunter's Edge (The) - story outlines.
1985 June.
General note
Working title. Appears to have been produced as A Matter of Honor. See also A Matter of Honor
Box 33
Killing Ground (The) - production information.
1985 Oct-Nov.
General note
Working title appears to be The Ax Handle Murders. See also The Ax Handle Murders.
Box 32
Killing Ground (The) - revised second draft script.
1985 Nov 11.
Box 32
Killing Ground (The) - second draft script.
1985 Oct-Nov.
Box 33
Lady Killers - story outlines and Act I script.
1985 Nov.
Box 30
Mark's Production book.
1985.
Box 33
Mask of Death - story outline.
no date.
Box 33
Matter of Honor (A) - story outlines and research.
1985 June.
General note
Working title appears to be The Hunter's Edge. See also The Hunter's Edge.
Box 33
Maximum Force - final draft script.
1985 Dec 2.
Box 33
Maximum Force - production information and final draft script.
1985 Dec.
Box 33
Portraits of Death - production information and partial 2nd draft script.
1985 Sep-Oct.
Box 33
Portraits of Death - second draft script.
1985 Sep.
Box 30
Production schedules for multiple episodes.
1985.
Box 30
Research.
1985.
General note
Originals and copies of clippings.
Box 1
Romero and Juliet.
1985 July 3.
General note
First draft script written by Mark Rodgers.
Box 33
Romero and Juliet - draft scripts.
1985 July-Aug.
Box 34
Romero and Juliet - notes, second draft script, and first draft script.
1985 June-July.
General note
With first draft script titled Romano and Juliet.
Box 33
Romero and Juliet - production information and final draft script.
1985 Aug-Oct.
General note
Some documents titled Romano and Juliet.
Box 34
Scorpio's Sting - draft script and outline.
1985 Oct-Nov.
Box 34
Scorpio's Sting - final draft script.
1985 Nov 19.
Box 34
Scorpio's Sting - production information.
1985 Nov-Dec.
Box 34
Someone to Watch Over Me - story outlines and notes.
1985 Dec.
Box 34
Special Education - story outlines.
1985 July.
General note
Could be a working title for the episode, Terror.
Box 30
Story Lines.
1985.
General note
Interoffice memos and newspaper research
Box 30
Storyline notes.
1985 May-June.
Box 34
Sylvie - final draft script.
1985 Nov 18.
Box 34
Sylvie - outline and final draft script.
1985 Nov.
General note
With story outline for Pay, Quit, or Die.
Box 35
Sylvie - production information.
1985 Nov-Dec.
Box 34
Sylvie - script.
1985 Nov 12.
Box 35
Terror - outline.
1985 Sep 20.
General note
Some documents titled Ice Man.
Box 35
Terror - production information and revised final draft script.
1985 Oct-Nov.
General note
May be related to project titled Special Education. With outline for episode titled Ice Man
Box 35
Terror - production information and scripts.
1985.
Box 35
Terror - story outlines.
1985.
General note
Appears to be for Terror. Story outlines are for Vicious Circle and Special Education, which could have been working titles.
Box 35
Vice Trap - draft scripts and outlines.
1985 Nov.
Box 35
Vice Trap - scripts and story outlines.
1985 Oct-Nov.
Box 35
Widow Maker (The) - final draft script.
1985 Sep.
Box 36
Widow Maker (The) - production information and final draft script.
1985 Aug-Oct.
Box 35
Widow Maker (The) - teaser scripts and story outline.
1985 June-Aug.
General note
With story outline for A Private War.
Box 57
TV Guide.
1971 Dec 25.
General note
Long Way Home annotated on cover. May be a part of the local programming schedule.
Box 36
Anatomy of a Murder - production information and draft scripts.
1971 Nov.
Box 36
Bridge to Oblivion - production information and draft scripts.
1971 Aug-Sep.
Box 57
Cleveland Amory Review in TV Guide.
1971 Oct 30.
Box 36
Field of Honor - final draft script and script revisions.
1971 Dec.
Box 36
Giant in the Palm of a Hand - production information and draft scripts.
1971 Aug-Sep.
Box 36
Hannah - production information and draft scripts.
1971 Oct-Nov.
Box 36
Hire the Handicapped - production information and draft scripts.
1971 Oct-Nov.
Box 37
I See Said the Blind Man - final draft script and script revisions.
1971 Sep.
Box 36
Misc. Material on Longstreet.
no date.
General note
Appears to be story outlines.
Box 37
Old Team Spirit (The) - production information and draft scripts.
1971 Aug.
Box 37
Please Leave the Wreck for Others to Enjoy - draft scripts.
1971 Dec.
Box 37
Shape of Nightmares (The) - production information and draft scripts.
1971 Aug.
Box 37
Sound of Money Talking (The) - production information and draft scripts.
1972 Jan.
Box 37
This Little Piggy Went to Marquette - production information and draft scripts.
1971 Oct.
Box 37
Through Shattering Glass - production information and draft scripts.
1971 Dec.
Box 57
Various episodes - TV Guides.
1971-1972.
Box 37
Wednesday's Child - production information and draft script.
1971 Sep.
Box 38
Wild Country (The) - final draft script.
1974 Nov 4.
Box 38
Wild Country (The) - production information and draft scripts.
1971 Nov.
Box 38
Witness (The) - production information and draft script.
1971 July-Aug.
Box 36
Writer's Lists and Credits to File.
1971.
General note
With two congratulatory telegrams.
Longstreet and FBI (The).
Box 57
There Was a Crooked Man and The Hunters - TV Guide.
1972 May 6.
Box 42
Candles (The) - script.
1991 July 24.
Box 42
Walking Dead - 2nd revised final draft script.
1991 Aug 30.
Box 42
Biker's Convoy (The) - production information and draft script.
1978 Oct.
Box 42
Flashpoint - production information and draft script.
1978 Oct.
Box 42
Notes and production information (Folder 1 of 2).
1978.
General note
May have been titled David Cassidy-Man Undercover.
Box 42
Notes and production information (Folder 2 of 2).
1978.
General note
May have been titled David Cassidy-Man Undercover.
Box 42
Rx for Dying - production information and draft script.
1978 Oct.
Box 1
Red Brigade.
1984 Feb 14.
General note
Writers first draft script written by Mark Rodgers.
Box 42
Red Brigade - script material.
no date.
Box 60
Advertising/Publicity cardboard sign.
Box 38
From the Mouth of Babes - production information.
1982 Jan.
Box 38
Green Light - production information and draft scripts.
1981 Dec.
Box 38
Last Hero - production information and draft scripts.
1982 Jan-Feb.
Box 39
Let the Victims Beware - production information and draft script.
1981 Sep-Oct.
Box 38
Lunch Hour Rapist (The) (Folder 1 of 3) - production information.
1981 Sep-Oct.
General note
With an inter-office memo regarding an episode titled Time of Peril.
Box 39
Lunch Hour Rapist (The) (Folder 2 of 3) - script material.
1981 Sep.
Box 39
Lunch Hour Rapist (The) (Folder 3 of 3) - script material.
1981 Aug-Sep.
General note
With a page from a script titled Time of Peril.
Box 39
Matter of Honor (A) - production information and draft scripts.
1981 Nov.
Box 39
McClain's Law - production information and draft scripts.
1981 Aug-Sep.
General note
Appears to be for the pilot episode.
Box 40
Partners - production information and draft script.
1981 Dec-Jan 1982.
Box 40
Portrait of a Teenage Playmate - production information and draft scripts.
1981 Oct.
Box 40
Requiem for a Narc - production information and draft script.
1981 Sep.
Box 40
Sign of the Beast - draft scripts.
1981 Oct.
Box 40
Sign of the Beast (Folder 1 of 2) - script material.
1981 Nov.
Box 41
Sign of the Beast (Folder 2 of 2) - production information.
1981 Nov-Dec.
Box 41
Takeover - production information and draft script.
1982 Jan.
Box 41
To Save the Queen (Folder 1 of 2) - production information.
1981 Sep-Nov.
Box 41
To Save the Queen (Folder 2 of 2) - script material.
1981 Aug-Oct.
Box 41
Use of Deadly Force - production information and draft script.
1981 Dec-Jan 1982.
Box 41
What Patric Doesn't Know - production information and draft script.
1981 Dec.
Box 42
Road of Kings (The) - 2nd draft script.
no date.
Box 42
Fair Game - story outlines and research.
1995 June.
Box 30
For Singles Only - teleplay outline.
1968 Aug 5.
General note
Title page listed as Fame is the Name of the Game "For Singles Only"
Box 30
Legion to the Republic (A) - teleplay and outline.
1968 April and May.
New Adventures of Wonder Woman (The).
Box 53
Anschluss '77 - draft script and production information.
1977 July-Aug.
Box 53
Mark Rodgers contract and memo.
1977.
Box 53
Return of Wonder Woman (The) - draft script and production information.
1977 June-July.
Box 53
Wonder Woman and the Watergate Baby - first draft script.
no date.
Box 49
Series presentation.
no date.
General note
Found with Police Headquarters files. Does not appear related to project.
Box 1
Reunion (The).
1978 June 16.
General note
Story #9; first draft script written by Mark Rodgers.
Box 48
Script Material.
no date.
Box 48
Series presentation.
no date.
Box 49
Sunday Afternoon - annotated first draft script.
no date.
Box 49
Sunday Afternoon - first draft script.
1974 Feb 4.
General note
Staff and crew list not originally found with script.
Box 49
Sunday Afternoon - first draft script.
no date.
Box 48
Sunday Afternoon - production information and draft script.
no date.
Box 43
Across the Line - two draft scripts.
1974 May.
Box 43
Asian Task Force - script material.
1977 April 1.
Box 47
Cast lists for The Watch Commander and In Fear of His Life..
no date.
General note
With newspaper clippings
Box 48
Command - script material.
no date.
Box 43
Death of Love (The) - two draft scripts.
1975 May 13.
Box 2
Far Turn (The).
1979 April 26.
General note
Writer's second draft script written by Mark Rodgers.
Box 48
Far Turn (The) - first draft script.
1988 Aug 31.
Box 48
Far Turn (The) - script.
no date.
General note
With annotation, also known as Diary of a Lady Cop.
Box 56
Graphic image.
no date.
General note
Laminated wall hanging.
Box 43
Metro Man (The) - final draft script.
1974 Dec 5.
Box 43
Metro Man (The) (Folder 1 of 3) - first draft script.
1974 Nov 29.
Box 43
Metro Man (The) (Folder 2 of 3) - partial draft scripts.
1974 Nov.
Box 43
Metro Man (The) (Folder 3 of 3) - script material and story outlines.
1974 Oct.
Box 48
Museum of Television and Radio tribute program.
1990 and 1992.
Box 44
One From Column A and One From Column B (Part 1) - script material.
1974 Sep.
General note
Includes photograph of Robert Culp.
Box 44
One From Column A and One From Column B (Part 2) - two draft scripts.
1974 Sep.
Box 47
Original additional scene script material.
no date.
General note
Appears to be for Police Story II.
Box 59
Publicity stills.
no date.
Box 44
Spanish Class - final draft script.
1975 Sep 15.
Box 44
Spanish Class - first draft script.
1975 May 28.
Box 56
TV Guide Cover.
no date.
General note
Laminated wall hanging.
Box 44
Watch Commander (The) - script.
no date.
Box 44
Watch Commander (The) - script material.
1977 July.
Box 45
Final draft script.
1986 Sep 17.
Box 45
Final draft script.
1986 Aug 15.
Box 45
Final draft script.
1986 Sep 17.
Box 45
Final draft script.
1986 Sep 16.
Box 46
Final draft script.
1987 Jan 15.
Box 46
Final draft script.
1987 Feb 11.
Box 47
Final draft script.
1986 Dec 15.
Box 46
Final draft script and production information.
1987 March 2.
Box 46
Final draft script and production information.
1987 Feb.
Box 44
First draft script.
1985 Nov 4.
Box 48
First shooting schedule.
1987 Jan 12.
Box 48
Meeting notes and research.
1985.
Box 45
Memos regarding 17 Sep 1986 draft.
1986 Sep 17.
Box 47
Original additional scene.
Box 46
Part I - first draft scripts and research.
1985 Nov.
Box 47
Part I - second draft script.
1986 June 2.
Box 47
Part I - writer's second draft script.
1986 Feb 11.
Box 47
Part II - writer's second draft script.
1986 March 18.
Box 47
Part III - first draft script.
1986 March 25.
Box 47
Part III - second draft script.
1986 May 12.
Box 47
Research and notes.
1985.
General note
With character and story outlines.
Box 45
Revised first draft script.
1986 July 1.
Box 47
Script material and production information.
1986-1987.
Box 48
End Game (The) - first draft script.
1974 July 22.
Box 49
Black Diamonds - final draft script.
1971 June 10.
Box 49
Deepest of the Deep (The) - final draft script.
1971 June 28.
Box 49
Kiss of Life - first draft script.
1971 June 29.
Box 49
Notes and research.
1971 April-May.
Box 49
Nuclear Black Market (The) - final draft script.
1971 June 16.
Box 49
Phantom Horse (The) - final draft script.
1971 June 15.
Box 49
Sixty Fifth Minute (The) - final draft script.
1971 June 15.
Box 49
Story ideas.
1971 June 14.
Box 49
Story ideas.
1971 March-April.
Box 49
Ten Minutes of Eternity - two final draft scripts.
1971 June 24.
General note
With story outline for The Forgotten Man.
Box 50
Trial and Terror - final draft scripts.
1971 May 28.
Box 50
Captive (The) - two draft scripts.
1976 June-July.
Box 55
Hatcher's Drive - revised final draft script.
1976 Oct 14.
General note
Final title may have been The Longest Drive
Box 55
Hatcher's Drive Part 2 - partial script material.
no date.
Box 50
Minter - first draft script and notes.
1976 Sep 6.
General note
With story outline for Dynasty.
Box 55
Publicity material.
no date.
Box 50
Courier (The) - revised final draft script and production information.
1970 Sep.
Box 50
Cry in Concrete (A) - second revised final draft script and production information.
1970 Sep 26.
Box 50
Deadly Game of Love (A) - final draft script and production information.
1970 July-Sep.
Box 50
Hero (The) - revised final draft script and production information.
1970 July.
Box 50
Horse in a White Collar - final draft script and production information.
1970 June-Sep.
Box 50
In by Nine Out by Five - revised final draft script.
1970 Sep 14.
Box 50
Judge (The) - final draft script and production information.
1970 July-Aug.
Box 50
Prosecutor (The) - final draft script and production information.
1970 July.
Box 50
Shopping List (The) - final draft script and production information.
1970 June.
Box 50
Street (The) - revised final draft script.
1970 Aug 25.
Box 51
Take as Directed for Death - final draft script and production information.
1970 July.
Box 50
Wax Jungle (The) - final draft script and production information.
1970 July.
Box 2
Banker (The).
1970 Oct 6.
General note
Final draft script part one and part two, written by Mark Rodgers.
Box 2
Street (The).
1970 Aug 3.
General note
First draft script written by Mark Rodgers.
Box 51
Bribe (The) - second revised final draft script and production information.
1984 Oct.
Box 2
Decoy (The).
1982 Dec 1.
General note
Third revised final draft with revision pages.
Box 2
Fiend (The).
1984 Aug 21.
General note
Final draft script witten by Mark Rodgers.
Box 51
Hot Pursuit - revised final draft script and production information.
1984 Aug.
Box 51
Kind of Rage (A) - revised final draft script and production information.
1984 Sep.
Box 51
Lag Time - revised final draft script and production information.
1984 Nov.
Box 52
Night Vigil - revised final draft script and production information.
1984 June.
Box 51
Outcall - revised final draft script and production information.
1984 Sep-Oct.
Box 2
Return (The).
1983 May 19.
General note
Writer's first draft telpla written by Mark Rodgers.
Box 52
Return (The) - first draft teleplay and script material.
1983 April-May.
Box 52
Sanctuary - draft scripts and production information.
1984 Dec-Jan 1985.
Box 2
Second Chance.
1982 July 12.
General note
Revised final draft script written by Mark Rodgers.
Box 52
Second Chance - draft script material with annotations.
1982 May.
Box 52
Second Chance - second draft teleplay.
1982 June 3.
Box 52
Shoot-out - draft script.
1985 Feb 21.
Box 52
Trackdown - draft scripts and production information.
1984 Oct.
Box 2
In Case of Fire.
1981 Aug 8.
General note
Writer's 2nd written by Mark Rodgers. CBS Movie of the week.
Box 53
Farewell to Margarita - teleplay.
no date.
Box 53
Song of Isiah - draft script.
1991 Nov.
Series 3. Unproduced Projects
(1968-1990s [bulk dates 1980s])
Physical Description: Boxes 3-15
Scope and Content
The Unproduced Projects series consists of materials for what appears to be various television and stage projects in which
it is believed Rodgers was involved in some capacity, predominately as writer and/or producer. Included are scripts, story
pitches and ideas, notes, and research. The series is arranged alphabetically by project title.
Box 4
A through B - script material, ideas and notes.
no date, 1975, 1990s.
General note
Script material, ideas and notes.
Box 5
B through C.
1970s-1990s.
General note
Script material, ideas and notes.
Box 6
C through D - script material, ideas and notes.
no date, 1976, 1985-1991.
General note
Script material, ideas and notes. DEA Class of 1989 may be related to DEA 1990 (Chiang Mai), Last Flight from Chiang Mai and/or
Pink Ginger.
Box 7
E through G - script material, ideas and notes.
no date, 1968, 1974, 1980s-1991.
General note
Script material, ideas and notes.
Box 8
G through The Link.
no date, 1975, 1980s-1990s.
General note
Script material, ideas and notes. Last Flight from Chiang Mai may be related to DEA Class of 1989, DEA 1990 (Chiang Mai) and/or
Pink Ginger.
Box 28
Hammond - outline for pilot (2 items).
1979-1980.
General note
Appears to be unproduced.
Box 9
Link (The) through M.
no date, 1977, 1989-1990.
General note
Script material, ideas and notes. With Mortal Coils screen play by Aldous Huxley.
Box 10
M through O.
no date, 1978-1990s.
General note
Script material, ideas and notes.
Box 29
Man in the Middle - teleplay outline.
1969 Jan 31.
Box 15
Night Coach to Dallas.
1988.
Box 11
P through R - script material, ideas and notes.
no date, 1980s-1990.
Box 15
Pressure.
1986-1987.
General note
Script material, ideas and notes.
Box 12
R through Shield.
no date, 1980s.
General note
Script material, ideas and notes.
Box 3
Rise and Fall of Al Capone (The).
1986-1987.
General note
Script material, ideas and notes.
Box 4
Rise and Fall of Al Capone (The).
1987-1989.
General note
Script material, ideas and notes.
Box 13
Shield through Twice.
no date, 1978-1990s.
General note
Script material, concepts, and notes.
Box 14
Twice through Women of San Quentin.
no date, 1983-1990s.
General note
Script material, concepts, and notes.
Box 57
Unipol.
no date.
General note
Submitted to Mark Rodgers for punching up.
Box 15
Women of San Quentin.
1983.
General note
Script material, concepts, and notes.
Series 4. MGM Files
(1986-1991)
Physical Description: Box 59
Scope and Content
The MGM series consists of materials related to Rodger's working relationship with MGM/UA. Included are development projects
and story ideas for various television programs and movies as well as correspondence and memos both to and from Rodgers. Most
of the story ideas and development projects included in this series appear to be unproduced. The series is arranged alphabetically
by file titles reflecting the contents of each folder.
Box 59
ABC 20/20 Report - transcripts.
1986.
Box 59
Buffalo Soldiers - memo and excerpt.
1989.
Box 59
Correspondence and memos to and from Rodgers.
1990-1991.
Box 59
Correspondence to and from Rodgers (Folder 1 of 2).
1988-1990.
Box 59
Correspondence to and from Rodgers (Folder 2 of 2).
1988-1990.
Box 59
Development projects and story ideas.
1986-1987.
General note
Photocopies of selected story ideas also found in the unproduced projects series.
Box 59
Development projects and story ideas.
1986-1987.
Box 59
Development projects and story ideas - David Barry.
1987.
Box 59
Shanghai Productions, Inc. f/s/o Mark Rodgers Overall Term Agreement.
1986 April 18.
Series 5. Novels
(no dates)
Physical Description: Boxes 58-59
Scope and Content
The Novel series contains the manuscripts of four novels written by Rodgers. It is not clear if the works were published and,
if so, by what title. The series is arranged alphabetically by titles of the manuscripts.
Box 58
Black and White.
no date.
Box 59
Christmas Help - screenplay and notes.
1993 April 12.
Box 58
Winter Grass (The).
no date.
Series 6. Research
(1951-1991 [bulk dates 1980's])
Physical Description: Boxes 57-58
Scope and Content
The Research series contains a small amount of news clippings and articles collected by Rodgers for what appears to be inspiration
and/or research for potential stories. The materials are not identified to particular projects and include original and photocopied
pieces pertaining to law enforcement stories as well as a small number of counter intelligence manuals. The series is arranged
alphabetically by titles reflecting the contents of each folder.
Box 57
Counter Intelligence Investigations Course (The).
1951 Oct 15.
Box 57
New York Magazine.
1980 March 17.
Box 58
Photocopied clippings of interest.
1990-1991.
Box 58
Photocopied clippings of interest.
1985.
Box 58
Photocopied clippings of interest.
1985-1987.
Box 58
Photocopied clippings of interest.
1989.
Box 59
Titles and title ideas (A-Z).
no date.
General note
18 envelopes of index cards arranged alphabetically.