Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Ross Martin papers,
- Dates:
- ca. 1960s-ca. 1970s
- Creators:
- Martin, Ross, 1920-1981
- Abstract:
- Best known for his role as Artemus Gordon in the 1960s television series The Wild Wild West, Ross Martin was an actor who performed on Broadway, television and motion pictures. The collection contains photographs, script material and ephemera related to Martin's acting career.
- Extent:
- 2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
- Language:
- Finding aid is written in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Ross Martin papers (Collection 239). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of materials related to Ross Martin's acting career. The bulk of the collection is photographs from various projects including The Wild Wild West and The Twilight Zone. Also included is script material and ephemera from a series of Dodge commercials, and miscellaneous articles about Martin. Notably absent from the collection are scripts from The Wild Wild West television series, but for one episode, The Night of the Sorcere.
- Biographical / historical:
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Ross Martin was born Martin Rosenblatt in Grodek, Poland (ca. 1920). He came to the US as an infant and grew up in NYC, NY. Though he earned a law degree, Martin chose to work in public relations. He started acting on the Janice Gray radio series and went onto various roles on Broadway, televsision and motion pictures. He is best known for his role as Artemus Gordon in the 1960s television series The Wild Wild West. Martin passed away at the age of 61 in July 1987.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift, 1983.
- Arrangement:
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There is no specific arrangement to the collection
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro; frontmatter gathered from MARC Record. Date of source: 250402.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Performing Arts 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:
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[Identification of item], Ross Martin papers (Collection 239). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988