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PASC 221
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Title: Gerald Drayson Adams scripts,
Date (inclusive): ca.1949-ca. 1960s
Collection number: PASC 221
Creator:
Adams, Gerald Drayson
Extent:
6 boxes (3 linear ft)
Abstract: Gerald Drayson Adams was a film and television writer. Among his credits are the films
Dead Reckoning and
Kissin Cousins and the television series
Maverick. The collection consists of screenplays, teleplays, treatments, and other writings for what appear to be movie and television
projects related to Adam's career.
Language: Finding aid is written in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
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.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
[Identification of item], Gerald Drayson Adams scripts (Collection PASC 221). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4658945
There is very little biographical information available about Gerald Drayson Adams. It appears that he began his film and
television writing career in the 1940s. He has numerous motion picture and television writing credits including the films
Dead Reckoning with Humphrey Bogart and
Haram Scarum and
Kissin Cousins featuring Elvis Presley. His television work includes episodes of
Bronco,
Cheyenne,
Maverick, and
Northwest Passage.
The collection consists of screenplays, teleplays, treatments and other writings related to the career of writer Gerald Drayson
Adams. Included in the collection are writings for a number projects such as the films
Blood Brothers (released as
Gun Brothers),
Son of Cochise (released as
Taza: Son of Chocise),
Chief Red Sleeves (released as
War Drums) and the television series
Broken Arrow,
Maverick and
Northwest Passage. Additionally, there are two works,
Galvanized Yankee and
Music in the Night, which may have been created as novels. Notably missing from the collection are writings for
Dead Reckoning,
Haram Scarum, and
Kissin Cousins.
The files in the collection are arranged alphabetically by project titles.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Adams, Gerald Drayson -- Archives.
Motion picture writers -- Archival resources.
Television writers -- Archival resources.
television scripts
Film scripts