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Title: George Brandt Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1925-1950
Collection number: 1050
Creator: Brandt, George
Extent:
16 boxes (8 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: George Brandt(1916-1963)was born in Brooklyn, New York. He became a producer and writer of radio, television and film scripts
for NBC, Paramount and Douglas Aircraft. The collection consists of plays, screenplays, television and radio plays, scrapbooks,
magazines, and photographs documenting Brandt's writing career.
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.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jewel Holder Brandt, 1964.
[Identification of item], George Brandt Papers (Collection 1050). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
709462
Brandt was born on October 1, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York; became a producer and writer of radio, television and film scripts,
including work for NBC and Paramount; also worked for Douglas Aircraft, where he made instructional and documentary films;
he died in New York City on November 12, 1963.
Collection consists of plays, screenplays, television and radio plays, scrapbooks, magazines, and photographs documenting
Brandt's writing career and his position with Douglas Aircraft. Includes work for NBC and Paramount Pictures, documentary
and instructional scripts and films for Douglas Aircraft, scrapbooks of clippings about Los Angeles and Douglas Aircraft,
and photographs of various publicity set ups for magazines and pamphlets.
Arranged in the following series:
- Feature films, drama reviews, and manuscripts for Hospital in Harlem (Box 1).
- Film, television, and radio scipts; plays (Boxes 2-5).
- Films and filmscripts for Douglas Aircraft (Boxes 6,11-13,15).
- Scrapbooks of clippings about Los Angeles and Douglas Aircraft (Boxes 7-9,17).
- Ephemera, and personnel administration correspondence (Box 10).
- American Writer Magazine (Box 14).
- Photographs of publicity set ups (Box 16).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Brandt, George--Archives.
Douglas Aircraft Company--Employees--Archival resources.
Screenwriters--United States--Archival resources.
Television writers--United States--Archival resources.
Radio writers--United States--Archival resources.
Radio scripts.
Television scripts.
Screenplays.