David Susskind Show tapes

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Identifier: 2176

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 2" broadcast quadruplex magnetic tapes and 16mm broadcast kinescope film reels of "The David Susskind Show" and other television programs produced by Susskind and his production company, Talent Associates, Ltd. The majority of materials are episodes of "The David Susskind Show" from 1968-1983 with a selection of reels of various programs produced by Susskind including "The Art Carney Special," "The Dupont Show of the Month", and "Armstrong Circle Theater."

Tapes are primarily housed in plastic cases, while reels are housed in either original metal cans or cardboard cases. Loose tapes and film reels were rehoused into archival boxes. A supplementary inventory is available.

The series David Susskind Show includes tapes from the programs "Open End" and "The David Susskind Show" arranged chronologically by year.

The series Other Recordings includes reels from various programs produced by David Susskind and Talent Associates including "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1950-1963), "The Art Carney Special" (1959-1961), "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957-1961), "Esso Repertory Theatre" (c. 1958), "Kraft Mystery Theatre" (1958), "Philco-Goodyear Playhouse" (1948-1955), and "The Play of the Week"(1959-1961).

Dates

Creation: 1970 - 1986

Creator

Susskind, David, 1920-1987 (Host, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical / Historical

David Susskind (1920-1987) was an American producer and television talk show host. His talk show began in 1958 under the title "Open End" and was broadcast locally in New York City, and in 1961 was nationally televised. The program was retitled "The David Susskind Show" in 1966, and continued until its cancellation in 1986, six months before Susskind’s death.

Susskind’s talk shows were innovative in the genre and addressed timely, controversial topics beyond the scope of others of the day, such as American involvement in the Vietnam War, race relations, gay rights, and investigations into cults.

Extent

605 Linear Feet (1747 Tapes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of 2" broadcast quadruplex magnetic tapes and 16mm broadcast kinescope film reels of The David Susskind Show and other television programs produced by Susskind and his production company, Talent Associates, Ltd. The majority of materials are episodes of "The David Susskind Show" from 1968-1983 with a selection of reels of various programs produced by Susskind including "The Art Carney Special," "The Dupont Show of the Month," and "Armstrong Circle Theater."