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Leonard Stern papers

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Identifier: 2243

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Scope and Contents

This collection consists of scripts, production notes, and financial records for films and television series that American screenwriter, producer, and director Leonard Stern (1922-2011) worked on. He wrote for the series "Get Smart," "He and She," "I'm Dickens, He's Fenster," and "McMillan and Wife."

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1950s-1980s

Creator

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

Leonard Stern (1922-2011) was an American screenwriter, producer, director, and one of the creators of Mad Libs. He wrote for television series including "The Honeymooners," "The Phil Silvers Show," "The Steve Allen Show," and "Get Smart."

Extent

44 Linear Feet (22 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of scripts, production notes, and financial records for films and television series that American screenwriter, producer, and director Leonard Stern (1922-2011) worked on.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Leonard Stern, December 14, 1995.

Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Leonard Stern papers
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2022 February
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository

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