Morton Fine scripts
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Scope and Contents
This collection consists of scripts and some related production files for 44 episodes of the television series "I Spy" used by Morton Fine (1916-1991) in his role as a producer and writer on the show. The scripts date from 1964 to 1968, and while the earlier episodes are reflected by scripts only (Box 1 and Box 2, Folders 1-8), later episodes include additional documents such as notes, work orders, revisions, staff and cast lists, correspondence, shooting schedules, and production reports. A detailed inventory of the collection is housed in Box 1.
Dates
- Creation: 1964 - 1968
Creator
- Fine, Morton, 1916-1991 (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
Morton Fine (1916-1991) was an American screenwriter and producer. He first started writing radio programs before moving to film and television. He wrote and produced episodes of the television series "I Spy," which starred Robert Culp and Bill Cosby as government secret agents and appeared on NBC for three seasons from 1965 to 1968. Fine also wrote the movie "The Pawnbroker" (1964).
Extent
3.5 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of scripts and some related production files for 44 episodes of the television series "I Spy" used by Morton Fine (1916-1991) in his role as a producer and writer on the show.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Morton Fine, May 27, 1968.
Processing Information
This collection was previously identified as Collection #23.
Subject
- Fine, Morton, 1916-1991 -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Morton Fine scripts
- Status
- Publish Basic
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated, with additional description by Diann Benti
- 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
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu