Sidney Sheldon papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of American writer and producer Sidney Sheldon's (1917-2007) scripts, production notes, and manuscripts. Sheldon wrote film, television, novels, and for Broadway. Materials include television scripts and research files from various projects including Nancy, The Patty Duke Show, and I Dream of Jeannie. Screenplays include Three Guys Named Mike (1951), You're Never Too Young (1955), The Buster Keaton Story (1957), and Roman Candle (1961), plus drafts of screenplay projects.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1940s-1990s
Creator
- Sheldon, Sidney (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
Sidney Sheldon (1917-2007) was an American writer and producer. He wrote film, television, novels, and for Broadway. Sheldon won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 1984 for the film "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer" (1947) and a Tony Award in 1959 for his Broadway musical "Redhead" (1959). He created, produced, and wrote the NBC television series "I Dream of Jeannie." Sheldon wrote 18 novels.
Extent
22.5 Linear Feet (20 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of American writer and producer Sidney Sheldon's (1917-2007) scripts, production notes, and manuscripts. Sheldon wrote for film, television, novels, and for Broadway.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Sidney Sheldon, April 1, 1974.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Sheldon, Sidney -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Authors, American -- California -- 20th century -- Archival resources
- Motion picture producers and directors -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- Screenwriters -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- Television producers and directors -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
- Television writers -- United States -- Archival resources
- Title
- Finding aid for the Sidney Sheldon 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
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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