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Bernie Weitzman papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2557

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of reports, ledgers, and other business records associated with American executive Bernie Weitzman’s time with Desilu Productions. Materials include records on the television programs Star Trek (1966-1969), Mannix (1967-1975), Ironside (1967-1975), Mission: Impossible (1966-1973).

Dates

  • Creation: 1966 - 1971

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

Bernard Weitzman (1923-2017) was an American film company executive and producer. Weitzman received his Master of Arts in Cinema/Television from USC in 1967. In 1949 he began his 60 plus year career in the entertainment industry at CBS as a page, followed by executive positions at Desilu, Universal Studios, MGM, and Lorimar Productions.

Extent

1.125 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection consists of reports, ledgers, and other business records associated with American executive Bernie Weitzman’s time with Desilu Productions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the USC Cinematic Arts department in 1982.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed.

Title
Finding aid for the Bernie Weitzman papers
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2022 July
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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