Bob Jeffords papers, 1971-1998

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Summary

Creators:
Jeffords, Bob, 1939-
Abstract:
Producer Bob Jefford's career included theatre, television and motion pictures. The collection consists of project files containing production material and/or scripts for a number of motion picture and television projects. Among the forty television projects are Barnaby Jones, Cannon, Murphy Brown, Spenser for Hire, and The Streets of San Francisco. Among the other television projects documented in the collection are CHiPs, Logans' Run, Most Wanted, and The Yellow Rose. The motion picture productions include Battle for the Planet of the Apes and Brainstorm
Extent:
80 boxes (40 linear ft.) 1 carton (1linear ft.) 2 oversize boxes
Language:
Finding aid is written in English.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of papers related to the career of producer, Bob Jeffords. Included are project files containing production material and/or scripts for a number of motion picture and television projects. The files may include call sheets, production reports, shooting schedules, cast and crew lists, budget information, and other information related to production. The motion picture projects include Battle for the Planet of the Apes and Brainstorm, among others. Notably absent are materials related to Blazing Saddles. The television material includes files for close to forty projects. The bulk of the files document production for the series Barnaby Jones, Cannon, Murphy Brown, Spenser for Hire, and The Streets of San Francisco. Among the other television projects documented in the collection are CHiPs, Logans' Run, Most Wanted, and The Yellow Rose.

Biographical / historical:

Bob Jeffords was born August 9, 1939 in Chicago, IL. He started working as a technical director in Summer Stock and Off-Broadway in 1956 when he was still in high school. He graduated from Queens College, NY in the late 1950s. He worked his way through college learning many technical aspects of theater. Upon graduation, he became Associate Producer of Theatre in Education. In 1963 he worked as a stage manager for the Metropolitan Opera.

He relocated to Hollywood to study film production. In 1971 Jeffords was accepted into the Assistant Director Training Program in conjunction with the Directors Guild of America. His career included many television series, such as Barnaby Jones, Cannon, Murphy Brown, Spenser for Hire, and The Streets of San Francisco; mini-series such as Centennial; motion pictures such as Brainstorm, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, and Blazing Saddles; and many made for TV movies and commercials.

Jeffords was an active member of the Directors Guild of America since the early 1970s, and served on the National Board of the Guild. Additionally he was elected to the Assistant Director/Unit Production Manager Council, and served as Chairperson and first Vice-Chair over his 17-year association with the group. He received Directors Guild, Emmy and Humanitas awards for his involvement on the popular television series, Murphy Brown as Producer/UPM. In 1998 he was awarded the Directors Guild of America's Frank Capra Achievement Award for outstanding career achievement and service to the organization. Jeffords died from cancer on November 19, 2002.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Bob Jeffords, 2000.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Motion Picture Projects
  2. Television Projects

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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