Descriptive Summary
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Related Material
Descriptive Summary
Title: William Gordon Television Scripts
Date (inclusive): 1961-1965
Collection number: 130
Creator: Gordon, William.
Extent: 7 boxes (3.0 linear ft.)
Abstract: William Gordon Collection directed, produced, or wrote on numerous television shows. The collection consists of bound volumes
of scripts related to his career.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
Biography
William D. Gordon was born ca. 1918. He started his career as a radio writer (1936). He directed the first live television
shows for the Mutual Don Lee Network (1939). He directed, produced, or wrote on numerous television shows including
The Outlaws,
Alisas Smith and Jones,
Petrocelli,
The bold one,
Queen for a day,
Bonanza,
Ironside,
Maverick,
Chips, and
Twelve o'clock high. Geller died in August, 1991 in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of bound volumes of scripts related to the career of William Gordon. Includes
The Alfred Hitchcock hour (6 episodes),
The Americans (3 episodes),
The fugitive (6 episodes),
Kraft suspense theatre (2 episodes),
Outlaws (4 episodes),
The Richard Boone show (7 episodes),
Thriller (1 episode),
Wide country (1 episode), and
Twelve o'clock high (21 episodes).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Television writers--Archival resources.
Television producers and directors--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Television scripts.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Alfred Hitchcock presents (Television program)
Fugitive (Television program)
Kraft suspense theatre.
Outlaws (Television program)
Richard Boone show (Television program)
Twelve o'clock high (Television program)
Related Material
Collection of Television Series Scripts (Collection 81). Available at Performing Arts Special Collections, UCLA.
Paramount Pictures Corporation Television Production Records (Collection 171). Available at Performing Arts Special Collections,
UCLA.