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Elliott Lewis papers, 1946-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Lewis, Elliott
Title
Elliott Lewis papers
Dates
1946-1989 (inclusive)
Quantity
11.10 cubic feet (12 boxes)
Collection Number
10672
Summary
Elliott Lewis was an actor, writer, producer, and director working in radio and television. The collection contains scripts, screenplays, production files, and books.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Elliott Lewis, 1917-1990, was an actor, writer, producer, and director in radio in the late 1930s and 1940s. He wrote radio mysteries for CBS Radio's Crime Classics in the 1950s and was a producer for CBS Radio, 1949-1956. Lewis moved into television production with the "Lucille Ball Show" (1962) and "The Mothers-in-Law" (1967) and television direction with "Petticoat Junction" (1963). He wrote scripts and story lines for Desi Arnaz Productions. His Bennett novels, a mystery series, were well-known with titles such as "Hide and Seek" and "Death and the Single Girl". He continued to direct radio plays into the 1970s.

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Content Description

The collection contains a series of radio scripts, Crime Classics, from the early 1950s. Many manuscripts for television screen plays and some finished scripts from the 1970s and 1980s form a large part of the collection. The bulk of the manuscripts are in the Bennet book mystery series. Included with those manuscripts are correspondence regarding various writing projects of Lewis. Several LP phonographs contain radio programs from American Forces Radio, Mutual Radio Theater, and Arch Oboloer's "Lights Out Everyone". There is also a Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters award.

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Use of the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Preservation Note

System Requirements

Early radio programs -- 33 1/3 rpm phonograph records.

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Elliott Lewis at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

The material for this collection was received from Elliott Lewis in 1972, 1987 and Madelyn Pugh Davis in 2000.

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Alexandra Cardin in May 2022.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Detective and mystery stories.
  • Radio scripts -- United States.
  • Radio writers.
  • Television -- Production and direction.
  • Television scripts -- United States.
  • Television writers.

Corporate Names

  • Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.

Processed by Alexandra Cardin
2013; 2022

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