University of Wyoming
Ted Sherdeman (1909-1987) was a writer, producer, and director of motion pictures and television. He began his career in 1950 as a writer for Columbia and Warner Brothers. HIs films included "Them," "The Eddie Cantor Story," "St. Louis Blues, " "A Dog of Flanders," and "Latitude Zero" based on his own novel. His television credits include scripts for "Wagon Train," "Hazel," "Bewitched," "Gilligan's Island," "My Favorite Martian" and "The Flying Nun."
The Ted Sherdeman papers contain biographical information; correspondence (1936-1980); diaries (1940-1972); subject file folders which contain manuscripts, ideas and story lines, newspaper clippings of related material (1934-1979); manuscripts of ideas, outlines, plays, short stories, narrative synopses, television story ideas etc. (1943-1974) ; notebooks, photographs, posters, scrapbooks (1927-1939); scripts for motion pictures including "Them" and "Latitude Zero." Also included in the collection are various television screenplays including episodes of "Flying Nun," "My Favorite Martian," "Family Affair," "Bewitched" and "Gilligan's Island." The collection also contains manuscripts for episodes of Sears Radio Theatre.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Ted Sherdeman at the date of processing.
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This material was received from Ted Sherdeman from 1976-1987 and Harvey Dohm in 2019.
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