Harry S. Ackerman papers, 1958-1973

General File #1

General File #2

General File #3

Stories

Prospectus by Sol Saks of January 22, 1964

General File

General File

Storylines (Revised) by Harry Ackerman

Script by Lila Garrett and Joe Rapp from story by Harry Ackerman

General File

Story Outline by Jane Chambers: "What's a GoCart?" - 1st submission

Story Outline by Jane Chambers: "If Wishes Were Horses" - revised submission

General File

"Bewitched in Europe"

"Bewitched in Salem"

Budget-Pattern Budgets

Prop. Casting

Film Clips from Bewitched shows - Foreign Languages dubbed for use of National Television Acad.

Notes by Harry Ackerman on various story lines

Research Material

Story Lines by Harry Ackerman (new)

Story Material - Unused - plus Notes and Memoranda

Drafts (17 episodes)

Drafts (26 episodes)

File #1

File #2

File #3

File #4

General File #1

General File #15

General File #2

General File #3

General File #4 starting June 15, 1960

General File #5 starting July 10, 1961

General File #6 starting July 10, 1962

General File #7

Story Ideas

Harry Ackerman Desk Folder

Still Pictures

Casting for possible future production with new cast

Pattern Budget

Budgets

Pilot "Dennis Goes to the Movies"

Extra-Curricular Activities

Extra-Curricular Activities

Personal Appearances

General Production

Prospectus by Max Wylie

Prospectus Revised by H.A. by Max Wylie - Mimeographed

Script - First Draft of 8/4/66

Script - Second Draft of 8/18/66

Script - Final Draft of 11/4/66

General File from March 1966 to April 1967

General File

General File

Prospectus (Bible) "Projected plans for Second Season"

General File

General File

Research, Clippings, etc.

Story Premises compiled by Stan Schwimmer

Synopses of segments

Budget (Pattern)

Story Outlines (Synopses) for current episodes (from 4/2/69)

Projected Plans for Third Season

"Animals Talk On Nochebuena"

"Sister Bertrille - Angel of Wrath" - 5 pages

"Sister Bertrille - Angel of Wrath"

"The Two-Chavo Devil"

Story - Untitled

Desk File

General

Columbia Feature Script of October 19, 1960 entitled "Gidget Goes Hawaiian"

Formerly "Skipper", "The Reluctant Scrounger" - Pilot Script w/ notes

Formerly "Billieken" "The Record Player Caper" - 2nd Draft-Pilot

Script Diary et al.--- 1st Draft

Script "Dear Diary---et al.", 2nd Draft

Script "Dear Diary ---et al.", Revised Draft

Script (Pilot) "Dear Diary---et al.", Final Draft

Script (Pilot) "Dear Diary---et al.", Revised Final Draft

Script (Pilot) "Dear Diary---et al.", Revised Final Draft - Multilith Masters

Script (Pilot) "Dear Diary---et al.", Second Revised Final Draft

Script (Pilot) "Dear Diary---et al.", 3rd Revised Final Draft

Gidget's Diary of Story Lines

Gidget's Diary of Story Lines - Multilith Masters

New Character - Margaret Cooper

New Characters Proposal for "Gidget"

Outline

Presentation

Story Outline of 3 Act Play

(Formerly "Skipper") Test Scene #1

Reading Test #1

Presentation - Multilith Masters

Test - "Anne and Larry"

Gidget Narration of December 8, 1964

Segments - 1965-66 Season

Test Scene "Maggie"

H.A. - Desk File

ASI Test

Audience Test by American Broadcasting Company

Pattern Budget

Casting

Correspondence & Petitions of Lament

Director Schedule

Casting

Exhibit "B"

Extra Curricular Activities

General File

General File

Publicity & Promotion

General File

Research Material

Script Committment Summary

Script Status Report

Song Copy "My Gidget"

(Feature for TV) - Story Outline of 10/9/68 - "Gidget Goes New York"

Story Outline (step outline) of 10/23/68- Revised

Outline of 10/25/68

Script of 12/26/68 - First Draft with H.A. Notes

Script of 12/26/68 - Old Pages Only

Script of 1/25/69 - Revised Draft

Script of 2/7/69 - Second Draft

Script of 2/7/69 - with cuts and revisions

Script of 3/12/69 - Final Draft for Pilot

Script of 5/26/69 - Revised Final Draft - Shooting Script

Script of 5/26/69 - Revised Final Draft - Multilith Masters

Scripts of Various Episodes

Casting

Credit Sheets

Desk File

Desk File

General File

Scenes for reading cast candidates Gidget - with the Ambassador

Notes of Harry Ackerman on Outline of Story of 2/19/71

Outline of Story of 2/19/71

Outline of Story of 3/25/71 - Revised

Narration Notes

Script for 90 min. show of 5/14/71

Revised script by John McGreevey

Script of 5/4/71 with Revised Pages of 6/11/71

Script of 6/1/71

Script of 7/16/71 - 2nd Revised Draft

Script of 7/17/71 - 2nd Revised Draft with All Revisions to 9/13. Shooting Script for feature

Test Scene #1: Gidget and Jeff

Test Scene #2: Gidget and Jeff

Test Scene #1 (New): Gidget and Jeff

Test Scene #2 (New): Gidget and Jeff - Multilith

General Folder

General Folder

Notes on Television Approach of 2/3/70 by Harry Ackerman

Plot Development for a New TV Feature

Pilot - "The Gruesome Basement" - Final Draft

Script Synopses

General Folder

General Folder

Segments - 1963-64 Season

Audience Research & Ratings

Pattern Budgets

Extra-Curricular Activities

List of Win O'Keefe's Scripts & Files

Script Commitment Summary

Story Springboards by David Swift

Script Criticisms by David Swift

Story Lines and Character Analyses by David Swift to be used as Writers Guide, when indicated

Script Status Report

General File - List of Unused Stories & Scripts

Harry Ackerman Desk File

General (Temporary)

Prospectus by Cowley and Chantler

General File/"Hazel in Hollywood"

Screen Gems Business

Segments from 1965-1966

Presentation by Bill Cowley and Peter Kortner - Mimeo'd Copies of 12/28/64 "Hazel in Hollywood"

Test Scenes - 3/31/65 & 4/5/65

Unused Scripts

Story Outline "A Scandalous Scandal"

Story Outline "Issac, The Unliked"

Story Outline (Treatment Outline) of 6/2/69 "Love and Marriage"

Story Outline of 6/2/69 "The Return of Julio Smeck"

Script of 8/11/69 "The Return of Julio Smeck"

Script of 8/26/69 Pilot "The Return of Julio Smeck"

1969 Version/General File

Desk File

Presentation by Bernard Slade, received 3/7/67

Presentation by Bernard Slade, with updated cover

Script of 10/23/68 - 1st Draft

Script of 11/8/68 - 2nd Draft for Pilot

Script of 11/8/68 - 2nd Draft for Pilot - Multilith Masters

Final Draft of 3/3/69

General File

Casting

Desk File

Story Lines - Pilot

Prospectus of 8/28/69

Story Outline of 9/26/69

Story Outline of 10/1/69

Story Outline of 10/1/69 - Multilithed Masters

Script of 11/7/69 - 1st Draft

Script of 11/18/69 - Final Draft

Script of 12/2/69 - Final Draft Revised

Script of 2/24/70 - 2nd Revised Draft

Script of 3/3/70 - 2nd Revised Final Draft

Script of 3/3/70 - 2nd Revised Draft with further Revised Pages of 5/12/70

Script of 3/3/70 - Multilith Masters for Revisions

Script of 6/16/70 - 3rd Revised Final Pilot Shooting Script

Test Scene for Pat for Pilot

Test Scene for Pat for Pilot - Multilith

Notes of Harry Ackerman following meeting with Writers - 8/28/70

Script of 9/17/70 - 2nd Revised Final

Script of 9/11/70 - 4th Revised Final Draft

General Folder

Casting

Test Scene: Ron and Pat

Desk File

Pages - Various Superseded Pages (to be thrown out)

Presentation with Story Line by Bernard Slade

Script of 8/14/65 - 1st Draft - includes Prologue

Script of 9/1/65 - 2nd Draft for Pilot

Prospectus - Received 9/15/65 - Bible and Character Analysis - Superseded

Test Scene of 9/22/65

Script of 10/25/65 - Final Draft for Pilot

Presentation by Bernard Slade of 10/27/65

Presentation by Bernard Slade of 10/27/65 (also called prospectus)

Script of 11/18/65 for Pilot - Revised Final Draft

Script of 11/18/65 - Revised Final Draft

Materials Used in Writer's Guild Arbitration - involoving "Just Married"

Outline and First Draft "After the Ball"

Script of 5/27/66 - Revised Final Draft

General File

General File

New Ideas for 1967-69 Season by Bern Slade

Audience Studies

Budget (Pattern)

Cast in Pilot w/names & phone numbers

Extra Curricular Activities

Desk File

Story Outline "The Second Kiss"

Script of 1/27/64 - "The Second Kiss"

Presentation Test Scene for Shecky Greene - 1st Version 2/25/64 & Rev. 3/4/64 - both by Richard Baer & undated scenes rec'd from DeCordova

Story Outline - "One Man's Meat"

Story Outline - "One Man's Meat" - Revised

Script - "One Man's Meat"

Script - "One Man's Meat" - Revised

Script - "One Man's Meat" - Revised - Mimeographed Pilot

Test Scenes: Chuck with Marty

Test Scene: Virginia and Thomas

Script - "One Man's Meat" - Final Draft - Mimeographed Pilot

"Marty" Tag (for Pilot)

Casting

Casting - Harry Ackerman Folder

General File

Song "Marty" - Lead Sheet with Lyrics

Publicity & Promotion

Outline for New Series by Jay Sommers & Joe Bigelow

Proposed Prospectus

Prospectus 4/29/62

Proposed "A Pony for Chris"

"A Pony for Chris"

"A Pony for Chris" - Pilot Script

"A Pony for Chris" - Pilot Script - Revised Version of 9/28/61

"A Pony for Chris" - Pilot Script - Revised Final Draft 12/27/61

"A Pony for Chris" - Undated Original First Draft

"Good for What Ails You"

Proposed Reading Scenes #1 & #2 (Maggie)

Proposed Presentation (Teasers)

Proposed Research

Proposed Story Lines (Various)

Proposed Test Scene: Chris & Doc

Desk File

General File

Step Outline by Phil Leslie and Keith Fowler

Concepts by Harry Ackerman written 6/5/62

Script of 8/27/62 - Revised Draft - One Hour Version

Script of 2/8/68 - 1st Draft - One Hour Version w/Harry Ackerman Notes

Script of 2/21/68 - 2nd Draft - One Hour Version

Various Scripts

Script of 2/21/68 - 2nd Draft - Multilith Masters - One Hour Version

Script of 3/11/68 - One Hour Version

Script of 6/4/68 (same as 3/11/68 script but with an updated cover) - One Hour Version

Script of 6/17/68 - Half Hour Version

Script of 6/17/68 - Half Hour Version - Multilith Masters

Script of 6/18/68 - (cut version of earlier One Hour Version of 3/11/68)

Script of 7/1/68 - Half Hour Version - Revised Draft

Script of 7/1/68 - Half Hour Version - Revised Draft - Multilith Masters

Script of 8/13/68 - Revised Final Draft (same as script as of 8/22/68)

Script of 8/13/68 - Revised Final Draft - Multilith Masters

Script of 8/22/68 - Revised Final Draft (same as script of 8/13/68 but with an updated cover)

Script of 10/11/68 - 2nd Revised Final Draft - Half Hour for Pilot

Script of 6/17 for New York - Various added shots

Test Scene #1

Test Scene #1 - Multilith Masters

Additional Thoughts on Mr. Deeds by James Fonda

Outline dated 12/15/67

General File

Premise by James Fonda of 11/2/69

Story Lines of episodes - from Sweeney-Brewer offices

General File

Test Scene #1: Deeds and Tony

Test Scene #1: Deeds and Tony - Multilith Masters

Test Scene #2: Tony - Scene for reading - Narration

Brochures (from ABC)

Casting

Credit Sheets

Extra Scene (in Boardroom)

Story Lines - Various

Story Write-Offs

Desk File

"The Acting Lesson" by Dick Wesson/Story Outlines

"Ruth and Eileen" by Joseph Fields

"You Should Meet My Sister" by Dan Beaumont

Prospectus - "Where Do We Go From Here?"

File #1 - Segments

File #2 - Segments

File #3 - Segments

General File #1

General File #2

General File #3

General File #4

Accounting - Series Estimates Comp. Costs

Budgets and Reports

Commercial Formats

Personal Appearances

Publicity, Pictures, Etc.

Story Boards - (for main titles)

Story Lines (Not Used) and Writers' Assignments - Scripts Not Used

Test Scene for Danny 8/60

Test Scene for Appopolous

Test Scene

3-Act Play by Field and Chodorov

Proposed - W.J. Lederer

Proposed General File

Presentation by Freeman and Cohen - Typed Copy of 6/26/65 and same copy mimeographed under date of 6/28/65

Story Outline for Pilot

Script - 1st Draft for Pilot of 8/13/65

Script - Final Draft of 9/10/65 for Pilot - Superseded by script of 9/15/65

Script of 9/15/65 - Revised Draft - Superseded and including added pages by script of 9/20/65

Script of 9/20/65 - 2nd Revised Draft for Pilot

Script of 10/1/65 - Alternate Opening

Script of 10/25/65 - Final Draft for Pilot

Script of 11/9/65 - Revised Final Draft for Pilot

General File

Script of 1/27/67 - "Shameful Secret of Hastings Corner" for Spinoff on "Occasional Wife"

Story Outline "Two by Two" submitted by Freeman and Cohen to Columbia Pictures for a feature

Audience Studies (Answers)

Brochures

Budgets (Pattern Budget)

Narration by Scully over Reel #1

Notes re Future Development by Harry Ackerman

Test Scene #1: Peter and Greta

Presentation of Fred Freeman and Lawrence J. Cohen

General File

Desk File

"Higgins" Pilot by Richard Murphy

General File

Presentation

Segments 1962-63 Season

Writer Assignments

Personal Appearances, Extra-Curricular Publicity

Bugets (Pattern Budgets)

Storylines by Paul Harrison

Test Scenes #1 and #2

Story Outline of 10/21/65 - "There's No Place Like Home - Anymore" by Roswell Rogers

Script of 11/29/65 - 1st Draft for Pilot "There's No Place Like Home - Anymore" with notes by Harry Ackerman

Script of 1/14/66 - 2nd Draft with notes by Harry Ackerman

Script of 2/2/66 - Revised Draft for Pilot

Script of 7/14/66 - "Father, Dear Father, Come Home with me Now" - Pilot

Script of 12/14/66 - Final Draft for Pilot with Harry Ackerman notes

Script of 7/26/66 - "Father, Dear Father, Come Home with me Now" - Pilot - Mimeographed

Script of 12/19/66 - Final Draft for Pilot (including revisions of 12/22/66)

Script of 12/22/66 - Revised Final Draft for Pilot

Teddy Roosevelt Quotes

Story of 6/22/67 by Harry Ackerman

Presentation of 1/10/68 for Second Year of Series by Cutler and Donovan

Background Characterization of Luke

Background for Test Scenes of 10/6/66

Background Information on the Times of Luke Carpenter 1856-1901

Budget (Pattern)

General File

Research, Clippings, Etc.

Papers assembled by the Legal Department for use in the Turtletaub Case

Story Lines from Bob Claver

Miscellaneous

Story for Pilot of 8/26/68 by Freeman and Cohen

Story Lines by Coslough Johnson "Issac, the Unliked" and "A Scandalous Scandal"

"Year Two of the Second Hundred Years"

Script of 4/24/68 - 1st Draft by Freeman and Cohen - (same as 9/9/66 but with new covers)

Script of 9/20/68

Script of 9/30/68 - 2nd Draft

Test Scene #1: Corey Honker

Test Scene #2: Maurie Honker and Isaac Honker

Test Scene #3: Tina Fandango

Test Scene #4: Charlotte Honker

Test Scene #5: Stacey Bindle

Test Scene #6: Beau Fandango and Brett Fandango

Test Scene #7: Elliot

Casting

Script of 11/22/68 - Pilot

Script - Odd pages Zeroxed and Multiliths

General File

Various Scripts

Scripts - "Good Luck, Lefkowitz"

Presentation by Wm. Roberts

Various Scripts

"The Bigger They Are"

General File

General File

Segments

Segments File #1

Segments

Pattern Budgets

Test

Presentation by Robert Kaufman

Outline of 7/26/67

Script of 8/14/67 - 1st Draft

Script of 8/28/67 - 2nd Draft Revised

Script of 10/19/67 - Final Draft

Script of 11/14/67 - Final Draft Revised

Script of 11/23/67 - Revised in London for pilot Shooting Script

Added Scenes of 12/26/67

Prospectus (Bible) of 3/19/68

Scene for Readings: Gene and Tim

Scene for Readings: Julie and Timmy

Scene for Readings: Timothy and Julie

Story Springboards of 1/25/68

Future Springboards by Bob Kaufman

Extra Scripts and Story Outlines

General File

General File

Stories for Teleplay

General File

General File

General File

Writers' Cheque Requests

Memoranda of Assignments

Brochures

Check Request

Casting Lists, Interviews, etc.

Harry Ackerman London Notes

Jackie Cooper comments on Scripts

Jim Frawley's Cutting Notes

Promotion - Memo regarding Fashions, Hair, Beauty Bashes, Designers, etc. from J. Brandwynne

Multilith Copies

Multilith Copies

Multilith Copies

Desk File

Prospectus and Various Scripts

"Lib and Let Lib"

"No Nudes in Good Nudes"

"Paul's Desperate Hours"

"Pollution Solution"

"The Landlord"

"To Commune"

"To Wed Or Not To Wed"

"Whiz Kid Sizzles as Quiz Fizzles"

"Whose Lib"

Script of 3/17/58 by Herbert F. Margolis and William Raynor for Columbia Feature

Story Outline by Danny Arnold of 10/14/63 for Pilot

Prospectus

Script of 12/13/63 - 1st Draft - Pilot - One Hour Show

Script of 12/13/63 - 1st Draft - Multilith Masters

Script of 8/17/64 - Pilot - Revised

Script of 9/25/64 - Pilot - Revised -Including Prologue

Script of 6/24/64 - with revisions of 8/12/64 and 8/13/64

Script of 10/20/64 - Revised Final Draft - Pilot

Segments of 1965-66 Season

Synopses of Episodes

Hawaii Interview for Actors, 1964: List and Brief Descriptions (Honolulu)

Research Material

Pattern Budget

Casting List

Director Schedule

Extra Curricular Activities

Script Committment Summary

Publicity & Promotion

Song: Theme and Lyrics by Howard Greenfield, Jack Keller, and Helen Miller

Writers Lists & Screenings

Screen Gems Business

General File

General File

General File

Background and Characters

Background and Characters - Mimeographed

Abandoned of Future Scripts, Story Lines, Etc.

"Arnold Palmer-San" Concept by Jeffrey A. Fiskin

Christmas Seal Concept

"Election Blues" Concept by M. Ross & A.A. Adrian

"Hard Hat is as Hard Hat Does"

"Keep Off The Grass" Concept by Madelyn Davis/Bob Carrol

"The Leopard Coat" Concept

"The Man Most Likely" Concept by Freeman & Cohen

"Oil's Well That Ends Well" Concept by Fisher & Marx

"Paul's Desperate Hours" #184707

Springtime for Paul Lynde

"To Commune or Not to Commune" #184710

"Shaking the Family Tree" by Lee Karson