William Friedberg papers, 1950-1965.

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William Friedberg papers, 1950-1965.

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Friedberg's work represented in this collection spans many genres, including comedy review sketches, TV dramas, short stories, plays, and musicals. The vast majority of the collection consists of typed scripts, either drafts or "shooting scripts" used for production, which Friedberg wrote or produced. Production files for some of the scripts are the second-largest group of material, including casting ideas, budgets, contracts, advertising records, and intra-staff memos. The collection also contains documents which Friedberg used in his creative process, including typed or handwritten notes and ideas for future works, and newspaper clippings that he used for inspiration. Three sketchbooks of pencil drawings are also present, which may be the work of Friedberg's wife Hope Cameron. Finally, there are a small number of family snapshots and personal papers.

5.72 linear ft. (11 document boxes)

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7450936

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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