Collection, 1983-[ongoing].

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Collection, 1983-[ongoing].

Includes drafts, scripts, audiocassettes, and videos of television pilots, movies, and series written and/or produced by Fontana, including St. Elsewhere, Tattingers, Home Fires, Homicide: Life on the Street, Hoop Life, Oz, and episodes of Law & Order; many photographs of Fontana, his production associates, and cast members; taped television interviews and speeches of Fontana and cast members; set layouts and designs; research notes and story ideas; scripts submitted to Fontana by others; some publicity materials; cartoons regarding St. Elsewhere; and awards presented to Fontana, including the Emmy and Peabody, Humanitas Prize, and the Buffalo State College Alumni Award. There are also biographies of Fontana, short stories written by him, and videos of presidential bloopers, from Presidents Kennedy through Bush.

(222.0 linear ft.)

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Fontana, Tom, 1951?-....

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Television writer-producer. Buffalo, N.Y. native and 1973 graduate of Buffalo State College. Writer-producer of the television series St. Elsewhere (1983-1988), Homicide: Life on the Street (1992-1999), Oz, and others. Recipient of numerous awards, including the Emmy, Peabody, Writers Guild of America, and Humanitas Prize. Also honored by his alma mater as Distinguished Alumni in 1997. From the description of Collection, 1983-[ongoing]. (Buffalo State College...

State University College at Buffalo (N.Y.)

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