David Susskind Papers
1943-1975
U.S. Mss 73AN
68.4 c.f. (172 archives boxes)
Wisconsin Historical Society Archives / Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
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Papers of David Susskind, a producer, television host, and co-founder/president of the production company, Talent Associates, Ltd. Arranged as alphabetically-ordered subject files, the collection contains a wide variety of material such as correspondence, scripts and drafts, production information, clippings, financial records, and legal material. Much of the collection relates to the award winning dramatic anthologies and television series with which Susskind was associated. It provides a thorough picture of the business operations of Talent Associates as well as information on Susskind's personal activities and his opinions and interest in the television industry, politics, and events of topical interest. Coverage is best for the series Armstrong Circle Theatre (CBS), The David Susskind Show (Syndicated), DuPont Show of the Month (CBS, East Side/West Side (CBS), Mr. Broadway (CBS), N.Y.P.D. (ABC), Open End (Syndicated), Special Tonight (CBS), Way Out (CBS), and Witness (CBS), and for dramatic specials. Also included are files on Susskind's Broadway productions and motion pictures such as All the Way Home (Paramount, 1963), Raisin in the Sun (Columbia, 1961) and Requiem for a Heavyweight (Columbia, 1962). The collection includes extensive correspondence with prominent individuals in the motion picture and the television industries and in politics and government. It also contains transcripts of several news or interview programs which featured guests such as Marlon Brando, Hubert Humphrey, George Meany, Ambassador Menshikov of the Soviet Union and Bertrand Russell.
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