Gavin MacLeod Collection of Scripts
Scope and Content
The collection includes television scripts from Easy Street, The Love Boat, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and the movie script You Take the High Road, all of which Gavin MacLeod acted in. The scripts range in date from 1970 to 1981.
Dates
- Creation: 1970 - 1981
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical Note
Gavin MacLeod was born on February 28, 1931, as Allan George See in Mount Kisco, New York, the older of two children. MacLeod grew up in Pleasantville, New York, and studied acting at Ithaca College, graduating in 1952. After serving in the Air Force, MacLeod moved to New York City and found a job at Radio City Music Hall while looking for acting work. He changed his name while in New York City, drawing "Gavin" from a cerebral palsy victim in a TV drama, and "MacLeod" from his Ithaca drama coach, Beatrice MacLeod. MacLeod was nominated for five Academy Awards and is known for his roles in The Love Boat, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, McHale's Navy, and Kelly's Heroes.
Full Extent
6.3 Linear Feet (15 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection includes television scripts from Easy Street, The Love Boat, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and the movie script You Take the High Road, all of which Gavin MacLeod acted in. The scripts range in date from 1970 to 1981.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the following four series: 1. Easy Street; 2. The Love Boat; 3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show; and 4. You Take the High Road. Within each series, episodes are arranged by air date unless otherwise noted.
Location note
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials in the collection were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives by the Office of Investment Management on June 3, 2013, and by Heidi Jaeger on December 11, 2013.
Processing Information note
The collection was arranged and described by Craig Taylor and Jamie Henricks in June, 2013. The finding aid was updated by Katie Richardson and Amber DelaCruz in January, 2014.
- Title
- The Finding Aid of the Gavin MacLeod Collection of Scripts
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Craig Taylor, Jamie Henricks, Katie Richardson, and Amber DelaCruz
- Date
- December 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- The finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu 90263-4786 USA
(310) 506-4323
specialcollections@pepperdine.edu