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Creator
Shaw, David, 1916-2007
Call number
*T-Mss 2020-011
Physical description
9.17 linear feet (22 boxes)
Language
English
Preferred Citation
David Shaw television and radio scripts, *T-Mss 2020-011. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Repository
Billy Rose Theatre Division
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David Shaw (1916-2007, born Samuel David Shamforoff) was a writer for stage, screen and television. The David Shaw television and radio scripts, dating from 1941 to 1977, are mostly scripts that David Shaw wrote during the Golden Age of Television, the Golden Age of the Radio (lesser extent), and some theatrical productions. Shaw also adapted other writers' work for television and collaborated with other authors including his brother Irwin Shaw, whose works are represented in the collection.

Biographical/historical information

David Shaw (1916-2007, born Samuel David Shamforoff) was a writer for stage, screen and television. His career began as a writer for radio, transitioning to television during the Golden Age of Television. Shaw, along with several co-writers, won a Tony Award for Redhead. David Shaw died in Beverly Hills, California in 2007.

Scope and arrangement

The David Shaw television and radio scripts, dating from 1941 to 1977 (bulk dates 1950s), are mostly scripts that Shaw wrote for anthologies during the Golden Age of Television. Anthologies represented include Goodyear Television Playhouse, The Philco Television Playhouse, and Schlitz Playhouse of Stars.

The files also hold scripts that he adapted from other writers' works for television; scripts co-written with other writers, including his brother Irwin Shaw; pilots; revised and edited scripts; several radio and theatrical scripts; and draft outlines.

Arrangement

The collection was arranged in five groups: Television Anthologies; Television Scripts; Radio Scripts, Theatrical Scripts, and Draft Outlines.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Unknown.

Processing information

The collection was processed by Valerie Wingfield in 2019.

Using the collection

Location

Billy Rose Theatre Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor