Television producers and directors

Abstract The Garry Marshall papers consists of the professional and personal papers of screenwriter, film director, producer, and actor, Garry Marshall (1934-2016). Marshall is known best known for creating hit sitcoms such as Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley, as well as directing major films, including Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, and The...

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The Robert E. “Bob” Mulholland Papers (1933-2021) spans 1950-2016 and contains four boxes of biographical and career materials documenting Mulholland’s service as a reporter in the Korean War and his broadcast news career, including his tenure as president of NBC. Select materials also cover his early reporting as a recent graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and his later return as faculty to his alma mater.

Abstract Lloyd Eugene Thaxton (1927-2008) was a popular television host and producer, with a career spanning nearly fifty years.  His musical variety show, titled The Lloyd Thaxton Show, ran from 1961-1968, and featured many popular musical acts of the era.  Thaxton was also executive producer of Fight Back! With David Horowitz, a consumer advocacy show that ran 1976-1992.  The collection includes biographical materials, photographs,...