Cury (Ivan N.) Collection, 1956-200

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Summary

Title:
Ivan N. Cury Collection
Dates:
1956-200
Creators:
Abstract:
Extent:
8.75 linear ft.
Language:
Preferred citation:

Ivan N. Cury Collection. California State University, Los Angeles

Background

Scope and content:

The materials in this collection were created from 1977-2000. The majority of the collection includes television scripts, stage maps, as well as Cury’s professional Vita. The scripts include popular television series All My Children, The Young and the Restless, and The Dukes of Hazzard. The maps include stage drawings of The Doctors, Nashville Remembers Elvis on His Birthday, and The Young and the Restless.

Biographical / historical:

Ivan N. Cury (1937- ) was born and raised in New York City. At the age of ten he became involved with professional radio, appearing on hundreds of programs. He continued his radio career for another seven years until he decided to attend Carnegie Mellon University. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 1959 with a BFA in Theatre Arts and immediately continued his education at Boston University where he received his MFA in Theatre Arts. After graduation, Cury worked as a free-lance writer, producer and director in New York and Los Angeles. His credits include The Young and the Restless, The Dukes of Hazzard, All My Children, The Facts of Life and television special Nashville Remembers Elvis on His Birthday. As well as free-lance, Cury also worked at multiple universities including Loyola-Marymount University, UCLA and CSULA. While at CSULA, he taught Introduction to Studio Production, Documentary Production, and Directing for Television. During his career, Ivan N. Cury published two books including Directing and Producing for Television: A Format Approach and TV 2 Commercials: How to Make Them: Or How Big is the Boat?. Cury retired from teaching at CSULA as an Emeriti Faculty member in 2010. Scope and

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by California State University, Los Angeles staff.
Date Prepared:
1956-200
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on April 17, 2025, 11:29 a.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Access is available by appointment for Cal State LA student and faculty researchers as well as independent researchers.

Terms of access:

Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

Ivan N. Cury Collection. California State University, Los Angeles

Location of this collection:
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8300, US
Contact:
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