Robert Metzler "Colombo" Diaries
Collection
Identifier: msc0097
Scope and Contents
Writer and producer Robert Metzler was hired by NBC Television to work on the "Colombo" series starring Peter Falk on Mach 26, 1975. From that day until November 23, 1977, he kept a diary with nearly daily entries, often extensive, through 1976; the entries become less frequent and briefer in 1977, and Metzler had left the show before the end of the year.
Metzler provides extensive and intimate details of deals, writers, actors, scripts, people hired and fired, Universal Productions, NBC, and almost daily dealings with Peter Falk. In May 1975, the entire company withdrew to Mexico to shoot an episode over a 20-day period that Metzler records in considerable detail.
Metzler provides extensive and intimate details of deals, writers, actors, scripts, people hired and fired, Universal Productions, NBC, and almost daily dealings with Peter Falk. In May 1975, the entire company withdrew to Mexico to shoot an episode over a 20-day period that Metzler records in considerable detail.
Dates
- 1975-1977
Creator
- Metzler, Robert (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.
Extent
0.50 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Writer and producer Robert Metzler was hired in March 1975 to work on the NBC television series Colombo starring Peter Falk. He continued on the show into 1977, making near daily diary entries that record behind-the-scenes activity in great detail.
Method of Acquisition
These papers were purchased from bookseller Charles Apfelbaum in March 2002. Guide posted to Internet: August 2004.
- Falk, Peter, 1927-2011
- Metzler, Robert F.
- 20th century
- Archives (groupings)
- Columbo (Television program)
- Diaries
- Mimeograph copies
- Motion picture authorship
- Motion pictures -- Production and direction
- National Broadcasting Company, inc.
- Popular culture -- Study and teaching
- Press releases
- Television -- Production and direction
- Television authorship
- Television producers and directors
- Television writers
- Theater -- Study and teaching
- Universal Productions, Inc.
Creator
- Metzler, Robert (Person)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
319-335-5921
319-335-5900 (Fax)
lib-spec@uiowa.edu