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Dixon Dern on the key to drafting a legal agreement; learning labor law at UPA 03:39
Interview: Dixon Dern | Profession: Attorney
Dixon Dern on the scope of his duties as legal counsel for CBS 05:26
Interview: Dixon Dern | Profession: Attorney
On the key to drafting a contract in the entertainment industry: precision and verbosity 01:36
Interview: Dixon Dern
Dixon Dern on one segment, an animated vignette (drawn by Jules Engel) based on a Raoul Dufy painting. The company was refused the intellectual property rights to reproduce the work by Dufy's widow, so the cartoon was tagged to never be shown in her home country of France. 02:51
Interview: Dixon Dern | Show: Gerald McBoing Boing
Dixon Dern on Mr. Magoo- the animated character first appears in a series of theatrical shorts from 1949-1959 out of UPA. 46:30
Interview: Dixon Dern | Show: Mister Magoo
Dixon Dern on the Payola investigation encircling the $64,000 Question, which involved taking money for product endorsement 34:08
Interview: Dixon Dern | Show: $64,000 Question
Dixon Dern on working for the UPA studio during the McCarthyism era and the Hollywood Blacklist; he was asked to submit the names on the list; he calls it "A conspiracy of censorship". Lucille Ball was accused of being a communist. 04:51
Interview: Dixon Dern | Topic: Hollywood Blacklist
Dixon Dern on the Payola investigation, which involved taking money for product endorsement; it came about after the Quiz show scandals 34:19
Interview: Dixon Dern | Topic: Quiz Show Scandals
On the structure at CBS; on show he worked on there, enjoying leaving the legal department in order to work more directly with shows such as Perry Mason and Rawhide 59:35
Interview: Dixon Dern
On an incident that occured on the set of See It Now ; when a thief stole their equipment 52:49
Interview: Dixon Dern
On leaving CBS to work at Desilu as the head of the legal department in 1962; 44:51
Interview: Dixon Dern
On the structure of Desilu studios; putting a deal together on The Untouchables 42:00
Interview: Dixon Dern
Dixon Dern on working directly with music composer Jerry Goldsmith while at CBS 00:50
Interview: Dixon Dern | Person: Jerry Goldsmith
Dixon Dern on Desi Arnaz; as a shrewd negotiator, his personal problems, and how he was the one who really ran Desilu 04:56
Interview: Dixon Dern | Person: Desi Arnaz
Dixon Dern on an incident that occured on the set of See It Now ; when someone stole $75,000 worth of equipment and his own life was threatened 06:47
Interview: Dixon Dern | Profession: Attorney
Dixon Dern on his involvement with Perry Mason , and music composers 03:15
Interview: Dixon Dern | Show: Perry Mason (1957-66)
Dixon Dern on an incident that occured on the set of See It Now ; when someone stole $75,000 worth of equipment and his own life was threatened 06:47
Interview: Dixon Dern | Show: See It Now
On Desi Arnaz; his reputation in the industry, his involvement with The Untouchables 59:33
Interview: Dixon Dern
On leaving Desilu to run Business and Legal Affairs at United Artists Television 46:42
Interview: Dixon Dern
On how Gilligan's Island came about; saying it would never sell; difficulties with the series 40:34
Interview: Dixon Dern
On continuing to represent Desi Arnaz and his familly, even after leaving Desilu 58:56
Interview: Dixon Dern
On Mothers-In-Law , directed by Desi Arnaz, and other projects such as the Mike Douglas Show, Desi's retirement 56:48
Interview: Dixon Dern
On Desi Arnaz's retirement and his continued work for Lucy Arnaz; the intellectual property rights of I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball 52:16
Interview: Dixon Dern
On the legacy of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball; the continued merchandising of I Love Lucy . 48:44
Interview: Dixon Dern