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[email protected] Phone: 619-594-6791 Guide to the George A. Sunga MS-0493 1 Television Collection Guide to the George A. Sunga Television Collection 1964/1996 Special Collections & University Archives Overview of the Collection Collection Title: George A. Sunga Television Collection Dates: 1964-1996 Identification: MS-0493 Creator: Sunga, George, c. 1932- Physical Description: 14.42 linear ft Language of Materials: English Repository: Special Collections & University Archives 5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050 San Diego, CA, 92182-8050 URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua Email:
[email protected] Phone: 619-594-6791 Biographical Information: George Sunga is a successful Filipino-American television producer known for his work on successful shows like Three's Company, Good Times, The Jeffersons, and All in the Family. His work received numerous accolades, including several People’s Choice Awards, an Emmy nomination, and honors from the Academy for Television Arts and Sciences. Sunga grew up in San Diego and attended San Diego State College in the early 1950s. He was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity's Gamma-Lambda chapter, and in 1954-1955 he served as president of the Associated Students. As part of his studies in television production at San Diego State, Sunga helped to compile the anthology series, Climax, which exposed him to the directing techniques of John Frankenheimer.