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Jay Burton scripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2028

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of work from 1948-1959 of American comedy writer Jay Burton (1916-1993). This collection contains 150 sketches and scripts for The Texaco Star Theatre (1948- 1953); 36 sketches and scripts for The Buick-Berle Show (1954-55); 76 scripts for The Perry Como Show (1955-59); 4 scripts for The Julius Larosa Show (1957); 11 volumes of monologues for Milton Berle.

Dates

  • Creation: 1948 - 1959

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library 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.

Biographical / Historical

Jay Burton (1916-1993) was a comedy writer known for his work on such television programs as The Buick Berle Show, The Dean Martin Show, and The Perry Como Show.

Extent

6.75 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of scripts of American comedy writer Jay Burton (1916-1993). This collection includes sketches and scripts for The Texaco Star Theatre, The Buick-Berle Show, The Perry Como Show, The Julius Larosa Show, and 11 volumes of monologues for Milton Berle.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Jay Burton, April 23, 1969.

Processing Information

This collection is partially processed.

Title
Finding Aid for the Jay Burton scripts
Status
Minimally Processed
Author
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2022 January
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository

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