Irving Brecher recordings
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of acetate recordings of The Life of Riley radio show, from 1944 to 1951, from screenwriter Irving Brecher (1914-2008). Inventories of recordings are present in each box.
Dates
- Creation: 1944 - 1951
Creator
- Brecher, Irving, 1914-2008 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access
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
Irving Brecher (1914-2008) was an American screenwriter. He created, produced, and was head writer for the original radio and early TV edition of "The Life of Riley." Brecher wrote for the Marx Brothers comedy act including their vaudeville, Broadway, and motion pictures.
Extent
3.5 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of acetate recordings of The Life of Riley radio show, from 1944 to 1951, from screenwriter Irving Brecher (1914-2008).
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Title
- Finding aid for the Irving Brecher recordings
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 October
- 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
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu