Irving Brecher recordings

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2030

Staff Only

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.