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Comedians

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Jimmy Durante scripts and transcripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2229
Abstract

This collection consists of approximately 200 scripts and transcriptions of the radio programs of comedian and actor Jimmy Durante (1893-1980), dating from 1943 to 1947.

Dates: 1943 - 1947

Pinky Lee papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2340
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of American burlesque comic Pinky Lee (1907-1993).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930s-1950s

Ole Olsen papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2455
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers, photographs, and books of vaudevillian and comedian Ole Olsen (1892-1963).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1900s-1950s

Gay and Lesbian Television Scripts and Transcripts collection

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1
Identifier: Coll2008-001
Abstract

Scripts and transcripts of broadcast and cable network television programs, specials, and made-for-television movies, most with a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender theme. The bulk of the collection contains scripts from the series Brothers (1984-1989) and Ellen (1994-1998).

Dates: 1965-2001; Majority of material found within 1986 - 1997

Bob Smith Stand-up Comedy and Writings

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1.; Series Series 3.
Identifier: Coll2012-004
Abstract

This collection primarily consists of material relating to Bob Smith’s professional career as a writer and comedian, and includes scripts, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, writing and performance contracts, calendars, research files, correspondence, and recordings of his performances. (1972-2006, bulk: 1991-2004).

Dates: 1972-2006; Majority of material found within 1991 - 2004