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Scope and Contents
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This collection contains the papers of American entertainers Jim Backus (1913-1989) and Henny Backus (1911-2004). Materials include scripts of nineteen movies, scripts of fourteen segments of The Jim Backus Show ("Hot Off the Line") radio program; script of the 1967 television version of Damn Yankees; approximately 15 phonograph records of the early 1940s War Department "Jubilee" radio programs; three phonograph records of the Allan young radio show (1947); and phonograph records of approximately twenty-five miscellaneous radio programs in which Jim or Henny Backus participated. Miscellaneous items include original drawings of Mr. Magoo, a bust of Jim Backus, a program from "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," a program from the 28th Academy Awards, and scrapbook and pictorial illustrations relating to Jim Backus' book What Are You Doing After the Orgy? Included among the nineteen screenplays are Androcles and the Lion (1952), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and Hurry Sundown (1967).
Dates
- Creation: 1940 - 1967
Creator
- From the Collection: Backus, Jim (Person)
- From the Collection: Backus, Henny (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is currently unavailable for access.
Extent
From the Collection: 94.38 Linear Feet (71 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
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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