Al Gordon collection of television and radio scripts
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains scripts for radio and television programs produced between 1946 and 1981. The scripts were collected by contributing comedy writer Al Gordon (1923-2012). The programs represented in the collection include the Eddie Cantor Show, Jack Benny Show, The Tommy Dorsey Show, The Carol Burnett Show, Dean Martin Show, Jim Nabors Hour, and the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1946 - 1980
Creator
- Gordon, Al (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
Al Gordon (1923-2012) was an American comedy writer for radio and television programs from the late 1940s until the early 1990s. During his career, Gordon recieved three Emmy Awards for his writing and an additional seven nominations.
Extent
23.625 Linear Feet (21 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains scripts for radio and television programs produced between 1946 and 1981. The scripts were collected by contributing comedy writer Al Gordon (1923-2012).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Al Gordon, July 24, 1980.
Processing Information
This collection is not fully processed. Scripts have previously been re-foldered and labeled.
Subject
- Gordon, Al -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Al Gordon collection of television and radio scripts
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Brandon Werts 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
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu