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Bob Booker scripts and record albums, ca. 1960-ca. 1990, bulk, 1962-1979, 1988-1990
1934
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Title: Bob Booker papers
Collection number: 1934
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.5 linear ft.
(7 boxes)
Date (inclusive): ca. 1960s-ca. 1990s
Date (bulk): (bulk 1962-1979),
Date (bulk): and (bulk 1988-1990)
Abstract: Bob Booker is a writer, producer, and director of television. He has also written and produced comedy albums. The collection
consists of photocopies of television scripts such as
NBC Follies and
Out of This World. Additionally there are a small number of commercially released comedy albums including the Grammy-winning
The First Family.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Creator:
Booker, Bob, 1931-
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the
creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright
owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Bob Booker.
[Identification of item], Bob Booker scripts and record albums (Collection 1934). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
6981996
Bob Booker is best known as a writer, producer, and director of television. In 1966, he began working on
The Garry Moore Show during it last season. He went into feature films for a few years, returning to television in 1972 working on the series
The David Steinberg Show. That same year, he did a television pilot for
The NBC Follies, which culminated into a 13 episode series. In the mid-1970s, he partnered with Burt Reynolds and produced two network pilot
specials:
Cotton Club '75 and
The Wayne Newton Special. During this time, he also worked on a Monte Hall special,
Monte Hall at Seaworld as well as the specials
Opryland USA, and
Charo. Over the next several years, Booker continued to create pilots and specials that included
Saturday Celebration,
The Clifton Davis Show, and
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. Later, in 1977, Paramount hired him to create television specials that would promote their feature film releases. In the
late 1970s and early 1980s, he did a series of television specials that included
The Unbroken Circle: A Tribute to Mother Maybelle Carter. In 1984, Booker returned to creating television series, starting with
Foul-Ups, Bleeps, & Blunders. In 1987, his pilot for
Out of This World was bought by NBC, and the series aired for four years. He has also written and produced comedy albums such as
The First Family, which won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1962.
The collection consists of photocopies of scripts and commercially released record albums related to the career of writer,
producer and director Bob Booker. Included are writings for television series and variety programs including
NBC Follies and
Out of This World among others. Many of the variety shows and television specials include production information. The collection also includes
14 commercially released comedy record albums including the Grammy-winning
The First Family and the Grammy-nominated
You Don't Have to be Jewish.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by project titles.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Booker, Bob, 1931--Archives.
Television producers and directors--Archival resources.