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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Rhine family scripts
Creator:
Rhine, Robert Steven, 1958-
Creator:
Rhine, Larry, 1910-2000
Creator:
Shermet, Hazel
Identifier/Call Number: 2413
Physical Description:
4.5 Linear Feet
4 boxes
Date (bulk): 1940s-1988
Abstract: This collection contains the scripts of American screenwriter and producer Larry Rhine (1910-2000) and American actress Hazel
Shermet (1920-2016). Larry Rhine wrote for radio and television programs. Hazel Shermet was an actress for radio, theater,
film, and television. Robert Rhine, their son and an actor and writer, contributed to the collecting of these scripts.
Language of Material:
English.
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This collection contains the scripts of American screenwriter and producer Larry Rhine (1910-2000) and American actress Hazel
Shermet (1920-2016). Larry Rhine wrote for radio and television programs. Hazel Shermet was an actress for radio, theater,
film, and television. Robert Rhine, their son and an actor and writer, contributed to the collecting of these scripts.
Larry Rhine (1910-2000) was an American producer and screenwriter for radio and television. He worked on the radio programs
" The Life of Riley," "Private Secretary," and "Duffy's Tavern." Rhine wrote television episodes for the series "Mister Ed,"
"The Red Skelton Hour," "Bachelor Father," "The Tom Ewell Show," "The Bob Hope Show," "The Brady Bunch," and "All in the Family."
Hazel Shermet (1920-2016) was an American actress, comedian, voice actor, and singer for radio, television, television commercials,
film, and theater. Shermet appeared in television series including "The Addams Family," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "My Favorite
Martian," "The Patty Duke Show," "That Girl," "I Dream of Jeannie," "The Facts of Life," "Gimme a Break!" and "Punky Brewster."
She also was in the films "A Star Is Born" (1954), "Rockabilly Baby" (1957), "Auntie Mame" (1958), "The Rise and Fall of Legs
Diamond" (1960), "Gypsy" (1962), "Bye Bye Birdie" (1963), "Love at First Bite" (1979), and "Body Slam" (1986). Hazel Shermet
and Larry Rhine met while making the radio program "Duffy's Tavern" and married in 1950.
Robert Rhine is the son and second child of Larry Rhine and Hazel Shermet. Robert Rhine is an American writer, producer, publicist,
and actor. He worked as unit publicist in the 1990s for the films "Tremors" (1990), "Problem Child" (1990), "Toy Soldiers"
(1991), "The Craft" (1996), "Double Team" (1997), and "Hush" (1998). Robert Rhines work focuses on horror, including the comic
books he has written.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Hazel Shermet, December 20, 1988.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Rhine family scripts, Collection no. 2413, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors, American -- Archival resources
Motion picture producers and directors -- Archival resources
Actors -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
publicists -- United States -- Archival resources
Screenwriters -- United States -- Archival resources
Actresses -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Television scripts
Scripts
Radio scripts
Radio programs -- Archival resources
Rhine, Larry, 1910-2000 -- Archives
Shermet, Hazel -- Archives