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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Leonard Gershe papers
Creator:
Gershe, Leonard
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0268
Physical Description:
8.0 Linear Feet
(14 boxes and 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): 1944-2000
Date (bulk): 1966-1990
Abstract: The collection consists of scripts, correspondence, ephemera, clippings, and legal and financial papers for various productions.
Also includes a variety of lyrics and music sheets, a small collection of material written or collected by Gershe, legal documents,
correspondence, and photographs.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other 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.
[Identification of item], Leonard Gershe Papers (Collection PASC 268). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2003.
Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user
interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides
a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive
processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
Processed by Cheryl Clayton with assistance from Julie Graham.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4859480
Leonard Gershe was born in NY,1922. He began his entertainment career writing material for revues. He collaborated with composer
Richard Adinsell on A Jabberwocky Song and Sing, for the revue Tuppence Coloured (1947). Gershe moved to Hollywood after forming
a close professional relationship with composer-arranger Roger Edens and together they co-wrote
Born In A Trunk, performed by Judy Garland in
A Star Is Born (1954). His numerous credits include
Destry Rides Again (1959),
Funny Face (1957),
Silk Stockings (1957),
Butterflies are Free (1969),
40 Carats (1973),
That's Entertainment II (1976),
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1978), and
Snacks (1982). Gershe died in Beverly Hills, CA on March 9, 2002.
Collection consists of material related to the career of playwright and lyricist, Leonard Gershe. Primarily includes scripts,
correspondence, ephemera, clippings, and legal and financial papers for various productions of
Butterflies Are Free. Other projects include Snacks,
Funny Face,
40 Carats, and
Destry Rides Again, among others. Also includes a variety of lyrics and music sheets; a small collection of eulogies, speeches, and toasts written
or collected by Gershe; legal documents pertaining to
Born in a Trunk; correspondence; and photographs.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Film scripts.
Song sheets.
Plays.
Clippings.
Composers -- Archives.
Dramatists -- Archives.
Gershe, Leonard--Archives.