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Title: Dennis Alfred scripts,
Date (inclusive): 1960s-1980s
Collection number: 276
Creator: Dennis, Alfred
Extent: 6 boxes (3 linear ft.)
Abstract: Actor Dennis Alfred has appeared on film, television and stage. The collection consists of scripts that appear to be related
to Dennis' local and/or community theater involvement.
Language: Finding aid is written in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Performing Arts Special Collections. 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, 2002.
[Identification of item], Dennis Alfred scripts (Collection 276). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
There is very little biographical information available about Dennis Alfred. As an actor, Alfred has appeared in a number
of motion picture, television, and stage productions. Among his motion picture and television credits are
The Jerk,
The Shootist,
Get Smart, Kojak, and
The Monkees. Among his theater credits are the Off-Broadway production of
One Night Stands of a Noisy Passenger and
Kool Aid. Alfred also has been involved in community theater as actor and director with productions such as
Cabaret,
Can-Can,
Show Boat,
South Pacific, and
Victory Canteen.
The collection consists of what appears to be play scripts related to the career of Alfred Dennis. Included in the collection
are a variety of scripts that appear to be for community and/or local theater productions during the 1960s-1980s. Among the
scripts are
Cabaret,
Can Can,
Fiddler on the Roof,
Kiss Me Kate,
Man of La Mancha,
Show Boat, and
South Pacific. It is clear to what extent Dennis was involved with the productions or where they were produced. Additionally, there are
occasional clippings and ephemera found with selected scripts.
The scripts are arranged alphabetically by production title.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Dennis, Alfred -- Archives.
Actors -- Archival resources.
Theater -- Production and direction -- Archival resources.
Scripts (documents)