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UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Ken Englund papers
Creator:
Englund, Ken
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1106
Physical Description:
1 unknown
(120 boxes and 5 oversize boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1940-1970
Abstract: Ken Englund (1911-1993) wrote material for vaudeville routines, radio shows, stage musicals, screenplays, and contributed
scripts to television programs. He also served as president of the Writers Guild of America, West. The collection consists
of materials related to Englund's career as television and screen writer and includes scripts, correspondence, clippings,
and ephemera.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item], Ken Englund papers (Collection 1106). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ken Englund, 1970, 1971.
Processed by George Chacon, January 1972. Additions processed by Manuscripts Division staff, November 1974.
The container list gives a breakdown of how the Ken Englund papers have been boxed. The boxing itself was rough and patrons
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9942329843606533
Englund was born on May 6, 1911 in Chicago, Illinois; began career as magazine writer; wrote material for vaudeville routines,
radio shows, and stage musicals; wrote the screenplays for films including
The big broadcast (1938),
No no Nanette (1940),
This thing called love (1941), and
The secret life of Walter Mitty (1947); served as lead writer for Dr. Joyce Brothers' television series and contributed scripts to television programs including
the
Jackie Gleason show,
My three sons,
That girl, and The
Loretta Young show; served as president of the Writers Guild of America, West; died March 3, 1993.
Collection consists of materials related to Englund's career as television and screen writer. Includes scripts, correspondence,
clippings, and ephemera.
Ken Englund Collection of scripts for motion pictures, television, radio and the stage, 1933-1965 (Collection 157). Available
UCLA Library Special Collections.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Scripts (documents).
Television writers -- United States -- Archives.
Screenwriters -- United States -- Archives.
Englund, Ken--Archives.