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Finding Aid for the Collection of Laverne & Shirley television series scripts, 1975-1986
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Title: Collection of
Laverne & Shirley television series scripts,
Date (inclusive): 1975-1986
Collection number: 198
Extent: 11 boxes (5.5 linear feet)
Abstract:
Laverne and Shirley was an American television sitcom spin-off of the popular television show
Happy Days. The collection consists of 150-plus scripts from the
Laverne and Shirley television series (1976-1982). Also included are a small number of scripts from the television show,
All is Forgiven.
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.
[Identification of item], Collection of
Laverne & Shirley television series scripts (Collection 198). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Laverne and Shirley was an American television sitcom spin-off of the popular television show
Happy Days. It ran from 1976 to 1983 on ABC and was rated the number one program in its second year of airing. The show followed the
antics of two young women Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney (portrayed by Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams, respectively)
sharing an apartment in Milwaukee and working in a beer bottling company. Later on in the series, ABC changed the settings
to have the women living in Burbank and working in a department store. Among the many memorable images from the show was Laverne's
clothing which was always decorated with large, cursive L's. In 1979, the sitcom won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume
Design for a Series.
The collection consists of scripts from the
Laverne and Shirley television show (1976-82). Included in the collection are scripts for 150-plus episodes. The scripts document the careers
of writers such as Al Aidekma, Jeff Franklin, Marc Sotkin, and Chris Thompson among others. Also included are 11 scripts from
the television series,
All is Forgiven (1985-86).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Television scripts.