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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Jack Albertson papers
Creator:
Albertson, Jack
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0291
Physical Description:
14.5 Linear Feet
(23 boxes and 7 shoe boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1946-1988
Date (bulk): 1960-1980
Abstract: Jack Albertson had a successful career on the stage, television and motion pictures. The collection consists of scripts, joke
files, and printed ephemera related mostly to his work on television and in motion pictures.
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], Jack Albertson Papers (Collection PASC 291). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Gift of Mrs. Wallace Albertson, 2004
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Processed by Norma Vega and Julie Graham.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
5224999
Jack Albertson was born in Malden, MA, in 1910. He started his show business career as a vaudeville dancer and became straight
man to such comics as Milton Berle, Bert Lahr and Bert Wheeler. Early in his career Albertson formed a partnership with Phil
Silvers, and convinced that he would never become a great dancer, he concentrated on comedy. He found notoriety when he stepped
in for Eddie Foy in a Broadway revival of The Red Mill (1946).
Albertson was known for his radio work on Just Plain Bill and The Jack Albertson Comedy Show. He appeared in Broadway plays
such as
Top Banana,
The Cradle Will Rock,
Show Boat,
Boy Meets Girl,
The Sunshine Boys (for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor), and
The Subject was Roses (for which he won a Tony for Best Supporting Actor). Albertson's film credits include
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957),
Lover Come Back (1962),
The Flim-Flam Man (1967), and
The Poseidon Adventure (1972).
He has a long list of television credits that include
Chico and the Man, probably Albertson's most known television role, and one for which he received an Emmy for his performance as Ed Brown,
"the Man"--Chico's boss. Other television credits includes a recurring role on
Ensign O'Toole and
Grandpa Goes to Washington and guest appearances on
Bachelor Father,
Hollywood Television Theatre,
Ironside,
Marcus Welby, M.D,
Margie, and
Name of the Game, among others. Albertson is one a few entertainers to win the triple crown of entertainment: a Tony, an Oscar, and an Emmy.
Albertson died of cancer in Hollywood Hills, CA, Nov. 25, 1981.
Collection consists of scripts, joke files, printed ephemera, and other memorabilia related to the career of actor and entertainer
Jack Albertson. The bulk of the collection is comprised of script files including material from a number of various projects
including Jack Albertson or submitted to him for consideration, such as Ensign O'Toole, Flim Flam Man, Grandpa Goes to Washington,
The Name of the Game, and Pete and Gladys, among others. There two only scripts from Chico and the Man, probably Albertson's
most known television role. Also of note is the absence of materials for the Days of Wine and Roses, The Posiden Adventure,
and Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Also included in the collection is a small amount of awards and honors presented to Albertson as well as clippings, drawings,
and printed ephemera collected by him. Additionally, there are manuscript pages for what appears to be a book about Bob Hope
that may have been submitted to Albertson. Also included in the collection is small group of caricature like drawings and
photographs related Paul and Grace Hartman, close friends and colleagues of Albertson.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Awards, Honors, and Certificates
- Series 2. Drawings
- Series 3. Joke Files and Sketches
- Series 4. Photographic materials
- Series 5. Printed Material
- Series 6. Series 6. Publications
- Series 7. Script Files
- Series 8. Paul and Grace Hartman Collection
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Entertainers -- United States -- Archives.
Actors -- United States -- Archives