Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Bishop, Joey and Garibotti, Nora
- Abstract:
- Joey Bishop started his career as a nightclub comedian. He was featured on The Joey Bishop Show and The Joey Bishop Show (late night talk show), and acted in various motion pictures, including Ocean's Eleven and Valley of the Dolls. In the 1960s and 1970s, he also performed regularly with the Rat Pack. The collection consists largely of records pertaining to The Joey Bishop Show (late night talk show) and is made up of guest research files, guest contracts, weekly lineups, and financial records. Also included in the collection are a small number of scripts representing Bishop's other television projects.
- Extent:
- 29 linear feet (45 boxes and 11 cartons), 32.1 linear feet (27 unprocessed record cartons, 4 unprocessed doc boxes, 1 unprocessed flat box, 1 unprocessed oversize box), 198 audiovisual carriers (28 open reel audiotape, 166 audiocassettes, 4 records), 13 born-digital carriers (13 optical discs), and 0.001 Gigabytes (26 files, 11 folders)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Joey Bishop Papers (Collection 2260). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of material related to the career of comedian and actor Joey Bishop. The bulk of materials are related to the Joey Bishop Show (late night talk show) and include research files pertaining guests and potential guests, weekly line-ups, financial records, and guest contracts. Additionally there are a small number of scripts representing Bishop's appearances on other television programs. Notably absent are materials related to Bishop's film career and connection with the Rat Pack.
The digital and audiovisual portion of the collection are largely audio recordings of past Bishop shows. The digital material is found on 13 optical discs (4 of which are commercial) and includes audio files.
- Biographical / historical:
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Joseph Abraham Gottlieb, later changed to Joey Bishop, was born February 3, 1918 (some sources say 1919) in Bronx, New York. Bishop established himself as a nightclub comedian by the early 1950s, and was nicknamed The Frown Prince of Comedy for his cynical demeanor. It was during this time that he caught the attention of Frank Sinatra, who hired him as his opening act. Bishop started his television career performing standup comedy on the Cavalcade of Stars. He regularly appeared on the game show Keep Talking, and as a guest host for Jack Paar and Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show. In the 1960s, Bishop earned a spot in the Rat Pack, a group of entertainers comprising Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Peter Lawford, who performed live in Las Vegas, Miami, Atlantic City, and Palm Springs.
Bishop starred in his own situation comedy, The Joey Bishop Show (1961-1965), which depicted Bishop as a late night talk show host and comedian. From 1967 to 1969, Bishop hosted his own late night talk show, The Joey Bishop Show. Bishop made his first motion picture appearance in The Deep Six in 1958. His additional film credits include Some Came Running (1959), Ocean's Eleven (1960), Valley of the Dolls (1967), and The Delta Force (1986), and others. During the 1970s Bishop continued to appear on a variety of television programs including The Hollywood Squares, The Dean Martin Show, The Don Rickles Show, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, among others. In 1981 he performed on Broadway in Sugar Babies. Joey Bishop died October 17, 2007 in Newport Beach, California.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Nora Garibotti, 2014 and 2015.
- Processing information:
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Digital materials were received on 9 optical discs. All digital file naming, organization, and arrangement created by Joey Bishop was retained.
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- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series:
- Joey Bishop Show Records
- Television Projects
- Physical / technical requirements:
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CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: This collection contains processed digital materials. All requests to access digital materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
CONTAINS UNPROCESSED AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials are not currently available for access and will require further processing and assessment. If you have questions about this material please email AskLSC@library.ucla.edu.
- 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.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Portions of the Guest Contracts are restricted. Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed in writing to the UCLA Library Special Collections.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the 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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Joey Bishop Papers (Collection 2260). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988