Bob Brooke Lux Video Theatre Collection, 1955

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Summary

Creators:
Brooke, Bob
Abstract:
The Lux Video Theatre was a dramatic anthology television series that aired from 1950-1954 and it is believed that Bob Brooke was an audio technician for the program. The collection includes scripts and set plans for a variety of episodes created in 1955.
Extent:
1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes. 1 oversize flat box.)
Language:
and Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Bob Brooke Lux Video Theatre Collection (Collection number PASC 294). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of scripts and set plans for the weekly dramatic television series, Lux Video Theatre. Some of the scripts may include script breakdowns and/or daily production schedules. It is believed the materials are related to the career of audio technician, Bob Brooke.

Biographical / historical:

At the time this finding aid was created, there was no biographical information available about Bob Brooke. Based on information in the collection, it is believed that Bob Brooke was an audio technician for Lux Video Theatre.

The Lux Video Theatre was a dramatic anthology television series that aired from 1950-1954 on CBS and 1954-1957 on NBC. It was originally a weekly radio show titled Lux Radio Theatre. The television show consisted mostly of adaptations of theatrical films for a one-hour television series. Each episode concluded with interviews of either the stars of the show or someone associated with the original film. Notable guest appearances included those by Alfred Hitchcock. Grace Kelly, Peter Lorre, Edward G. Robinson, and Esther Williams.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by episode title.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Bob Brooke Lux Video Theatre Collection (Collection number PASC 294). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
AskLSC@library.ucla.edu
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