Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Sonny Bono papers
- Dates:
- 1966-1998
- Creators:
- Bono, Sonny
- Abstract:
- The Sonny Bono papers consist of television scripts, production records, film reels, photographs, memorabilia, and personal materials belonging to musician and politician Sonny Bono. Also included are scripts from television programs produced by George Schlatter and written by his collaborators Allan Blye and Chris Bearde. Many of these programs featured Sonny & Cher as guest stars.
- Extent:
- 101.3 Linear Feet 85 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Sonny Bono papers, Collection no. 2654, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Sonny Bono papers consist of television scripts, production records, film reels, photographs, memorabilia, and personal materials belonging to musician and politician Sonny Bono. Also included are scripts from television programs produced by George Schlatter and written by his collaborators Allan Blye and Chris Bearde. Many of these programs featured Sonny & Cher as guest stars.
The series Sonny and Cher records include scripts and reels from The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971-1974), The Sonny & Cher Show (1976-1977), and The Sonny Comedy Revue (1974).
The series Blye Bearde Productions scripts is composed of materials from shows produced and written by Allan Blye and Chris Bearde including: The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Show (1974-1975), The Ken Berry "Wow" Show (1972), and a selection of Osmand Brothers specials.
The series Other materials includes personal materials such as family photographs, home movies, political and show business memorabilia, a custom western saddle and bridle, and items from Bono's office.
- Biographical / historical:
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Born Salvatore Bono in 1935, Sonny Bono was an American singer and actor who came to fame in partnership with his second wife Cher as the performing duo Sonny & Cher in the 1960s and 1970s and on their own television program The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1972-1974). The couple divorced in 1975 and began their respective solo short-lived television programs The Sonny Comedy Revue (1975) and Cher (1975-1976), but eventually returned to television together for The Sonny and Cher Show (1976-1977). Bono's acting career continued with small parts as a guest performer in various television programs.
Bono ran for political office and served as the mayor of Palm Springs, CA from 1988 to 1992 and as a Republican congressman for California's 44th district from 1995 until his death on a skiing trip in 1998. His widow, Mary Bono, was elected to fill the remainder of her husband's congressional term.
- Processing information:
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Collection is unprocessed
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-09-08 16:46:52 -0700 .
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- Terms of access:
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- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Sonny Bono papers, Collection no. 2654, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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Cinematic Arts LibraryDoheny Memorial Library, Room G4Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-8383