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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Jay Burton scripts
Creator:
Burton, Jay
Identifier/Call Number: 2028
Physical Description:
6.75 Linear Feet
6 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1948-1959
Abstract: This collection consists of scripts of American comedy writer Jay Burton (1916-1993). This collection includes sketches and
scripts for The Texaco Star Theatre, The Buick-Berle Show, The Perry Como Show, The Julius Larosa Show, and 11 volumes of
monologues for Milton Berle.
Language of Material:
English.
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Container: 6
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jay Burton, April 23, 1969.
Jay Burton (1916-1993) was a comedy writer known for his work on such television programs as The Buick Berle Show, The Dean
Martin Show, and The Perry Como Show.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Jay Burton scripts, Collection no. 2028, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is partially processed.
This collection consists of work from 1948-1959 of American comedy writer Jay Burton (1916-1993). This collection contains
150 sketches and scripts for The Texaco Star Theatre (1948- 1953); 36 sketches and scripts for The Buick-Berle Show (1954-55);
76 scripts for The Perry Como Show (1955-59); 4 scripts for The Julius Larosa Show (1957); 11 volumes of monologues for Milton
Berle.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sketches
Scripts
Television -- Archival resources
Television comedy writers -- Archival resources
Burton, Jay -- Archives