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Durante (Jimmy) scripts and transcripts
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Description
This collection consists of approximately 200 scripts and transcriptions of the radio programs of comedian and actor Jimmy
Durante (1893-1980), dating from 1943 to 1947.
Background
Jimmy Durante (1893-1980) was an American actor, comedian, singer, vaudevillian, and pianist. He often referred to his iconic
nose as the "schnozzola," and the word became his nickname. His radio shows included "The Chase and Sanborn Hour," "The Jumbo
Fire Chief Program," The Durante-Moore Show," and "The Jimmy Durante Show."
Extent
4.688 Linear Feet
9 boxes
Restrictions
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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