Booker (Bob) scripts and record albums, ca. 1960s-ca. 1990s, bulk (bulk 1962-1979),, and (bulk 1988-1990)

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Title:
Bob Booker papers
Dates:
ca. 1960s-ca. 1990s, bulk (bulk 1962-1979),, and (bulk 1988-1990)
Creators:
Booker, Bob, 1931-
Abstract:
Bob Booker is a writer, producer, and director of television. He has also written and produced comedy albums. The collection consists of photocopies of television scripts such as NBC Follies and Out of This World. Additionally there are a small number of commercially released comedy albums including the Grammy-winning The First Family.
Extent:
3.5 linear ft. (7 boxes)
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Bob Booker scripts and record albums (Collection 1934). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of photocopies of scripts and commercially released record albums related to the career of writer, producer and director Bob Booker. Included are writings for television series and variety programs including NBC Follies and Out of This World among others. Many of the variety shows and television specials include production information. The collection also includes 14 commercially released comedy record albums including the Grammy-winning The First Family and the Grammy-nominated You Don't Have to be Jewish.

Biographical / historical:

Bob Booker is best known as a writer, producer, and director of television. In 1966, he began working on The Garry Moore Show during it last season. He went into feature films for a few years, returning to television in 1972 working on the series The David Steinberg Show. That same year, he did a television pilot for The NBC Follies, which culminated into a 13 episode series. In the mid-1970s, he partnered with Burt Reynolds and produced two network pilot specials: Cotton Club '75 and The Wayne Newton Special. During this time, he also worked on a Monte Hall special, Monte Hall at Seaworld as well as the specials Opryland USA, and Charo. Over the next several years, Booker continued to create pilots and specials that included Saturday Celebration, The Clifton Davis Show, and The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. Later, in 1977, Paramount hired him to create television specials that would promote their feature film releases. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he did a series of television specials that included The Unbroken Circle: A Tribute to Mother Maybelle Carter. In 1984, Booker returned to creating television series, starting with Foul-Ups, Bleeps, & Blunders. In 1987, his pilot for Out of This World was bought by NBC, and the series aired for four years. He has also written and produced comedy albums such as The First Family, which won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1962.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Bob Booker.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by project titles.

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Michele James with assistance from Julie Graham; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2013 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-05-16T10:23-0700 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé using Notetab Pro.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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 Booker scripts and record albums (Collection 1934). 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
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