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LaZebnik (Ken) Collection of Scripts
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  • Conditions Governing Access
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  • Preferred Citation
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Biographical note
  • Scope and Content
  • Arrangement
  • Processing Information note

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
    Title: Ken LaZebnik Collection of Scripts
    Identifier/Call Number: 0128
    Physical Description: 0.63 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1995-2000
    Abstract: Ken LaZebnik is an American playwright and screenwriter who has written scripts for Touched by an Angel, Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage, Army Wives, Providence, Star Trek: Enterprise, and When Calls The Heart. His plays have also received national acclaim. The collection includes scripts from the shows Touched by and Angel and Northern Exposure.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder# or item name], Ken LaZebnik Collection of Scripts, Collection no. 0128, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    The collection was donated by Ken LaZebnik on January 29, 2014.

    Biographical note

    Ken LaZebnik was born on November 11, 1954. He is an American playwright and screenwriter who has written scripts for such shows as Touched by an Angel, Army Wives, Providence, Star Trek: Enterprise, and When Calls The Heart. He also co-wrote director Robert Altman's film A Prairie Home Companion and wrote the Lionsgate film Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage. In addition, his plays have also received national acclaim. His play, On The Spectrum was given a Steinberg Citation from the American Theatre Critics Association. Currently, LaZebnik is serving as Dean of Performing Arts at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. He now resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Kate, with whom he has two sons.

    Scope and Content

    The collection includes scripts that Ken LaZebnik wrote for the show Touched by an Angel, as well as a script written by Jack LaZebnik for the show Northern Exposure. Some of the scripts have hand written notes.

    Arrangement

    The collection is arranged alphabetically by show title and then chronologically by episode air date.

    Processing Information note

    The collection was arranged and described by Melanie Greer under the supervision of Katie Richardson in April, 2015.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History
    Television scripts
    Screenwriters -- United States
    LaZebnik, Ken
    Downey, Roma
    Williamson, Martha