Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Ken LaZebnik Collection of Scripts
- Dates:
- 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.
- Extent:
- 0.63 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder# or item name], Ken LaZebnik Collection of Scripts, Collection no. 0128, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was donated by Ken LaZebnik on January 29, 2014.
- Processing information:
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The collection was arranged and described by Melanie Greer under the supervision of Katie Richardson in April, 2015.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged alphabetically by show title and then chronologically by episode air date.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-11-14 17:46:51 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder# or item name], Ken LaZebnik Collection of Scripts, Collection no. 0128, Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Pepperdine University.
- Location of this collection:
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24255 Pacific Coast HighwayMalibu, CA 90263-4786, US
- Contact:
- (310) 506-4323