The Finding Aid of the Ken LaZebnik Collection of Scripts 0128
Melanie Greer and Katie Richardson
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.
April 2015
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu 90263-4786
kelsey.knox@pepperdine.edu
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.
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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
box 1
Northern Exposure
undated
box 1
The Grandfathers written by Jack LaZebnik
undated
box 1-2
Touched by an Angel
1995-2000
box 1
Episode #209
The Big Bang written by Ken LaZebnik
1995 September-October
box 1
Episode #311
The Journalist written by Ken LaZebnik
1996 November
box 1
Episode #321
Last Call written by Ken LaZebnik
1997 February-March
box 1
Episode #405
Jones v. God written by Ken LaZebnik
1997 August
box 1
Episode #407
Doodlebugs written by Ken LaZebnik
1997 September
box 1
Episode #413
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Written by Ken LaZebnik
1997 October-November
box 1
Episode #419
Flights of Angels written by Ken LaZebnik
1998 January-February
box 1
Episode #503
Only Connect written by Ken LaZebnik
1998 June 24
box 1
Episode #511
An Angel On The Roof written by Ken LaZebnik
1998 November 9
box 2
Episode #517
The Anatomy Lesson written by Ken LaZebnik
1999 January
box 2
Episode #611
The Christmas Gift written by Ken LaZebnik and Patrice Chanel
1999 November
box 2
Episode #617
Here I Am written by Ken LaZebnik
2000 January-February
