Description
This collection consists of scrapbooks, business files, financial records, scripts, radio transcripts, screenplays, publications,
television recordings, clippings, realia, and personal materials of American actor Jack Oakie (1903-1978).
Background
Jack Oakie (1903-1978) was an American actor who began his career in silent film and transitioned to talking films, becoming
well known for his comedies. Oakie appeared in 87 films and is best known for his role as Benzino Napaloni in Charlie Chaplin's
The Great Dictator (1940).