Caesar's Hour - Collection of Television Scripts, 1954-1955

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Summary

Title:
Collection of Television Scripts for Caesar's Hour ,
Dates:
1954-1955
Abstract:
In the fall of 1954, Sid Caesar began Caesar's Hour (with Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, and Nannette Fabray), which lasted three seasons. The collection consists of Caesar's Hour television scripts spanning September 1954 through June 1955.
Extent:
3 boxes (1.0 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of Television Scripts for Caesar's Hour (Collection 55). Performing Arts Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of scripts for the television program Caesar's Hour spanning September 1954-June 1955, programs 1-30.

Biographical / historical:

Caesar began Caesar's Hour (with Reiner, Morris, and Nannette Fabray), which lasted three seasons, Caesar's Hour ran from 1954-57. The winner of five Emmys in 1957, the program featured Sid Caesar, Nanette Fabray (1954-56), Janet Blair (1956-57), Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Pat Carroll, Shirl Conway, Sandra Deel, Ellen Parker, singer Bill Lewis, and pianist Earl Wild.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Arranged chronologically.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Performing Arts Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Cheryl E. Clayton
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from database containing container list structure and data, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro; frontmatter gathered from MARC Record. Date of source: January 2004.

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Performing Arts Special Collections, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Arts Special Collections Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Performing Arts Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Collection of Television Scripts for Caesar's Hour (Collection 55). Performing Arts Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles.

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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