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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Alfred Dennis scripts
Creator:
Dennis, Alfred
Identifier/Call Number: PASC.0276
Physical Description:
3.0 Linear Feet
(6 boxes)
Date (inclusive): circa 1960s-1980s
Abstract: Actor Alfred Dennis has appeared on film, television and stage. The collection consists of scripts that appear to be related
to Dennis' local and/or community theater involvement.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item], Alfred Dennis Scripts (Collection PASC 276). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2002.
Processed by UCLA Library Performing Arts Special Collections staff, pre-1999.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9948595323606533
There is very little biographical information available about Alfred Dennis . As an actor, Dennis has appeared in a number
of motion picture, television, and stage productions. Among his motion picture and television credits are
The Jerk,
The Shootist,
Get Smart, Kojak, and
The Monkees. Among his theater credits are the Off-Broadway production of
One Night Stands of a Noisy Passenger and
Kool Aid. Dennis also has been involved in community theater as actor and director with productions such as
Cabaret,
Can-Can,
Show Boat,
South Pacific, and
Victory Canteen.
The collection consists of what appears to be play scripts related to the career of Alfred Dennis. Included in the collection
are a variety of scripts that appear to be for community and/or local theater productions during the 1960s-1980s. Among the
scripts are
Cabaret,
Can Can,
Fiddler on the Roof,
Kiss Me Kate,
Man of La Mancha,
Show Boat, and
South Pacific. It is not clear to what extent Dennis was involved with the productions or where they were produced. Additionally, there
are occasional clippings and ephemera found with selected scripts.
The scripts are arranged alphabetically by production title.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Scripts (documents).
Theater -- Production and direction -- Archives.
Actors -- Archives.
Dennis, Alfred--Archives.