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Finding Aid for the Bob Brooke Lux Video Theatre Collection
1955
(Collection PASC.294)
PASC.294
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Title: Bob Brooke Lux Video Theatre Collection
Collection number: PASC.294
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.5 linear ft.
(3 boxes. 1 oversize flat box.)
Date: 1955
Abstract: The Lux Video Theatre was a dramatic anthology television series that aired from 1950-1954 and it is believed that Bob Brooke
was an audio technician for the program. The collection includes scripts and set plans for a variety of episodes created in
1955.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Creator:
Brooke, Bob
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item], Bob Brooke Lux Video Theatre Collection (Collection number PASC 294). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
At the time this finding aid was created, there was no biographical information available about Bob Brooke. Based on information
in the collection, it is believed that Bob Brooke was an audio technician for Lux Video Theatre.
The Lux Video Theatre was a dramatic anthology television series that aired from 1950-1954 on CBS and 1954-1957 on NBC. It
was originally a weekly radio show titled Lux Radio Theatre. The television show consisted mostly of adaptations of theatrical
films for a one-hour television series. Each episode concluded with interviews of either the stars of the show or someone
associated with the original film. Notable guest appearances included those by Alfred Hitchcock. Grace Kelly, Peter Lorre,
Edward G. Robinson, and Esther Williams.
The collection consists of scripts and set plans for the weekly dramatic television series, Lux Video Theatre. Some of the
scripts may include script breakdowns and/or daily production schedules. It is believed the materials are related to the career
of audio technician, Bob Brooke.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by episode title.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Brooke, Bob
Lux video theatre (Television program)
Set design drawings
Television Production and direction--Archival resources
Television scripts.