Guest Spots and Television Specials
September 27, 1936-April 27, 1939.
June 29, 1939-August 17, 1942.
August 23, 1942-April 10, 1944.
April 23, 1944-March 4, 1945.
March 22, 1945-December 26, 1946.
January 1947-December 25, 1948.
January 3, 1949-January 12, 1957.
The Eddie Cantor Show
no.1-40 (short no.16) Also included is the Special Christmas Show for December 23, 1955 and the Special New Years Show for December 30, 1955.
no.41-75 (short no.55).
no.76-115.
no.116-160.
no.161-200.
no.201-240.
no.241-258 plus duplicates of above scripts.
Show Business Old and New
no.1-45 (October 2, 1952-October 1, 1953)
no.46-86 (October 8, 1953-July 1, 1954).
Duplicate scripts for Show Business Old and New (unarranged) and show number 48 on large type cue sheets.
Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre
Scripts 1-13.
Scripts 16-28.
Scripts 29-38. Also, 3 early draft screenplays, 1955.
March of Dimes Scripts
For the years 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948.
Colgate Comedy Hour
September 30, 1951-May 18, 1952.
June 7, 1952-March 15, 1953.
April 12, 1953-January 31, 1954.
Show Business Scripts
October 14, 1951-May 13, 1952 (Short numbers 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) Also, unidentified parts of other scripts.
Music
Orchestrations and Scores
An index-book of music used by Eddie Cantor. Songs arranged alphabetically by title, but are not necessarily included in this collection. Box contains eight orchestrations (numbers 1, 3-7, 14, 15).
Nine orchestrations (numbers 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26a, 26b, 27).
Tweleve orchestrations (numbers 28, 29, 33, 41, 42, 43, 44a, 44b, 45, 46, 47.
Four orchestrations. Two miscellaneous orchestrations. Songs by Eddie Cantor.
Miscellaneous orchestrations, sheet music (Cantor and non-Cantor).
Lyrics, arranged alphabeticaly by first line.
Lyrics, unarranged.
Eddie Cantor Publications
Box contains Cantor authored magazine articles, scenario synopses and anecdotes gathered by Cantor for use in his Bell Syndicate column.
Miscellaneous items
Fan mail 1953-1954, Eddie Cantor publicity, Mother Contest mail, momentoes, programs, show projects.
Eddie Cantor publicity, awards and citations, miscellaneous items.
Two Israeli photo albums and one publicity scrapbook.
Scrapbooks (2), photo album (1), testimonial (1).
Plaques, Awards and Testimonials
Spectacles and tie worn in Whopee.
Plaques (5):
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Plaques (6):
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Plaques (7):
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Plaques (4):
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Plaques (4):
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n.d. Richmond Fifth War Loan Drive.
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Plaques (4), bust (1):
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Testimonials (3):
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Photographs
Photographs, v.d., v.p. Eddie Cantor in show business or with show business people.
Photographs, v.d., v.p. Cantor family, early Eddie Cantor pictures. Pictures of fund raising and public relations.
Photographs of the personalities listed below:
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Five audio-tapes and unidentified photographic negatives.
7 taped recordings. Taped by Dr. Shaw, 1976.
Photographs of Eddie Cantor's family with celebrities and Ida Candor.
Trophies
1958: Conference of Jewish Women's Organizations of Los Angeles.
n.d.: Palm Springs Jewish Community Center on behalf of the United Jewish Appeal.
1919: Playbill. Zeigfeld Follies - Frolic Ball of 1919.
1939: National Safety Council Award.
n.d.: Watercolor by David Gilboa.
1955: Torch Bearer Award, City of Hope.
1957: American Heart Association.
1962: State of Israel Bond Organization.
Portrait
1955: Portrait of Eddie Cantor by Caristar.
Phonorecordings
[Taped] Twenty nine recordings of other performers from the Cantor collection. Included are Al Jolson, Eddie Gorme, Sammy Davis Jr., and Edward R. Murrow.
[Taped] Ten assorted Cantor recordings, 1938-1952.
[Taped] Phonorecordings of Show Business Old and New.
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56 phonorecordings of Eddie Cantor and his material.
Phonorecordings of Cantor in The Colgate Palmolive Hour, Time to Smile and in a duet with Al Jolson's voice in For me and my gal.
Phonorecordings of Time to Smile, assorted shows 1940-1943 and My 40 Years in Show Business from Carnegie Hall.
Assorted recordings.
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Scrapbooks
Three scrapbooks, mostly press clippings.
Three scrapbooks, mostly press clippings.
Three scrapbooks, mostly press clippings.
Scrapbook of clippings and messages concerning Cantor's heart attack in 1952.
Photograph Albums
Contains these photo albums: 1) Testimonial Dinner for Eddie Cantor and George Jessel, May 5, 1951; 2) The Eddie Cantor Story stills of the Pacific Coast Premier, December 29, 1953; 3) Mr. and Mrs. Cantor's visit to Israel, 1950.
Plaques, Awards and Testimonials
Plaques (5):
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Plaques (3):
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Plaques (5):
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Plaques (2):
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Plaques (5):
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Honorific Occasions
1953: Honor Roll of Friends and Admirers who have purchased $1,000 of Israeli Bonds on the occasion of Eddie Cantor's birthday.
Photographs and script from Eddie Cantor's appearance on the television program This Is Your Life.
Awards, Testimonials
A collection of certificates of thanks, awards of merit, testimonials, etc. all addressed to Eddie Cantor for his philanthropic activities.
Pictorial Materials
Cariacatures, cartoons and sketches of Eddie Cantor.
Audiotapes
Three audiotapes.
Publications by Eddie Cantor
Four copies of The Way I See It.
Congratulatory Letters
Consisting of an album of letters whose title reads In tribute to Eddie Cantor on the occasion of his 65th birthday. Under the auspices of State of Israel Bonds. Miami Beach, February 16, 1957.
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Cables, Wires, Telegrams
Members of the Israeli Cabinet:
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Holograph Letters
Jascha Heifitz.
Fannie Hurst.
Basil Rathbone.
Miscellaneous Letters and Telegrams
1952 Paul A. Dever, Governor of Massachusetts. Proclamation of an Eddie Cantor Blood Donor Day.
1955 Mamie Doud Eisenhower. Reply to get well note for President Eisenhower.
1964 Lyndon Johnson. Telegram reply.
n.d. David Moore. Thank you letter on behalf of Person To Person television show.
1936 John J. Pershing. Statement on war prevention.
1955 W.G. Reardon. Congratulatory message.
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt. Reply to message from Cantor.
1964 Mordechai Shalev, Israeli Consul General, Los Angeles. Condolences to Cantor family.
1954 Earl Warren. Reply to congratulatory message from Cantor.
Scrapbooks
Scrapbooks--Charity work.
Poster
Israeli poster, 1950(?) in Hebrew advertising showing of Cantor film Show Business.
Phonorecordings
Assorted recordings (14).
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Unmarked package.
The Haggadah - entered by Cecil Ral. Jerusalem: published by Massadah and Mga, 1956.
Presented to Eddie Cantor by Theater Jewish app.
Portfolio of drawings by Harry Davids--Committee to spread Jewish Art.
Package of renderings.
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Israeli Poster for film Show Business.