Burns, George, 1896-1996
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
100 Years, 100 Stories, 1999
Item — Box ACC-MSS 004 Box 23: Series ACC-MSS 004-2
Identifier: ACC-MSS 004-2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The series documents popular radio series that were broadcast during the early 1930s through the late 1950s, and the popular forms of stand-up and improvisational comedy of the mid 20th and early 21st centuries. Highlights are recordings of "Our Miss Brooks," in which Eve Arden portrays a sarcastic high school English teacher; recordings by the Monty Python comedy troupe, who made significant contributions to American comedy and popular culture; "The Bickersons," a radio situation comedy...
Dates:
1999
Aaron Mintz Radio Program Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ACC-MSS 019
Scope and Contents
The materials donated by Aaron Mintz contain audio cassette tapes and compact discs featuring both rare and popular radio programs, most of which were originally broadcast between the 1930s and 1960s. While some material extends beyond this date range, the mid-20th century was known as the "Golden Age of Radio," when the medium became the dominant medium for news and entertainment in the United States. While some shows began as adaptations of well-known motion pictures or vaudeville routines...
Dates:
1925 - 1993
An Evening with George Burns (2 record set), 1974
Item — Box ACC-MSS 004 Box 04: Series US MBE ACC-MSS 004-1
Identifier: US MBE ACC-MSS 004-1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series documents stand-up and improvisational comedy, and humorous music from 1955-1988. In addition to the recordings of individual comics such as Morey Amsterdam, Nan Blackstone, Belle Barth, Shelley Berman, Buddy Hackett, the Smothers Brothers, and Jackie Vernon, the series contains compilations featuring the work of Billy DeWolf, and Jane Foray, and Marty Brill. The voices of John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Eugene McCarthy are among the recordings that comprise the political humor...
Dates:
1974
Booklet, 1971
Item — Box ACC-MSS 004 Box 43: Series ACC-MSS 004-3
Identifier: ACC-MSS 004-3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The series contains posters, inserts, and booklets, liner notes, booklets, and lyrics.
Dates:
1971
The Reverend Warren Debenham Comedy Sound Collection
Collection
Identifier: ACC-MSS 004
Scope and Contents
The Reverend Warren Debenham Comedy Sound Collection documents American comedy from the early 1930s through 2006 and consists of long playing albums and compact discs of live performances, spoken word recordings, humorous music, musical theater, and film soundtracks. In addition to recordings of individual comics, the collection contains compilations of various comedians. Also included are compilations of radio series, among them "Our Miss Brooks," "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show,"...
Dates:
1955 - 2006