Allen, Fred, 1894-1956
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
Variety Protected Materials Department Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 017
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials submitted in sealed envelopes for copyright protection by the Variety Protected Materials Department between 1912 and 1938. The bulk of the material consists of scripts for Vaudeville, radio, and other creative productions, and photographs and drawings of set designs and costumes. The materials also often include illustrations or photographs of a skit concept, trick, or performance props and apparatuses. Also included are musical scores and lyrics. Some...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1916-1924; 1912 - 1938
Your Show of Shows 3/4" Tapes Collection
Collection
Identifier: ACC-MSS 022
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 289 ¾” U-Matic videocassette tapes (dubbed from the original reels in the 1990s) containing most episodes from all five seasons of the United States variety show Your Show of Shows (1950-1954) and the compilation film Ten From Your Show of Shows (1973). The series was created by Max Liebman and starred comedians Sid Caesar and ...
Dates:
Broadcast: 1950-03-04 - 1954-06-05; Creation: 1992-08-06 - 1998-05-29; Other: Release of Ten from Your Show of Shows (Motion picture): 1973
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- Radio 2
- Variety shows 2
- American Culture 1
- Audio-visual materials 1
- Comedians 1
- Comedy sketches 1
- Copyright 1
- Copyright and radio 1
- Copyright--Artistic performance 1
- Copyright--Music 1
- Copyright--Performing rights 1
- Copyright--United States 1
- Costumes 1
- Dance 1
- Detective and mystery radio programs 1
- Entertainers 1
- Golden age of radio 1
- Humorous Music 1
- Musical theater 1
- Musicians 1
- NBC Television Network 1
- Parody 1
- Parody in Music 1
- Politicians--Humor 1
- Popular culture -- 20th century 1
- Practical jokes 1
- Radio adaptations 1
- Radio comedies 1
- Radio crime shows 1
- Radio game shows 1
- Radio plays, American 1
- Radio programs 1
- Radio quiz shows 1
- Radio scripts 1
- Radio serials 1
- Radio soap operas 1
- Radio talk shows 1
- Satire, American 1
- Set designers 1
- Situation comedy--Television series 1
- Soundtracks 1
- Stand-up Comedy 1
- Television comedies -- United States 1
- Ten from Your Show of Shows (Motion picture) 1
- Theatre 1
- Variety (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Variety shows (Radio programs) 1
- Vaudeville 1
- Vaudeville songs--United States 1
- Vaudeville songs--United States--20th century 1
- Vaudeville songs--United States--History 1
- Vaudeville songs--United States--Periodicals 1
- Western radio programs 1
- Wit and humor 1
- Wit and humor -- Religious aspects, Psychological, social 1
- Wit and humor -- United States 1
- Your show of shows (Television program) 1 + ∧ less
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