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Finding Aid for the Smothers Collection of Television Scripts and Production Material, ca. 1962-1976

Processed by UCLA Library Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé UCLA Library Special Collections Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 Email: [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/ © 2002 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

PASC 36 1 Descriptive Summary Title: Collection of Television Scripts and Production Material Date (inclusive): ca. 1962-1976 Collection number: PASC 36 Creator: Smothers Brothers. Extent: 115 boxes (57.5 linear ft.) Abstract: This collection consists of manuscript conductors' scores, and parts in manuscript or ozalid copy, of arrangements for the Smothers Brothers TV show. Language: Finding aid is written in English. Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information. Restrictions on Access Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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. Provenance/Source of Acquisition Gift of Dick and , 1976. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Smothers Brothers Collection of Television Scripts and Production Material (Collection Number PASC 36). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Biography/History Tom Smothers was born on Feb. 2, 1937, and his Dick on Nov. 20, 1938 on , NY; both were students at San Jose State College; together, they began a song and comedy act leading to appearances at 's Purple Onion, the Blue Angel in , and other nightclub stints at Reno, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, and elsewhere; co-starred in the television situation comedy The Smothers Brothers show (1965-66), The Smothers Brothers comedy hour (1967-69, 1970), The Smothers Brothers show (1975), and The Smothers Brothers special and series (1988-89); they both starred in the Broadway production, ; Tom owns a winery in Kenwood, CA, and has starred in the films The silver bears, Get to know your rabbit , A pleasure doing business, Serial, There goes the bride, Pandemonium, and Speed zone; Dick appeared in the film Casino (1995). Scope and Content Collection consists of manuscript conductors' scores, and parts in manuscript or ozalid copy, of arrangements for the Smothers Brothers TV show, Summer Brothers Smothers show, and Return of the Smothers Brothers show; scores, parts and scripts of special material for the Smothers Brothers; arrangements for a Smothers Brothers record album. Organization and Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Smothers Brothers TV, Summer Brothers Smothers show, Return of the Smothers Brothers 2. Smothers Brothers TV shows, numbers 1-13 (1974-75) 3. Smothers Brothers TV show - miscellaneous 4. Tom Dick - special material (music arrangement) 5. Smothers Brothers album music score Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects Smothers Brothers comedy hour (Television program) Smothers Brothers show (Television program) Genres and Forms of Material

PASC 36 2 television scripts. Related Material The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and The Smothers Brothers Show. Available at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Smothers Brothers Collection of Musical Arrangements (Collection 36). Available at Performing Arts Special Collections, UCLA.

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