Buddy Basch joke files

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Buddy Basch joke files

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The Buddy Basch Joke Files contain jokes, organized by subject, which Basch used for his clients as well as for himself. The collection was started by Buddy Basch when he was fourteen years of age and was writing for various New Jersey newspapers and magazines and includes jokes and gags from some of the most well-known comedians of the mid 20th century.

The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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Basch, Buddy, 1922-

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Buddy Basch, born in 1922 in South Orange, New Jersey and educated at Columbia University, was a columnist, radio critic and editor before becoming a successful talent agent in the 1950s. With his partner Dick Gersh he formed the talent agency Buddy Basch Associates. Though primarily an agent for singers, his clients also included musicians, comedians, actors and a variety of performing artists. In 1966 he formed the Buddy Basch Feature Syndicate and covered show business, travel and many other ...