Irwin Kostal papers, 1950-1967.

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Irwin Kostal papers, 1950-1967.

Collection contains Irwin Kostal's musical scores (originals and copies) for television shows and television musicals, including those for "Your Show of Shows", "The Jerry Lewis Show", "Babes in Toyland", and "Chocolate Soldier". Collection also contains Kostal's musical scores (originals and copies) for the movie "West Side Story". Collection also holds Kostal's scores (originals and copies) for several Broadway plays, including "Fiorello!", "Tenderloin", and "Sail Away". Scores (originals and copies) of Kostal's work with several individual artists (including Julie Andrews), scores of television commercials (including Scott and Lentheric), several miscellaneous scores arranged by Kostal, and a few newspapers are in this collection as well.

19.58 cubic ft. (32 boxes)

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Kostal, Irwin

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Irwin Kostal (1911-1994) was an American music conductor, orchestrator, and arranger during the twentieth century. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kostal conducted and orchestrated music for a number of television programs between the 1940s and 1980s, including "Your Show of Shows" (1950-1954) and "The Jerry Lewis Show" (1963). He also conducted and orchestrated music for several television musicals between the 1950s and 1970s, including "Babes in Toyland" (1954) and "Chocolate Soldier" (1955). Kosta...