Papers, 1928-1973.

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Papers, 1928-1973.

Collection contains mainly scripts written by Whedon along with outlines and miscellaneous other materials for several radio and television programs, motion pictures and theater (1935-1973). Included are scripts for the radio programs "The Great Gildersleeve" and "The Rudy Vallee Hour"; the television programs "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Donna Reed Show," "Lux Video Theatre"; the play "Life's Too Short"; and the motion pictures "Island at the Top of the World" and "The Bears and I." There are also miscellaneous materials relating to Whedon's work as a short-story writer from 1928-1930.

4.95 cubic ft. (11 boxes)

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Whedon, John

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John O. Whedon (1905-1991) was an American dramatist who became a successful situation comedy writer in the 1950s and 1960s. From the description of Plays, 1947-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80710297 From the guide to the Plays, 1947-1969., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Whedon earned his Harvard AB in 1927. From the description of Domestic life as seen in Pepys' diary. 1925. (Harvard Un...