Papers, 1946-1988; 1960-1980.

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Papers, 1946-1988; 1960-1980.

Collection consists of scripts, joke files and ephemera related to the career of actor and entertainer Jack Albertson.

18 boxes (9 linear ft.)7 shoe boxes (1.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7332941

University of California, Los Angeles

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Albertson, Jack, 1910-1981

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Jack Albertson was born in Malden, MA, 1910; he started his show business career as a vaudeville dancer and became straight man to such comics as Milton Berle, Bert Lahr and Bert Wheeler; early in his career he formed a partnership with Phil Silvers; convinced he would never become a great dancer, he concentrated on comedy and found notoriety when he stepped in for Eddie Foy in a Broadway revival of The Red Mill (1946); his film credits include Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)' Lover Come Back (19...