Papers, ca. 1972-1975.

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Papers, ca. 1972-1975.

Collection consists of research material, notes, documents, and interviews assembled for the writing of the book, Nothing in moderation : a biography of Ernie Kovacs (1975).

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7435486

University of California, Los Angeles

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Walley, David.

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David G. Walley was born on Mar. 18, 1945 in Plainfield, NJ; BA, Rutgers Univ., 1967; graduate study, Hofstra Univ., 1967-68; was a music critic, book and arts reviewer, editor, lecturer, and media consultant; visiting professor in American studies and sociology at Williams College and writer in residence at Pine Cobble School, Williamstown, MA; publications include No commercial potential : the saga of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention (1972), Nothing in moderation : a biography of Ernie...

Kovacs, Ernie, 1919-1962

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Biography Kovacs was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on January 23, 1919; acted in stock companies and wrote for The Trentonian ; was a disc jockey and special-events announcer for Trenton's radio station WTTM; began his television career at Philadelphia's WPTZ in 1950 and was one of the leading innovators of comedy in the new medium; his first network television program was It's Time for Ernie (1951); continued to work on radio while doing tele...