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Business Papers, 1938-1992 (continued)
Danny Kaye Performance Files, 1938-1989 (continued)
Films, 1945-1989 (continued)
Posters, 1946-1969 (continued)
Includes The Court Jester, The Five Pennies (3), The Inspector General, The Man From the Diners Club (2), Merry Andrew, On the Riviera (2), White Christmas (3), and Wonder Man.
BOX-FOLDER 635/9 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, undated
Dorothea Holt Redmond set designs
BOX-FOLDER 623/11 Up in Arms, 1952
Clippings only
BOX-FOLDER 562/5 Warner Brothers Contract, 1947
BOX-FOLDER 562/6 White Christmas, 1953, 1961-1964, 1989
BOX-FOLDER 439/13 Wonder Man, 1945
Poster only
Television Appearances, 1956-1985
Correspondence, contracts, shooting schedules, and hosting scripts. Program scripts are found in the Scripts series. Additional production stills are found in the Photographs series.
Arranged alphabetically by program name.
BOX-FOLDER 562/7 75th Anniversary Salute to the World Series, 1978
Includes script.
BOX-FOLDER 562/8 AFI John Ford Tribute, 1973
Correspondents include Helen Gurley Brown, Johnny Green, Swifty Lazar, George Seaton, George Stevens, Jr., and John Wayne.
BOX-FOLDER 562/9 Appearance Requests, 1956
BOX-FOLDER 562/10 CBS Bicentennial Appearance/Background, 1976
BOX-FOLDER 562/11-17 Danny Kaye's "Look-In" at the Met, 1975
Includes photograph of Danny Kaye with Beverly Sills and Robert Merrill.
BOX-FOLDER 562/18 David Frost Show, 1971
BOX-FOLDER 562/19 Dick Cavett Show, 1971
BOX-FOLDER 562/20, 623/12 The Emperor's New Clothes, 1972
BOX-FOLDER 562/21 Epcot Center Opening Celebration, 1982
BOX-FOLDER 562/22 Here's Hollywood, 1962-1963
BOX-FOLDER 562/23 Hollywood Talent Scouts, 1966
BOX-FOLDER 562/24-25 Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary, 1980
BOX-FOLDER 562/26-28 Live from Lincoln Center/New York Philharmonic, 1981, September 23
Includes photographs of Danny Kaye.
BOX-FOLDER 562/29 Merv Griffin Show, 1963
BOX-FOLDER 562/30 The Muppet Show, 1978
BOX-FOLDER 562/31 The Twilight Zone: "Paladin of the Lost Hour," 1985
BOX-FOLDER 562/32 Password, 1965-1967
BOX-FOLDER 562/33 Peter Cottontail, 1970-1971
BOX-FOLDER 562/34, 768/4 Peter Pan, 1975
BOX-FOLDER 562/35 Pinocchio, 1976
Correspondents include Alan Cranston.
BOX-FOLDER 562/36 Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, 1979
BOX-FOLDER 562/37 A Salute to Stan Laurel, 1965
BOX-FOLDER 562/38 See It Now, 1956
BOX-FOLDER 562/39, 635/10 Skokie, 1981
Correspondents include Steve Allen, Helen Gurley Brown, Abe Burrows, Peg Douglas, Dorothy Mandelbaum, Mehli Mehta, and Stephen Newman.
BOX-FOLDER 562/40 This is Your Life, 1971, 1974
BOX-FOLDER 562/41 What's My Line, 1960-1961, 1966-1967
BOX-FOLDER 562/42 The Wizard of Oz/Hosting, 1964-1967
Includes script.
Theatrical Productions, 1938-1941, 1967-1972
Programs, photographs, clippings, and correspondence. Play scripts are found in the Scripts series.
Arranged alphabetically by production name.
BOX-FOLDER 439/14 Camp Tamiment, 1938- 1939
BOX-FOLDER 562/43, 636/2 Lady in the Dark, 1940-1941
Includes Allure Magazine set elements by Romain [Johnston].
BOX-FOLDER 562/44, 439/15 Let's Face It!, 1941
BOX-FOLDER 563/1 A Servant of Two Masters, 1967
BOX-FOLDER 563/2 Straw Hat Revue, 1939
Program only
BOX-FOLDER 563/3-4, 439/16 Two By Two, 1970-1972
Includes photographs of Danny Kaye.
Kaye/Fine Productions, 1945-1959
Correspondence, agreements, clippings, contracts, fan club materials, music submissions, program treatments and reports, and public relations reports.
Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
BOX-FOLDER 563/5 20th Century Fox Agreement, 1950
BOX-FOLDER 563/6 Baker, Herbert – Contract, 1951
BOX-FOLDER 563/7-8 Buddy Basch and Associates, 1951-1959
BOX-FOLDER 563/9 Biographies in Sound, 1957
BOX-FOLDER 563/10 Capitol Records, 1957-1959
BOX-FOLDER 563/11 Carlot Records, 1957
BOX-FOLDER 563/12 Danny Kaye Gladiolus, 1958-1959
BOX-FOLDER 563/13 The Danny Kaye Show (Radio Program), 1953
Includes photographs of Danny Kaye.
BOX-FOLDER 563/14 Decca, 1956
BOX-FOLDER 563/15-22 Development, 1946-1959
Correspondents include Robert Aldrich, Desi Arnaz, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Norman Foster, José Ferrer, Garson Kanin, Jess Kimmel, Peter Lawrence, Swifty Lazar, Meyer Levin, Frank McCarthy, Macklin Megley, Alan J. Pakula, Milton E. Pickman, David Susskind, Shepard Traube, and Franz Waxman.
BOX-FOLDER 563/23-24 Fan Clubs, 1946-1957
Includes photographs of Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine.
BOX-FOLDER 563/25 Glass, Irving, 1950-1952
Includes photographs
BOX-FOLDER 563/26 Goldwyn Studios, 1945-1952
BOX-FOLDER 563/27 Knock on Silk, 1957-1956
BOX-FOLDER 563/28 Krasna, Norman, 1955-1956
BOX-FOLDER 563/29 Loews, Inc./Huckleberry Finn, 1951
BOX-FOLDER 563/30 McElwaine, Robert, 1953, 1956-1958
BOX-FOLDER 563/31 Metropolitan Opera, 1950
Correspondents include Rudolf Bing.
BOX-FOLDER 563/32 "Mommy, Gimme a Drink of Water," 1958
BOX-FOLDER 563/33-34 Music, 1951-1959
BOX-FOLDER 563/35 Material Re-use Requests, 1951-1956
BOX-FOLDER 563/36 Paramount Film Distribution Service, 1953-1955
BOX-FOLDER 563/37 Radio Appearances and Requests, 1946-1951
Correspondents include Hedda Hopper.
BOX-FOLDER 563/38 Raphael, Fred, 1953-1957
BOX-FOLDER 564/1-5, 635/8 William Morris Agency, 1941-1959
Correspondents include Barney Balaban, Jack Benny, Helen Hayes, and A. L. Sachar.
Danny Kaye Productions, 1952-1986
Materials documenting the activity of Kaye's production company, Dena Pictures. Correspondence; agreements and contracts; clippings; financial materials, including invoices and paid bills, reports, and royalty statements; music management papers, including contracts, copyright registrations, recording licenses, and copyright assignments; production materials, including music clearance sheets, show rundowns, rehearsal schedules, and staff lists; program treatments; publicity materials, and travel itineraries.
Arranged in two sub-subseries: Dena Music Files and Dena Pictures Files.
Dena Music Files, 1955-1965
Correspondence, music clearance sheets, music contracts, copyright registrations, recording licenses, and copyright assignments.
Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
BOX-FOLDER 564/6 American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), 1964-1965
BOX-FOLDER 564/7 Bekins Inventory, undated
BOX-FOLDER 564/8 Capitol Records, 1956
BOX-FOLDER 564/9-10 Correspondence, 1955-1965
BOX-FOLDER 564/11, 635/11 Golden Records, 1960-1965
BOX-FOLDER 636/1 Kaye, Danny – Recordings, undated
Advertising material and album covers
Titles include iu Ciu Bella, Danny at the Palace, the Five Pennies, the Magic Toy Shop, and Pure Danny.
BOX-FOLDER 564/12 London Records, Inc., 1960-1963
BOX-FOLDER 564/13 Reprise Records, 1962-1963
BOX-FOLDER 564/14-19 Rights and Contracts, F-G, L-Y, 1955-1965
BOX-FOLDER 769/5 Uncle Pockets, 1951-1952
BOX-FOLDER 564/20 Wildflower Music, Inc., 1963-1965
Dena Pictures Files, 1952-1986
Correspondence, contracts, clippings, music clearance sheets, program treatments, royalty statements, and travel itineraries.
Arranged in four subseries: Administrative Materials, Danny Kaye Specials, Danny Kaye Show, and John Gary Show.
Administrative Materials, 1952-1986
Materials concerning the operation and management of the Kaye/Fine production company. These files are essentially the office files of Herb Bonis, Kaye's manager and head of the production company. Development files containing correspondence and script treatments either submitted to Dena Pictures or generated by it make up nearly half of the sub-suberies.
Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
BOX-FOLDER 564/21 Ad Agency Contracts, undated
BOX-FOLDER 564/22 Ad Agency Services, undated
BOX-FOLDER 564/23 Address Lists, 1966, undated
BOX-FOLDER 564/24, 440/1, 624/2 Advertising Miscellaneous, 1950s-1960s
BOX-FOLDER 564/25 Agent Correspondence, 1963, 1966-1967
Includes photographs
BOX-FOLDER 564/26 American Federation of Musicians, 1964, 1966, 1979
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