Milton Berle Show Records
SPEC.TRI.0091
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
7.15 Cubic feet
1936-1956
The
Milton Berle Show was an American comedy and variety show that ran from 1938-1956, with its roots in a radio program starring Eddie Cantor entitled
Texaco Town in 1936. The show hired Fred Allen as host and changed its name to
Texaco Star Theater in 1938. The program aired on both radio and television in 1948 and 1949, then became solely a television show from 1948-1956. The
Milton Berle Show Records, dated 1936-1956, includes 256 original scripts and 53 revised and duplicate scripts that represent comedy and variety radio and television from the mid-20th century. In addition to the scripts, there are 440 signed original contracts and related payroll records. All of the material is from various shows produced for the Texas Company (Texaco) and produced on both radio and television under the names
Texaco Town,
Texaco Star Theater, the
Buick-Berle Show, and
The Milton Berle Show, as well as the
Jimmy Durante Show, a similar variety program that aired on alternate Saturday evenings from the
Milton Berle Show during the 1954-1955 season.
(13) 5" letter document boxes; (3) 5" legal document boxes; (1) 2.5" letter document box; (1) 2.5" legal document box
English
Buick-Berle Show
Jimmy Durante Show
Milton Berle Show
Texaco Star Theater
Texaco Town
Arrangement of Materials
Materials in the
Milton Berle Show Records are arranged into two series:
[Series 1: Scripts](ref8)
[Series 2: Contracts and Payroll Records](ref56)
Preferred Citation
[identification of item],
The Milton Berle Show Records, SPEC.TRI.0091, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University
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Historical Note
The
Milton Berle Show was an American comedy and variety show that ran from 1938-1956, with its roots in a radio program starring Eddie Cantor entitled
Texaco Town in 1936. In 1938, the program replaced Cantor as host with Fred Allen, and was renamed
Texaco Star Theater. The show aired on the radio from 1938-1949, airing on both radio and television in 1948 and 1949, and then became solely a television show from 1948-1956. In 1953, Texaco dropped sponsorship of the show, leading to it being renamed again to
The Buick-Berle Show. During the 1954-1955 season, the program aired on alternate Saturday nights from the similar
Jimmy Durante Show. In 1955, the program received its final name change, becoming the
Milton Berle Show, before being canceled in 1956. Shows were typically 48-50 minutes long, with commercials filling in the rest of the hour.
Stars such as Eddie Cantor, Fred Allen, Milton Berle, James Melton, Tony Martin, Gordon MacRae, and Jack Carter hosted the show, with Arthur Godfrey briefly announcing during the show’s second season. Shows included vaudevillian style acts such as singing and comedy sketches, and was an opportunity for many rising radio and television personalities to gain a larger audience and greater popularity. As guest appearances became more expensive due to the growing fame and higher appearance fees, the show became increasingly costly to produce and was eventually pushed from the number one ratings slot to eleventh place, leading to the show’s cancellation in 1956.
Scope and Contents
The
Milton Berle Show Records, dated 1936-1956, includes 309 scripts from a radio and television show that aired for twenty years during the mid-20th century. In addition to the scripts, there are 440 signed original contracts and related payroll records. All of the material is from various shows produced for the Texas Company (Texaco) and produced on both radio and television as
Texaco Town,
The Texaco Star Theater,
The Buick-Berle Show, and
The Milton Berle Show), as well as the
Jimmy Durante Show, a similar variety program that aired on alternate Saturday evenings from the
Milton Berle Show during the 1954-1955 season. Folder titles for Series 1 are derived from the titles of each of the documents within them and the stage at which the script was produced. For example, Box 1, Folder 10 contains a revised script of the episode hosted by Eddie Cantor on January 31, 1937. Final scripts reflect the exact words spoken on air at the time of broadcast.
Allen, Fred, 1894-1956
Berle, Milton
Buick-Berle Show
Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964
Durante, Jimmy, 1893-1980
Jimmy Durante Show
Milton Berle Show
Texaco Star Theater
Texaco Town
Buick-Berle show (Television program)
Jimmy Durante show (Television program)
Legal correspondence
Legal documents
Milton Berle show (Television program)
Payroll records
Personnel records
Radio programs--United States--20th century
Radio scripts
Television programs--United States--20th century
Television scripts
Texaco Star Theater (Radio program)
Texaco town (Radio program)
Scripts
Series 1
1936 October 11-1956 May 11
Scope and Contents
The Scripts series contains 256 original scripts and 53 revised and duplicate scripts for episodes of the radio and television program broadcast as
Texaco Town from 1936-1938,
Texaco Star Theater from 1936-1953,
Buick-Berle Show from 1953-1955, and the
Milton Berle Show from 1955-1956, as well as epiosodes of the
Jimmy Durante Show and
Millions for Defense, a short-lived weekly radio show from 1941 designed to sell US Treasury war bonds. Many of the original scripts are heavily annotated or corrected to reflect how the episodes actually aired, including on-air ad-libs and other changes. The Scripts series is arranged chronologically by the airdate of the original broadcast. Folder titles for this series are derived from the titles of each of the documents within them and the stage at which the script was produced. For example, Box 1, Folder 10 contains a revised script of the episode hosted by Eddie Cantor on January 31, 1937. Final scripts reflect the exact words spoken on air at the time of broadcast.
Eddie Cantor
1
1
1936 October 11
Eddie Cantor
1
2
1936 December 6
Eddie Cantor: Commercials and Show
1
3
1936 December 10, 13
Eddie Cantor
1
4
1936 December 20
Eddie Cantor: Commercial and Show
1
5
1936 December 27
Eddie Cantor: Revised Script
1
6
1937 January 3
Eddie Cantor
1
7
1937 January 10
Eddie Cantor
1
8
1937 January 17
Eddie Cantor
1
9
1937 January 24
Eddie Cantor: Revised Script
1
10
1937 January 31
Eddie Cantor
1
11
1937 February 7
Eddie Cantor
1
12
1937 February 14
Eddie Cantor
1
13
1937 February 21
Eddie Cantor
1
14
1937 February 28
Eddie Cantor
1
15
1937 March 7
Eddie Cantor
1
16
1937 March 14
Eddie Cantor
1
17
1937 March 21
Eddie Cantor
1
18
1937 March 28
Eddie Cantor
1
19
1937 April 4
Eddie Cantor
1
20
1937 April 11
Eddie Cantor
1
21
1937 April 18
Eddie Cantor
1
22
1937 April 25
Eddie Cantor
1
23
1937 May 2
Eddie Cantor
1
24
1937 May 9
Eddie Cantor
1
25
1937 May 16
Eddie Cantor
1
26
1937 May 23
Eddie Cantor
1
27
1937 May 30
Eddie Cantor
1
28
1937 September 12
Eddie Cantor
1
29
1937 September 29
Eddie Cantor
1
30
1937 October 6
Eddie Cantor
1
31
1937 October 13
Eddie Cantor
1
32
1937 October 20
Eddie Cantor
1
33
1937 October 27
Eddie Cantor
2
1
1937 November 3
Eddie Cantor
2
2
1937 November 10
Eddie Cantor
2
3
1937 November 17
Eddie Cantor
2
4
1937 November 24
Eddie Cantor
2
5
1937 December 1
Eddie Cantor
2
6
1937 December 8
Eddie Cantor
2
7
1937 December 15
Eddie Cantor
2
8
1937 December 22
Eddie Cantor
2
9
1937 December 29
Eddie Cantor
2
10
1938 January 5
Eddie Cantor
2
11
1938 January 12
Eddie Cantor: #18
2
12
1938 January 19
Eddie Cantor: #20
2
13
1938 February 9
Eddie Cantor: #21
2
14
1938 February 16
Eddie Cantor: #23
2
15
1938 March 2
Eddie Cantor: #26
2
16
1938 March 23
"Millions for Defense": First Broadcast - First Unrevised Script, Rehearsal Script, Final Script
2
17
1941 July 2
"Millions for Defense": Second Broadcast - Rehearsal Script, Final Script
2
18
1941 July 9
"Millions for Defense": First Script, Unidentified Script, Final Script
2
19
1941 July 16
"Millions for Defense": Final Script
2
20
1941 July 23
"Millions for Defense": First Script, Final Script
3
1
1941 July 30
"Millions for Defense": First Script, Second Script
3
2
1941 August 6
"Millions for Defense": First Script, Final Script
3
3
1941 August 13
"Millions for Defense": Unidentified Script, Final Script
3
4
1941 August 20
"Millions for Defense": First Script, Final Script
3
5
1941 August 27
"Millions for Defense": First Script, Final Script
3
6
1941 September 3
"Millions for Defense": Final Script
3
7
1941 September 10
"Millions for Defense": First Script, Final Script
3
8
1941 September 17
"Millions for Defense": First Script, Final Script
3
9
1941 September 25
Fred Allen: Final Script
3
10
1941 January 1
Fred Allen: Revised Script
3
11
1941 January 8
Fred Allen: Final Script
3
12
1941 January 15
Fred Allen: Final Script
3
13
1941 January 22
Fred Allen: Final Script
3
14
1941 January 29
Fred Allen: Final Script
3
15
1941 February 5
Fred Allen: Final Script
3
16
1941 February 12
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
1
1941 February 19
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
2
1941 February 26
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
3
1941 March 5
Fred Allen: Revised Script
4
4
1941 March 12
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
5
1941 March 19
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
6
1941 March 26
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
7
1941 April 2
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
8
1941 April 9
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
9
1941 April 16
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
10
1941 April 23
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
11
1941 April 30
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
12
1941 May 7
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
13
1941 May 14
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
14
1941 May 21
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
15
1941 May 28
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
16
1941 June 4
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
17
1941 June 11
Fred Allen: Final Script
4
18
1941 June 18
Fred Allen: Final Script
5
1
1941 June 25
Fred Allen: Final Script
5
2
1941 October 1
Fred Allen: Final Script
5
3
1941 October 8
Fred Allen: Final Script
5
4
1941 October 15
Fred Allen: Final Script
5
5
1941 October 22
Fred Allen: Final Script
5
6
1941 October 29
Fred Allen: Final Script
5
7
1941 November 5
Fred Allen: Final Script
5
8
1941 November 12
Fred Allen: Final Script
5
9
1941 November 19
Fred Allen: Final Script
5
10
1941 November 26
Fred Allen: Final Script
5
11
1941 December 3
Fred Allen: Program #11 Final Script
5
12
1941 December 10
Fred Allen: Final Script
5
13
1941 December 17
Fred Allen: Final Script
5
14
1941 December 24
Fred Allen: Program #14 Final Script
5
15
1941 December 31
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
5
16
1942 January 7
Fred Allen: First Script, Cut-Script
5
17
1942 January 14
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
6
1
1942 January 21
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
6
2
1942 January 28
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
6
3
1941 February 4
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
6
4
1942 February 11
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
6
5
1942 February 18
Fred Allen: Unidentified Script, Final Script
6
6
1942 February 25
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
6
7
1942 March 8
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
6
8
1942 March 15
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
6
9
1942 March 22
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
6
10
1942 March 29
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
1
1941 April 5
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
2
1942 April 12
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
3
1942 April 19
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
4
1942 April 26
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
5
1942 May 3
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
6
1942 May 10
Fred Allen: Final Script, "I Am an American Day" Special Broadcast
7
7
1942 May 17
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
8
1942 May 24
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
9
1942 May 31
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
10
1942 June 7
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
11
1942 June 14
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
12
1942 June 21
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
13
1942 June 28
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
14
1942 October 4
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
15
1942 October 11
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
16
1942 October 18
Fred Allen: Final Script
7
17
1942 October 25
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
7
18
1942 November 1
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
7
19
1941 November 8
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
8
1
1942 November 15
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
8
2
1941 November 22
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
8
3
1942 November 29
Fred Allen: First Script, Revised Script
8
4
1942 December 6
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
8
5
1942 December 13
Fred Allen: First Script, Final Script
8
6
1942 December 20
Fred Allen: Revised Script, Final Script
8
7
1942 December 27
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 1 (as broadcast)
8
8
1948 September 22
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 2 (as broadcast)
8
9
1948 September 29
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 3 (as broadcast)
8
10
1948 October 6
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 4 (as broadcast)
8
11
1948 October 13
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 6 (as broadcast)
8
12
1948 October 27
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 7 (as broadcast)
8
13
1948 November 3
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 8 (as broadcast)
8
14
1948 November 10
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 9 (as broadcast)
8
15
1948 November 17
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 10 (as broadcast)
8
16
1948 November 24
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 11 (as broadcast)
8
17
1948 December 1
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 12 (as broadcast)
8
18
1948 December 8
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 13 (as broadcast)
8
19
1948 December 15
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 14 (as broadcast)
8
20
1948 December 22
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 15 (as broadcast)
9
1
1948 December 29
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 16 (as broadcast)
9
2
1949 January 5
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 17 (as broadcast)
9
3
1949 January 12
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 18 (as broadcast)
9
4
1949 January 19
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 19 (as broadcast)
9
5
1949 January 26
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 20 (as broadcast)
9
6
1949 February 2
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 21 (as broadcast)
9
7
1949 February 9
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 22 (as broadcast)
9
8
1949 February 16
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 23 (as broadcast)
9
9
1949 February 23
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 24 (as broadcast)
9
10
1949 March 2
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 25 (as broadcast)
9
11
1949 March 9
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 26 (as broadcast)
9
12
1949 March 16
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 27 (as broadcast)
9
13
1949 March 23
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 28 (as broadcast)
9
14
1949 March 30
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 29 (as broadcast)
9
15
1949 April 6
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 30 (as broadcast)
9
16
1949 April 13
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 31 (as broadcast)
9
17
1949 April 20
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 32 (as broadcast)
9
18
1949 April 27
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 33 (as broadcast)
9
19
1949 May 4
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 34 (as broadcast)
9
20
1949 May 11
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 35 (as broadcast)
9
21
1949 May 18
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 36 (as broadcast)
9
22
1949 May 25
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 37 (as broadcast)
9
23
1949 June 1
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 38 (as broadcast)
9
24
1949 June 8
The Milton Berle Show (ABC): No. 39 (as broadcast)
9
25
1949 June 15
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #28
9
26
1950 March 28
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #29
9
27
1950 April 4
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #31
9
28
1950 April 18
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #32 and "Cigarette Sketch"
9
29
1950 April 25
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #33
10
1
1950 May 2
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #34
10
2
1950 May 9
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #35
10
3
1950 May 16
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #36
10
4
1950 May 23
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #37
10
5
1950 May 30
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #38
10
6
1950 June 6
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #39
10
7
1950 June 13
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #1
10
8
1950 September 19
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #2
10
9
1950 September 26
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #3
10
10
1950 October 3
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #4 First Draft
10
11
1950 October 10
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #5
10
12
1950 October 17
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #6
10
13
1950 October 24
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #7
10
14
1950 October 31
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #8
10
15
1950 November 7
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #9
10
16
1950 November 14
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #10
10
17
1950 November 21
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #11
10
18
1950 November 28
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #12
11
1
1950 December 5
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #13
11
2
1950 December 12
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #14
11
3
1950 December 19
The Milton Berle Show (NBC): Show #15
11
4
1950 December 26
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 1 Vol. 1 Revised "Re-opening of Club Durant" with special guest Donald O'Connor
11
5
1954 October 2
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 2 Vol. 1 Revised "Jean Hagen in Floor Show" with special guests Jean Hagen and Rusty Hammer
11
6
1954 October 16
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 3 Vol. 1 "Vivian Blaine Getting Married" with special guest Vivian Blaine
11
7
1954 November 6
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 4 Vol. 1 "Margaret Truman at Club Durant" with special guest Margaret Truman
11
8
1954 November 27
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 5 Vol. 1 "Lauritz Melchior Attempting Club Act" with guest star Lauritz Melchior
11
9
1954 December 11
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film No. 1 Vol. 1 Revised "Hatcheck Girl's Wedding"
11
10
1954 December 16
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 6 Vol. 1 "New Years Eve" with special guest George Raft
11
11
1955 January 1
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 7 Vol. 1 "Durante Returning from Vegas" with special guest Vivian Blaine
11
12
1955 January 22
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 8 Vol. 1 "The Durante Obsession" with special guest Marilyn Maxwell
11
13
1955 February 5
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 9 Vol. 1 "The Maid-Singer Mix-Up" with special guest Lisa Kirk
11
14
1955 February 26
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film No. 2 Vol. 1 "The Bank Takes Over"
11
15
1955 March 10
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 10 Vol. 1 "Durante in Hospital" with special guest Pat Carroll
11
16
1955 March 19
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 11 Vol. 1 "Phoebe Goodheart" with special guest Peter Lawford
11
17
1955 April 2
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 3 Film; "Durante's All Night Party" with special guest Toni Arden (script, revised script), "Eddie Jackson's Birthday party" 2nd revised script
11
18
1955 April 14
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 12 Vol. 1 "Durante's Recording" with special guest Patty Andrews, "When the Circus Leaves Town"
12
1
1955 April 23
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film No. 4 Vol. 1 "The New Club Durant Girl" with special guest Cass Daley
12
2
1955 May 5
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 13 Vol. 1 "Ma Gordon's Boarding House" with special guest George Jessel
12
3
1955 May 14
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 14 "The Process Server" by Benedict Freedman & John Fenton Murray And Jack Elinson with special guest Dorothy Lamour
12
4
1955 May 28
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film No. 5 Vol. 1 "Roller Derby" with special guest Pat Carroll, rev. 18-A
12
5
1955 June 9
The Jimmy Durante Show: No. 15 Vol. 1 "The Producer" with special guest Janet Blair, "The Battle of the Bands"
12
6
1955 June 18
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film No. 1 Vol. 2 (Film #6) revised "The Nose" with special guest Peter Lawford, "I Like my Women Hard to Get," tag for "The Nose"
12
7
1955 July 21
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film No. 2 Vol. 2 (Film #7) revised "The Durante Mutiny" with special guest Toni Arden
12
8
1955 July 28
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film No. 3 Vol. 2 "Too Many Amigos" with special guest Carmen Miranda
12
9
1955 August 4
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film No. 4 Vol. 2 "The Watch" with special guest Jane Froman, Film No. 9 (4A) "The Watch" revised with speial guest Jane Froman
12
10
1955 August 11-12
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film No. 10-5A "Draft Notice" with special guest Polly Bergen (revised script, final revision script)
12
11
1955 August 18
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film No. 11-6A "The Artist" with special guest Marilyn Maxwell (scirpt, revised script)
12
12
1955 August 25
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film No. 12-7A "Mr.America" with special guest Connie Russell (script, revised script)
12
13
1955 September 1
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film No. 13-8A "The Racehorse" with special guest George Raft
13
1
1955 September 13
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film No. 14-9A "One Girl's Family" with special guest Lisa Kirk
13
2
1955 September 20
The Jimmy Durante Show: Show #10-A "From Here to Iturbi" with guest stars Jose & Amparo Iturbi (script, final revision)
13
3
1955 October 8
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live-2A "Winter Carnival" with guest star Marguerite Piazza
13
4
1955 October 22
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live-3A "Hair Today - Gone Tomorrow" with guest star Peter Lawford
13
5
1955 October 29
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live-4A "Durante in England" with guest stars Jeannie Carson & Peter Lawford
13
6
1955 November 12
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live-5A "One Star's Husband" with guest star Celeste Holm
13
7
1955 November 19
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live-6A with guest star Betty Hutton
13
8
1955 December 3
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live-7A "Uncle Jimmy" with guest star Vivian Blaine
13
9
1955 December 17
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live-8A "Durante Picks Up the Tab" with guest stars Tab Hunter & Jeannie Carson
13
10
1956 January 14
The Jimmy Durante Show: "The Great Brother Robbery" with guest Stars Liberace & George Liberace
13
11
1956 January 28
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live 10-A "Durante Comes to a Berle" with guest star Milton Berle
13
12
1956 February 4
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live 11-A "Mexacali Nose" with guest star Robert Mitchum (script, 2 revised scripts)
13
13
1956 February 11
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live 12-A "The Butler and the Maid" with guest star Esther Williams, "Good Will"
13
14
1956 February 25
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live 13-A "Two for the Show" with guest star Mr. Charles Laughton, "Small Town"
13
15
1956 March 3
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live 14-A "The Secret Weapon" with guest stars Liberace & George Liberace
13
16
1956 March 10
The Jimmy Durante Show: "Durante for the Defense" with guest star Gordon MacRae
13
17
1956 March 24
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live 16-A "A Durante in Paris" with guest star Charles Boyer
14
1
1956 March 31
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live 17-A "The Importance of being Ernest" with guest star Ernest Borgnine
14
2
1956 April 7
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live 18-A "The Champ" with guest stars Patrice Munsel & George Jessel
14
3
1956 April 21
The Jimmy Durante Show: Live 19-A "Durante at Las Vegas" with guest stars Johnnie Ray, Liberace, Peter Lawford, and George Raft
14
4
1956 April 28
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film "Durante at Sea" with guest stars Anna Maria Alberghetti & Peter Lawford
14
5
1956 May 4-5
The Jimmy Durante Show: Film "The Real George" with guest star George Sanders
14
6
1956 May 11
Contracts and Payroll Records
Series 2
1938-1953
Scope and Contents
The Contracts and Payroll Records series contains 440 signed contracts for entertainers that appeared on the television
Texaco Star Theater from 1948 to 1953, as well as payroll records for performers who appeared on the show in its various incarnations from 1938 to 1953. The payroll records include information about the salaries of the performers and writers on the show as well as taxes paid on their behalf. This series is arranged alphabetically by entertainer's surname, with the payroll records folder at the end of the series.
Albertson (Jack)
15
1
1952
Alda (Robert)
15
2
1951-1952
Ameche (Don)
15
3
1952-1953
Anderson (Eddie "Rochester")
15
4
1951-1953
Arden (Eve)
15
5
1948
Armstrong (Louis)
15
6
1951-1952
Bailey (Pearl)
15
7
1948-1951
Begley (Ed)
15
8
1953
Blondell (Joan)
15
9
1953
Bracken (Eddie)
15
10
1953
Brown (Joe E.)
15
11
1951
Carney (Art)
15
12
1951-1952
Carter (Jack)
15
13
1951-1953
Clooney (Rosemary)
15
14
1951-1952
Coburn (Charles)
15
15
1951-1953
Cole (Nat King)
15
16
1951-1952
Condon (Eva)
15
17
1953
Conklin (Drew)
15
18
1951
Conley (Edward)
15
19
1951
Connolly (Sheila)
15
20
1952
Connor (Carol)
15
21
1952
Conover (Harry)
15
22
1951
Conrad (Johnny)
15
23
1951-1952
The Continentals
15
24
1951-1952
Conway (Pat)
15
25
1951
Cook (Barbara)
15
26
1952
Cooper (Bob)
15
27
1952
Cooper (Juanita)
15
28
1951
Cooper (Lorraine)
15
29
1952
Cornell (Don)
15
30
1951-1952
Cortez (Don)
15
31
1951
Cosenza (Anthony)
15
32
1952
Cotton (Pat)
15
33
1952
Courtney (Geene)
15
34
1951
Coutons (Hector, Victor)
15
35
1951-1952
Cowan (Claire)
15
36
1952-1953
Crabbe (Buster)
15
37
1951-1953
Cummings (Robert)
15
38
1953
Dempsey (Jack)
15
39
1949
Foy Jr. (Eddie)
15
40
1952
Gabor (Eva)
15
41
1952
Los Gatos
15
42
1951
Gleason (Jackie)
15
43
1951
Goddard (Paulette)
15
44
1952
Gordon (Gloria)
15
45
1951
Gordon (Mack)
15
46
1951
Grano (Tom)
15
47
1952
Grant (Maxwell)
15
48
1953
Graves (Billie)
15
49
1951
Gray (Dolores)
15
50
1952-1953
Greco (Angelo)
15
51
1951
Guilford (Jack)
15
52
1951
Hall (Huntz)
15
53
1952
Hampton (Lionel)
15
54
1952
Healy (Jack)
15
55
1952
Johnson (Gil)
15
56
1952
Johnston (Johnny)
15
57
1951-1953
Jonaly (Paul)
15
58
1953
Jones (Harry)
15
59
1953
Jordan (Jackson)
15
60
1951-1952
Jordan (Louis)
15
61
1951-1952
Jory (Victor)
15
62
1951
Joyce (Edward)
15
63
1951
Jule (Bobby)
15
64
1950
The Juvelys
15
65
1950
Kaiser (Ken)
15
66
1951
Kaiser (Norma)
15
67
1953
Kall (Joseph)
15
68
1948
Kall (Richard)
15
69
1952
Kaltenborn (H. V.)
15
70
1952-1953
Kamen (Milton)
15
71
1951
Kane (Helen)
15
72
1951
Karlsruud (Edmond)
15
73
1951-1952
Karsh (Ira)
15
74
1952
Kassman (Nellie)
15
75
1953
Keating (Jack)
15
76
1951
Keegan (Arthur)
15
77
1950
Kelly (Al)
15
78
1950-1952
Kibbe (John)
15
79
1951
Kilgallen (Dorothy)
15
80
1951
King (Dennis)
15
81
1952
King (Martha)
15
82
1951
Kirby (Jane)
15
83
1952
Kirk (George)
15
84
1951-1952
Kirk (Joe)
15
85
1952
Kirk (Lisa)
15
86
1951-1953
Kirtland (Louise)
15
87
1953
Klein (Susan Helene)
16
1
1951-1952
Kloer (Charles)
16
2
1951
Labriola (Tony "Oswald")
16
3
1951
Landau (Marty)
16
4
1951
Landon (Alfredo)
16
5
1951
Lane (Eddy)
16
6
1951-1952
Lang (Minda)
16
7
1951
The Lange Troupe
16
8
1952
Lanson (Shooky)
16
9
1952
LaPera (Sal)
16
10
1952
Larh (Bert)
16
11
1951
LaRue (Jack)
16
12
1948
LaRue (Trixie)
16
13
1949
Lawrence (Carol)
16
14
1952
Lawrence (Harry)
16
15
1953
Lawrence (Ruth Gilbert)
16
16
1953
Layne (Viola)
16
17
1952
Lee (Kathryn)
16
18
1952
Lee (Lawrence)
16
19
1953
Lee (Peggy)
16
20
1953
Leeds (Phil)
16
21
1952-1953
LeRoy (Eddie)
16
22
1952-1953
LeRoy (Gloria)
16
23
1949
LeRoy (Hal)
16
24
1951-1952
LeRoy (Kenneth)
16
25
1953
LeRoy (Richard)
16
26
1952
Leslie (Jack)
16
27
1953
Lester (Lyn)
16
28
1952
Levene (Sam)
16
29
1950
Levenson, (Meryl)
16
30
1952
Levy (Nathan)
16
31
1952
Lewis (Jerry)
16
32
1949
Lewis (Monica)
16
33
1952
Lewis (Robert D.)
16
34
1953
Lewis (Sammy)
16
35
1951
Lewis & Van
16
36
1951
Liberace
16
37
1951
Lillie (Beatrice)
16
38
1949
Lipsey (Donald)
16
39
1951
Little (Jimmy)
16
40
1951-1952
Lockhart (Gene)
16
41
1952-1953
Lockwood (Alexander)
16
42
1949
Loesser (Frank)
16
43
1951
Loman (Hal)
16
44
1953
Lombard (Linda)
16
45
1952
Lopez (Vincent)
16
46
1951
Lorre (Peter)
16
47
1949-1952
Loughrey (Jackie)
16
48
1951-1952
Lucas (Bobby)
16
49
1952
Lucienne & Ashour
16
50
1951
Lund (Dian)
16
51
1951-1952
Lynn (Vera)
16
52
1952
Lytell (Pat)
16
53
1950-1951
Lytton (Nellie)
16
54
1951
Maraden (John)
16
55
1951
Marcus (Doc)
16
56
1950
Marie (Rose)
16
57
1952
Marine (Bill)
16
58
1951
Mario & Floria
16
59
1948-1951
Marion (Sidney)
16
60
1951
Markey (Doris)
16
61
1951
Marks (Guy)
16
62
1951
Marlin Sisters
16
63
1949
Marlowe (Tommy)
16
64
1952-1953
Marlowe Twins
16
65
1952
Marsh (Audrey)
16
66
1953
Marsh (Jack & Thelma)
16
67
1952
Marshall (Barbara)
16
68
1953
Marshall (Jay)
16
69
1952
Marhsall (Jean)
16
70
1951
Marshalov (Boris)
16
71
1953
Martin (Bill)
16
72
1951
Martin (Charles)
16
73
1951
Martin (Guy)
16
74
1951-1952
Martin (Jane)
16
75
1951-1952
Mathews (Walter)
16
76
1952
The Maxellos
16
77
1953
Maxwell (Robert)
16
78
1952
Mazurki (Mike)
16
79
1951
Mead (Julia)
16
80
1952
Mears (Martha)
16
81
1952-1953
Melchior (Lauritz)
16
82
1951
Mello-Larks
16
83
1952
Melton (James)
16
84
1951
Mendez (Raphael)
16
85
1951
Merril (Robert)
16
86
1952
Middleton (Robert)
16
87
1953
Miles (Jackie)
16
88
1952
Mills Brothers
16
89
1951
Minevitch Harmonica Rascals
17
1
1951
Mintz (Eli)
17
2
1953
Miranda (Carmen)
17
3
1951-1952
Mitchell (Guy)
17
4
1951-1952
Monasevitch (Luba)
17
5
1951
Monroe (Vaughn)
17
6
1951-1953
Montgomery (Flick) & Conrad Pringle
17
7
1951
Montgomery (Robert)
17
8
1950
Moon (Eleanor)
17
9
1951
Moore (Constance)
17
10
1951-1952
Moore (Sam)
17
11
1951
Morales (Humberto)
17
12
1951
Moran (Jack)
17
13
1951
Morgan (Jane)
17
14
1951
Morris (Chester)
17
15
1951
Morris (Joe)
17
16
1952
Mulroy (Elizabeth)
17
17
1952
Munsel (Patrice)
17
18
1951
Murphy (Dean)
17
19
1951
Murphy Sisters
17
20
1952
Murray (Kathryn)
17
21
1953
Murray (Ken)
17
22
1951
Murtagh (Kate)
17
23
1951
Nadell (Henny)
17
24
1952
Nadell (Henry)
17
25
1952
Napoleon (Phil)
17
26
1949
Naughton (Jack)
17
27
1950
Navara (Leon)
17
28
1952
Neil (Margaret)
17
29
1952
Neiman (Hal)
17
30
1952
Neisser (Terry)
17
31
1951
Nelson (Ben)
17
32
1951
Nelson (Jean)
17
33
1949
Nelson (Jimmy)
17
34
1951-1952
Nelson (Lou)
17
35
1953
Nelson (Marguerite)
17
36
1953
Nicholas Brothers
17
37
1951
Nicholson (Ivy)
17
38
1951
Nieser (Gertrude)
17
39
1950
Nillo (David)
17
40
1952
Nilsson (Walter)
17
41
1949
Nine Dancers
17
42
1952
Nobles (Josephine/Jo)
17
43
1952
Norman (Al)
17
44
1951
Norman (Matty)
17
45
1952
Norton (Cliff)
17
46
1952
Norton (Jack)
17
47
1951-1952
Norworth (Jack)
17
48
1951
Nygren (James)
17
49
1953
Nyland (Ralph)
17
50
1952-1953
Nype (Russell)
17
51
1951
O'Brien (Edmund)
17
52
1951
O'Brien (Greg)
17
53
1950-1953
O'Brien (Karen)
17
54
1952
O'Donnell & Blair
17
55
1951
Oldham (Lynn Mary)
17
56
1951
Pelish (Thelma)
17
57
1952
Penny the Horse
17
58
1951-1952
Perreau (Gigi)
17
59
1951
Pershing (D'Vaugn)
17
60
1951
Peters (Louis)
17
61
1952
Peters (Roberta)
17
62
1952
Peterson (Nadia)
17
63
1951-1952
Peterson (Peter)
17
64
1951
Petrie (Jimmie)
17
65
1949
Pevelko (John)
17
66
1952
Pitts (Zazu)
17
67
1950
Plax (Ira)
17
68
1951
Polack (James P.)
17
69
1952
Pope (Glen)
17
70
1952
Porter (Cole)
17
71
1951
Post (Leslie)
17
72
1952
Powers (Walter Mousie)
17
73
1952
Powers (Rita J.)
17
74
1952
Prescott (George)
17
75
1951
Price (Peter)
17
76
1952
Purcell (Jack)
18
1
1952
Raye (Martha)
18
2
1949-1951
Romero (Cesar)
18
3
1952-1953
Rooney (Mickey)
18
4
1952-1953
Sharpe (Kenny), Angel Sharon Porter, Neal DeVivo
18
5
1952
Sinatra (Frank)
18
6
1952-1953
Skelton (Red)
18
7
1952
Stewart Morgan Dancers
18
8
1949
Swayze (John Cameron)
18
9
1951
Treacher (Arthur)
18
10
1951
Vallee (Rudy)
18
11
1950-1952
Walker (Nancy)
18
12
1949
Winchell (Paul)
18
13
1951
Youngman (Henny)
18
14
1952
Payroll records
18
15
1938 October 18 - 1953 June 17