Finding Aid for the Alan Reed Papers, ca. 1931-1972
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UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Alan Reed Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1931-1972
Collection number: 1222
Creator: Reed, Alan, 1907-1977
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
2 oversize boxes
1 oversize folder
Abstract: Alan Reed (1907-1977) performed on Broadway (1930s-40s), and appeared in more than 50 films, including
The postman always rings twice and
Breakfast at Tiffany's. He also played character roles on television, most notably, as the voice of cartoon character Fred Flintstone (1960-77).
The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, photographs, sheet music, and scrapbooks from Alan Reed's
career as a character actor in radio, television, and film.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Alan Reed, 1978.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Alan Reed Papers (Collection 1222). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Biography
Born as Teddy Bergman, New York City, August 20, 1907; attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Columbia University;
acting debut, Provincetown Theatre, Greenwich Village, 1927; performed on Broadway, 1930s-40s; worked in radio as a straight
man with Eddie Cantor and Fred Allen among many other assignments; went to Hollywood in 1943 and appeared in more than 50
films, including
The postman always rings twice,
Marjorie Morningstar, and
Breakfast at Tiffany's; founded Alan Reed Enterprises, an advertising specialities and business gifts sales firm, in 1955; appeared on television
in character roles and, most notably, as the voice of cartoon character Fred Flintstone, 1960-77; died June 14, 1977.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, photographs, sheet music, and scrapbooks from Alan Reed's
career as a character actor in radio, television, and film. Includes a Fred Flintstone poster.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Manuscripts.
- Radio material.
- Television material (the Flintstones).
- Clippings, sheet music, and photographs.
- Oversize materials.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Reed, Alan, 1907-1977--Archives.
Actors--United States--Archival resources.
Container List
Manuscript Material by Alan Reed
Box 1, Folder 1
The barber of television street ... a situation comedy with ramifications. Beverly Hills.
n.d.
Physical Description: (3 leaves, typescript)
Box 1, Folder 2
Yabba Dabba Doo or Never a star. A novel by Alan Reed. Los Angeles.
n.d.
Physical Description: (ca. 65 leaves, bound photocopy with loose pages inserted at back)
Box 1, Folder 3
Room 242 - Homocide. A new radio presentation by Alan Reed and Joel Murcott. Beverly Hills.
c1950
Physical Description: (32 leaves, mimeograph with green cover)
Box 1, Folder 5
“It's happened before” or “Me and Abe Lincoln.” n.p.
ca. 1970
Physical Description: (3 leaves, typescript carbon)
Box 1, Folder 6
Correspondence from Fred Allen to Alan Reed. v.p.
v.d.
Physical Description: (6 items: 8 leaves, and envelope with photocopies of typescript letters)
Box 1, Folder 7
Dialogue. n.p.
v.d.
Physical Description: (66 leaves, typescript and typescript carbon with holograph corrections)
Box 1, Folder 8
Armed Forces Radio Service. “Command performance,” no.258. Los Angeles.
December 3, 1946
Physical Description: (22 leaves, mimeograph)
Box 1, Folder 9
Bob Hope spot. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (5 leaves, typescript and mimeograph)
Box 1, Folder 10
Chesterfield Supper Club starring Perry Como. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (4 leaves, typescript carbon)
Box 1, Folder 11
Chesterfield Supper Club starring Perry Como. n.p.
February 4, 1946.
Physical Description: (12 leaves, mimeograph)
Box 1, Folder 12
Chesterfield Supper Club starring Perry Como. n.p.
March 11, 1946.
Physical Description: (8 leaves, mimeograph)
Box 1, Folder 13
Chesterfield Supper Club starring Perry Como. n.p.
March 25, 1946.
Physical Description: (13 leaves, typescript, typescript carbon and mimeograph)
Box 1, Folder 14
Chesterfield Supper Club starring Perry Como. n.p.
June 28, 1946.
Physical Description: (3 leaves, typescript carbon)
Box 1, Folder 15
George Jessel. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (15 leaves, typescript carbon and mimeograph)
Box 1, Folder 16
Harrison of Homicide. A new dramatic mystery series. no.1. The case of the alter ego. Written by Irwin Ashkenazy. n.p.
c1950.
Physical Description: (27 leaves, mimeograph)
Box 1, Folder 17
The heart of the news. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (5 leaves, mimeograph)
Box 1, Folder 18
Mars audition. n.p.
June 6, 1950.
Physical Description: (5 leaves, mimeograph with holograph corrections)
Box 1, Folder 19
Texaco Star Theatre. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (10 leaves, typescript carbon)
Box 1, Folder 20
Tim and Irene (Ryan) spot. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (8 leaves, mimeograph)
Box 1, Folder 21
Tom Howard. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (3 leaves, typescript carbon)
Box 1, Folder 22
Walter O'Keefe Show. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (7 leaves, mimeograph)
Box 1, Folder 23
Toasts. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (4 leaves, typescript and typescript carbon)
Television Material
Note
Alan Reed was the voice of Fred Flintstone in the animated television series
The Flintstones, a Hanna-Barbera production, ca. 1960-1966.
Box 1, Folder 24
Clippings. v.p.
v.d.
Physical Description: (5 items)
Box 1, Folder 25
Photographs and ephemera. v.p.
v.d.
Physical Description: (8 items)
Box 1, Folder 26
Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (11 leaves, typescript with holograph corrections)
Box 1, Folder 27
Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone (revised). n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (13 leaves, typescript and typescript carbon with holograph corrections)
Box 1, Folder 28
Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone (revised). n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (3 leaves, typescript)
Box 1, Folder 29
Flintstone Comedy Hour. Show no.1. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (1 leaves, mimeograph)
Box 1, Folder 30
Fred Flintstone and Friends. New opening title. 99-727. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (3 leaves, typescript with holograph corrections)
Box 1, Folder 31
Fred Flintstone interview. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (5 leaves, typescript carbon)
Box 1, Folder 32
Fred Flintstone monologue. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (14 leaves, typescript and typescript carbon with holograph corrections)
Box 1, Folder 33
Fred monologue. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (9 leaves, typescript, typescript carbon and photocopy)
Box 1, Folder 34
Ordere of routines ... Flintstone act. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (2 leaves, typescript carbon)
Box 1, Folder 35
Clippings. n.p.
n.d.
Physical Description: (16 items)
Box 1, Folder 36
Knickerbocker Toy Company advertisements for “Kewtee Bear.”
c1955.
Physical Description: (5 items)
Box 1, Folder 37
“An oasis in Manhattan.” A new comedy by S.K. Hershewe. n.p.
ca. 1965.
Physical Description: (ca. 150 leaves, mimeograph with holograph notations)
Box 1, Folder 38
Photographs. v.p.
v.d.
Physical Description: (16 items)
Box 1, Folder 39
Programs. v.p.
v.d.
Physical Description: (12 items)
Box 1, Folders 40-45
Sheet Music - Lead Sheets
Box 1, Folder 40
“I'm eating bread and butter (when it should be wedding cake).”
c1955
Physical Description: (2 items)
Box 1, Folder 41
“I can't run away from you.”
c1954
Physical Description: (1 item)
Box 1, Folder 42
“Kewtee Bear.”
c1954
Physical Description: (10 items)
Box 1, Folder 43
“The Kewtee Bear song.”
c 1956
Physical Description: (1 item)
Box 1, Folder 44
“Remember me to Joe.”
c1955
Physical Description: (4 items)
Box 1, Folder 45
“Rootie tootie tootie” (“The Kewtee Bear song”).
c.1955
Physical Description: (7 items)
Map Folder 4
Fred Flintstone poster.
Physical Description: (1 item)
Box 2
Record album. Chesterfield Club. Alan Reed.
June 28, 1945
Physical Description: (1 item, 78 rpm)
Boxes 2-3
Scrapbooks
Physical Description: (3 items)
