Nat Farber television show music arrangements, 1955-1975

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Summary

Creators:
Farber, Nat
Abstract:
The collection consists of manuscript scores for arrangements by Nat Farber and others for The Carol Burnett Show, The Danny Kaye Show, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, and other productions. Also included are scripts and rehearsal schedules for The Carol Burnett Show.
Extent:
6.6 Linear Feet (4 flat boxes and 5 oversize flat boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Nat Farber Television Show Music Arrangements (Collection PASC-M 33). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of manuscripts and reproductions of arrangements for The Carol Burnett Show, The Danny Kaye Show, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, and other productions. Included are manuscript sketches and final copies of vocal, piano, and orchestral scores for transitions, background music, and song and dance numbers. The works of various arrangers are represented. Also included are scripts and air sequence sheets for The Carol Burnett Show.

Biographical / historical:

Nat Farber (born 20 January 1918) was an American composer, pianist and arranger, who worked for several television programs and for the film studios of RKO, Columbia, and Disney. Born in Chicago, IL, Farber attended the Chicago Musical College and later the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music. He studied with Ernst Toch and Mario Castelnuovo- Tedesco. Notable work includes the Dina Shore Show (1959-1963), the Danny Kaye Show (1963- 1967), and the Carol Burnett Show (1967- 1975). He also worked in the music department for the Roy Rogers Show (1951), The Andy Williams Show (1959), and the Judy Garland Show (1962), and as a dance accompanyist for the film Mary Poppins (1964). Farber died on September 14, 1975, in Los Angeles, CA.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 27 September 1975.
Arrangement:

This collection has been organized into the following series:

  • Series 1: Carol Burnett Show
    • Subseries 1.1: Arrangements
    • Subseries 1.2: Air sequences and scripts
  • Series 2: Danny Kaye Show
  • Series 3: Dinah Shore Show
  • Series 4: Other shows
  • Series 5: Unidentified arrangements

Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Nat Farber Television Show Music Arrangements (Collection PASC-M 33). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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