University of Wyoming
Sam Locke (1917-1998) was an American playwright, author, theater sketch writer who was born in Peabody, Massachusetts and grew up in New York City. Locke's career included being a scriptwriter for television and radio. Locke's credits included scripts for "Grand Central Station" and "Inner Sanctum." He wrote sketches for various comedians including Gary Moore, Red Buttons and Ed Wynn. His television credits included individual episodes for "McHale's Navy", "The Lucy Show", "My Favorite Martian", "Laverne and Shirley", "Taxi", "Alice", "The Tony Randall Show," and Disney's animated show "Ducktales". Locke also wrote screenplays including "Girls on the Beach" and "Beach Ball."
The Sam Locke papers include correspondence, financial records, legal papers and agreements, scripts, story outlines and manuscripts for books, articles and short stories written solely by Locke or in collaboration with others. Also included in the collection are newspaper and magazine clippings, periodicals, audiocassette tapes, research notes and other material related to Locke's career as a writer. The collection contains several scripts for television sitcoms, photographs, postcards, programs and financial ledgers.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Sam Locke at the date of processing.
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