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				<titleproper encodinganalog="title">Inventory of the Mac Benoff papers, <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">1938-1972</date>
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		<publisher encodinganalog="publisher">University of Wyoming. American
		  Heritage Center.</publisher> 
		<address> 
		  <addressline>American Heritage Center</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue</addressline> 
		  <addressline>University of Wyoming</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Laramie, WY 82071</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Phone: 307.766.2574</addressline> 
		  <addressline>Fax:307.766.5511 </addressline> 
		  <addressline>Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu</addressline> 
		  <addressline>URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/</addressline> 
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	 	<date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" encodinganalog="date">2013</date> 
		<p>University of Wyoming</p> 
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	 <creation>Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort
	 	<date era="ce" calendar="gregorian">July 2013</date> </creation> 
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	 <head>Collection Summary</head> 
  	
	 <origination label="creator" encodinganalog="100"> 
	 	<persname>Benoff, Mac.</persname> </origination> 
      <unittitle encodinganalog="245" label="title"> Mac Benoff papers</unittitle> 
 	 	<unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="1938/1972"> 1938-1972</unitdate>
	 
	 <unitid countrycode="us" repositorycode="WyU-AH" label="Collection Number">07578</unitid>
	 
  	<physdesc encodinganalog="300" label="Size"> <extent>19 cubic
		feet (35 boxes)</extent> </physdesc> 
	 <repository encodinganalog="852" label="Repository"> 
		<corpname>University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.</corpname>
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  	<head>Biography of Mac Benoff</head><p>Benoff was a comedy writer who wrote for many well known radio comedians and created the successful radio programs "Duffy's Tavern" and "Life with Luigi." Benoff wrote Danny Thomas' "Make Room for Daddy" television series and wrote for several other television comedies. He also wrote plays and wrote the screenplay for the 1970 movie "Bless the Beasts and the Children."</p>
	 
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  	<head>Scope and Content</head><p>Collection includes mainly scripts Benoff wrote for radio and television shows including "Duffy's Tavern" and "Life with Luigi." The script for "Bless the Beasts and the Children" is also included. There are also plays and other writings by Benoff, correspondence, writing ideas and outlines, and photographs of Benoff.</p>
	 
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	 <p>There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
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	 <head>Copyright Information</head> 
	 <p>The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
		property, and libel laws as they apply.</p> 
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	 <head> Related Materials</head> 
  	<p>There are no known other archival collections created by Mac Benoff at the date of processing.</p>  
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		<p>Finding aid available in repository.</p>  
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	 <p>Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
		Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.</p> 
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  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Television authorship.</subject>
  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Television comedies -- United States.</subject>
  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Radio authorship.</subject>
  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Radio comedies -- United States.</subject>
  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Comedy.</subject>
  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Motion picture authorship.</subject>
  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Radio scripts.</subject>
  	<subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650"> Television scripts.</subject>
	 
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  	<genreform source="aat" encodinganalog="655"> Scripts.</genreform>
  	<genreform source="aat" encodinganalog="655"> Photographs.</genreform>
	 
  	<occupation source="lcsh" encodinganalog="656">Radio writers.</occupation>	 
  	<occupation source="lcsh" encodinganalog="656">Television writers.</occupation>	 
	 
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  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> Danny Thomas show (Television program)</title>
  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> Duffy's tavern (Radio program)</title>
  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> Life with Luigi (Radio program)</title>
  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> Life with Luigi (Television program)</title>
  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> Colgate comedy hour (Radio program)</title>
  	<title render="italic" encodinganalog="730"> Bless the beasts and the children (Motion picture)</title>
	 
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          <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences</subject> 
          <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Performing Arts</subject>
          <subject source="archiveswest" altrender="nodisplay" encodinganalog="690">Social Life and Customs</subject> 
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