Object Details
associated institution
California Bookbinding Company
producer
NBC
maker
Diller, Phyllis
Description
This leather-bound script is from the first episode of Phyllis Diller’s television show The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show which was taped on July 16, 1968 and aired on September 15, 1968. The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show aired on Sunday nights on NBC from September to December 1968. The show was a variety show where Diller participated in everything from the opening monologue to comedy sketches to musical numbers. Guests on the show included Ray Charles, Sonny & Cher, and Zsa Zsa Gabor, among others. In a similar fashion to Diller’s first show, The Pruitts of Southampton, Diller was unhappy with how the show was run as well as with her place in the operations, and it never managed to find success.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Phyllis Diller
Date made
1968-07-14
ID Number
2003.0289.38
accession number
2003.0289
catalog number
2003.0289.38
Object Name
Script, Bound
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 11 in x 8 1/2 in x 1 7/8 in; 27.94 cm x 21.59 cm x 4.7625 cm
place made
United States: California, Los Angeles
See more items in
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Phyllis Diller
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Humor
Comedians
Television
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1247724