Ken LaZebnik Collection of Scripts
Scope and Content
The collection includes scripts that Ken LaZebnik wrote for the show Touched by an Angel, as well as a script written by Jack LaZebnik for the show Northern Exposure. Some of the scripts have hand written notes.
Dates
- Creation: 1995 - 2000
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical note
Ken LaZebnik was born on November 11, 1954. He is an American playwright and screenwriter who has written scripts for such shows as Touched by an Angel, Army Wives, Providence, Star Trek: Enterprise, and When Calls The Heart. He also co-wrote director Robert Altman's film A Prairie Home Companion and wrote the Lionsgate film Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage. In addition, his plays have also received national acclaim. His play, On The Spectrum was given a Steinberg Citation from the American Theatre Critics Association. Currently, LaZebnik is serving as Dean of Performing Arts at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. He now resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Kate, with whom he has two sons.
Full Extent
0.63 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Ken LaZebnik is an American playwright and screenwriter who has written scripts for Touched by an Angel, Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage, Army Wives, Providence, Star Trek: Enterprise, and When Calls The Heart. His plays have also received national acclaim. The collection includes scripts from the shows Touched by and Angel and Northern Exposure.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by show title and then chronologically by episode air date.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated by Ken LaZebnik on January 29, 2014.
Processing Information note
The collection was arranged and described by Melanie Greer under the supervision of Katie Richardson in April, 2015.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- The Finding Aid of the Ken LaZebnik Collection of Scripts
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Melanie Greer and Katie Richardson
- Date
- April 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu 90263-4786 USA
(310) 506-4323
specialcollections@pepperdine.edu