This collection is open for research.
Born in Chicago and raised in Highland Park, IL, Rappaport graduated from Indiana
University. At IU, he began a career in show business by hosting music and variety
programs on the IMU radio show, WFIU, and other broadcasting venues. Eventually he
moved to Hollywood and became a writer on
Rowan & Martin's
Laugh-In.
His other writing credits include episodes of
All in the Family, The Odd Couple, Maude, The Bob Newhart
Show,
and, most prominently,
M*A*S*H.
Additionally, on
M*A*S*H, Rappaport served as producer
(1979-1981) and supervising producer (1981-1983); and he co-wrote the series' final
episode, "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen." He has earned eight Emmy nominations and
four People's Choice awards, as well as residency in the National Association of
Broadcasters and Producers Guild of America Halls of Fame
The collection consists primarily of drafts and revisions of scripts for television
sitcoms written by Rappaport during his career. Also included in the collection are
correspondence, clippings, and photographs.
Rappaport mss., 1972-1990
Box 1
Miscellaneous Career Materials, 1940-1984
Miscellaneous correspondence, lists, résumé
Lily Tomlin Special, 1973
Script List
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In,
script, 1971
All in the Family: "Archie is
Cursed," script, 1973
All in the Family: "Archie Puts
the Lid On," 1973
All in the Family: "Archie and the
Kiss," 1973
All in the Family: untitled story
idea, 1973
Maude: "Florida’s Goodbye,"
script, 1973
The Bob Newhart Show: "Brutally
Yours, Bob Hartley," script, 1974
The Odd Couple: "One for the
Bunny," script, 1974
The Odd Couple: "Oscar's Wedding,"
script, 1974
The Odd Couple: "Your Mother Wears
Army Boots," script, 1974
The Odd Couple: "Oscar's
Birthday," call sheet only, 1974
The Masked Stranger: miscellaneous
materials, 1975
American Pie: script, 1976
Fun with Dick and Jane: scripts,
1975-1976
(2 folders)
Three Times Daley: story ideas,
1976
(2 folders)
Three Times Daley: 1st draft.
1976
Three Times Daley: script,
1976
The Feeling is Mutual: scripts,
1982
(2 folders)
The Feeling is Mutual: notes,
1982
Who's On Top?: rough draft, 1st
draft, 1983
Who's On Top?: script, 1983
Who's On Top?: notes, 1983
Second Edition: 1st Draft,
1983
Second Edition: 2nd Draft,
1983
Second Edition: Final Draft,
1984
Box 2
Zack: 1st Drafts, 1985
Gung Ho: 1st Draft, Final Draft,
1987
Night Owls: 1st and 2nd Drafts,
1988
One of a Kind: 1st Draft,
1988
Night Court: episode drafts,
1989-1990
"Ernestine Tomlin, General Motors": script
"Lily Tomlin: "The Sensuous Senator," script
That's My Boy: Pilot Episode,
script
M*A*S*H: "Morale Victory,"
treatments, scripts, excerpts, 1979
(2 folders)
M*A*S*H: "Morale Victory," notes,
1979
M*A*S*H: "Dear Uncle Abdul," final
script, 1979
M*A*S*H: "Period of Adjustment,"
revised pages, 1979
M*A*S*H: "Letters," final draft,
1980
M*A*S*H: "No Laughing Matter,"
final draft, 1980
M*A*S*H: "No Sweat," scripts,
story outlines, 1980
(2 folders)
M*A*S*H: "Oh, How We Danced,"
scripts, story outlines, 1980
M*A*S*H: "Taking the Fifth," story
outline, 1980
M*A*S*H: "Tell It to the Marines,"
Final Draft, 1980
M*A*S*H: "Give .Em Hell, Hawkeye,"
Final Draft, 1981
M*A*S*H: "The Life You Save,"
scripts, 1981
M*A*S*H: "Snap Judgment" [Part I],
Revised Final Draft, 1981
M*A*S*H: "Snappier Judgment" [Part
II], Revised Final Draft, 1981
M*A*S*H: "Wheelers and Dealers,"
Final Draft, 1981
M*A*S*H: "Bombshells," Final
Draft, 1981
M*A*S*H: "The Joker is Wild,"
story outline, script, 1982
M*A*S*H: "Say No More," scripts,
1982
M*A*S*H: "Strange Bedfellows,"
Revised Final Draft, 1982
M*A*S*H: "Trick or Treatment,"
Final Draft, 1982
M*A*S*H: "U.N. the Night and the
Music," Final Draft, 1982
M*A*S*H: "Where There’s a Will
There's a War," story outline
M*A*S*H: miscellaneous script
pages
M*A*S*H: correspondence, call
sheets, articles
M*A*S*H: clippings, notes, story
ideas
M*A*S*H: photographs
