MacKenna, Kenneth, 1899-1962

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From the description of Reminiscences of Kenneth MacKenna : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122597794

George Bernard Shaw was born July 26, 1856, in Dublin, Ireland; attended Wesleyan Connexional School; he started his writing career ca. 1876 and went on to become a playwright, wit, and critic; known as an advocate of social reform, he co-founded the Fabian Society (1884); vestryman and borough councilor in London in the late 1880s; Nobel Prize for literature, 1925; among his plays are: Heartbreak house (1920), Man and superman (1905), Back to Methuselah (1922), and Saint Joan (1923); his plays adapted to film include Pygmalion (1938) and Caesar and Cleopatra (1946); books include The intelligent woman's guide to socialism and capitalism (1928) and Everybody's political what's what (1944); he died Nov. 2, 1950.

From the description of A collection of material about George Bernard Shaw, 1885-1949. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39845999

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George Bernard Shaw was born July 26, 1856, in Dublin, Ireland; attended Wesleyan Connexional School; he started his writing career ca. 1876 and went on to become a playwright, wit, and critic; known as an advocate of social reform, he co-founded the Fabian Society (1884); vestryman and borough councilor in London in the late 1880s; Nobel Prize for literature, 1925; among his plays are: Heartbreak house (1920), Man and superman (1905), Back to Methuselah (1922), and Saint Joan (1923); his plays adapted to film include Pygmalion (1938) and Caesar and Cleopatra (1946); books include The intelligent woman's guide to socialism and capitalism (1928) and Everybody's political what's what (1944); he died November 2, 1950.

From the guide to the Kenneth MacKenna Collection of Material About George Bernard Shaw, 1885-1949, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)

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Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Mielziner family. Mielziner family papers, 1890-1935. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf MacKenna, Kenneth, 1899-1962. Reminiscences of Kenneth MacKenna : oral history, 1958. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Theatre Arts Monthly, collection of portraits, ca., ca., 1924-1939 (bulk), 1916-1964 (inclusive). Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Richard Field Maynard papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Mielziner family papers, 1890-1935 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Robert E. Sherwood papers, 1917-1968 (inclusive), 1934-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Ford, J. mss., 1906-1976 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf MacKenna, Kenneth, 1899-1962. A collection of material about George Bernard Shaw, 1885-1949. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf MacKenna, Kenneth, 1899-1962. Papers, 1947-1958. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Kenneth MacKenna Collection of Material About George Bernard Shaw, 1885-1949 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
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associatedWith Ford, John, 1895-1973 person
associatedWith Franklin, Joan, person
associatedWith Franklin, Robert, person
associatedWith Maynard, Richard Field, 1875-1964. person
associatedWith Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. corporateBody
associatedWith Mielziner family family
associatedWith Mielziner family. family
associatedWith Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. person
correspondedWith Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 person
associatedWith Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 person
associatedWith Vidal, Gore, 1925- person
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London (England)
United States
Subject
Authors, Irish
Dramatists, Irish
Motion picture authorship
Motion pictures
Motion pictures
Screenwriters
Occupation
Authors, Irish
Dramatists, Irish
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Birth 1899-08-19

Death 1962-01-15

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