Eliscu, Edward

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Dates:
Birth 1902-04-02
Death 1998-06-18
Americans,

Biographical notes:

Edward Eliscu (1902-1998), was a lyricist, and also a play- and screen-writer, and a progressive activist in the entertainment industry, notably in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s.

From the description of Papers, 1938-1998. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779918

Edward Eliscu (1902-1998), was a lyricist (best known for Without a Song ), playwright and screen-writer, and a progressive activist in the entertainment industry, notably in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s.

From the guide to the Edward Eliscu Papers, circa 1936-1998, (Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive)

Composer and lyricist, librettist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Newtown, CT, [197-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270923795

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Subjects:

  • Communism
  • Communism
  • Communism and motion pictures
  • Communism and motion pictures
  • Communists
  • Communists
  • Drama
  • Hollywood blacklist
  • Political activists

Occupations:

  • Composers
  • Lyricists
  • Screenwriters

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)

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