Ouspenskaya, Maria, 1876-1949

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Russian-born actress in America.

From the description of Typed letter signed : New York, to Stark Young, 1935 May 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874993

Ouspenskaya was born July 29, 1876 in Tula, Russia; she came to the US in 1923 with the Moscow Art Theater; performed on Broadway and ran a NY acting school before going to Hollywood, CA, in 1936; films include: Dodsworth (1936), Conquest (1937), Love affair (1939), Dr. Ehrlich's magic bullet (1940), The wolf man (1941), Kings row (1942), Frankenstein meets the wolf man (1943), I've always loved you (1946), and A kiss in the dark (1949); she died in 1949.

From the description of Papers, ca. 1922-1942. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38514913

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Ouspenskaya was born July 29, 1876 in Tula, Russia; she came to the U.S. in 1923 with the Moscow Art Theater; performed on Broadway and ran a New York acting school before going to Hollywood, California, in 1936; films include: Dodsworth (1936), Conquest (1937), Love affair (1939), Dr. Ehrlich's magic bullet (1940), The wolf man (1941), Kings row (1942), Frankenstein meets the wolf man (1943), I've always loved you (1946), and A kiss in the dark (1949); she died in 1949.

From the guide to the Maria Ouspenskaya Papers, ca. 1922-1942, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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creatorOf Goodman, Dean,. His life in theatre : an oral history : transcript, 2004 / Dean Goodman ; interviewer, Jeff Friedman ; editors, Sheryl Flatow ... [et al.]. Museum of Performance & Design
creatorOf Ouspenskaya, Maria, 1876-1949. Papers, ca. 1922-1942. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf Maria Ouspenskaya Papers, ca. 1922-1942 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
creatorOf Ouspenskaya, Maria, d. 1949. Typed letter signed : New York, to Stark Young, 1935 May 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977. Leopold Stokowski papers, 1916-1994. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
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
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Birth 1876-07-29

Death 1949-12-03

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