Clark, Peggy, 1915-1996
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1915, Sept. 30:
Born Margaret Bronson Clark, Baltimore, Md. -
1935, July 5:
A.B., Smith College, Northampton, Mass. -
1938:
M.F.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Broadway debut as costume designer for The Girl from Wyoming Joined United Scenic Artists Local 829 -
1944:
Worked with set designer Oliver Smith for the first time on On the Town -
1947:
Lighting designer and technical director for Lerner and Loewe's Brigadoon -
1949 -1951 :Collaborated with Oliver Smith on Gentlemen Prefer Blondes -
1951 -1954 :Worked with George Abbott on several shows, including Paint Your Wagon, Pal Joey, and Wonderful Town -
1958:
Collaborated with Oliver Smith on Flower Drum Song -
1960, Jan. 28:
Married Lloyd R. Kelley (died 1972) -
1960:
Collaborated with Oliver Smith on The Unsinkable Molly Brown -
1967:
Taught lighting design at Smith College -
1968:
Elected first female president of United Scenic Artists, Local 829 -
1969:
Taught lighting design at Smith College -
1969 -1970 :Taught lighting design at Yale University -
1996, June 18:
Died, Lexington, Ga.
From the guide to the Peggy Clark Papers, 1880-1997, 1936-1970, (Music Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989. Maurice Evans papers, 1934-1970. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Peggy Clark Papers, 1880-1997, 1936-1970 | Library of Congress. Music Division |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| correspondedWith | Clark, E. L. (Eleanor Linton), 1888- | person |
| associatedWith | Evans, Maurice, 1901-1989. | person |
| correspondedWith | Kelley, Lloyd R. | person |
| correspondedWith | Lester, Edwin | person |
| associatedWith | Smith College. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Smith, Oliver Lemuel, 1918-1994 | person |
| associatedWith | United Scenic Artists. Local USA 829. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States Institute for Theatre Technology. | corporateBody |
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| Centers for the performing arts |
| Costume design |
| Musical theater |
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| Set designers |
| Stage lighting |
| Stage lighting |
| Stage lighting designers |
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Birth 1915-09-30
Death 1996-06-18
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