Gilder, Rosamond.

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Drama critic; New York, N.Y. Born in 1896. Died in 1986.

From the description of Rosamond Gilder interview, 1965 Apr. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220193723

From the description of Oral history interview with Rosamond Gilder, 1965 Apr. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025691

Rosamond Gilder (1896-1986), an American author and theatre figure in New York, was founder and president of the International Theater Institute. She wrote about the theatre and edited the letters of her father, Richard Watson Gilder.

From the guide to the John Gielgud collection, 1935-1952, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

American writer and dramatic critic.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Belle da Costa Greene, 1937 Mar. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269577116

Rosamond Gilder, born in Marion, Massachusetts in 1891, was a founder and president of the International Theatre Institute, a worldwide group founded in Paris in 1947 to provide a means for theater people to exchange information free from government pressure.

She was also a founder and vice president of the American National Theatre and Academy and an editor-in-chief and drama critic for Theatre Arts magazine, where she worked from 1924 to 1948. She was a secretary of the New York Drama Critics Circle. She also directed the Federal Theatre Project's Bureau of Research and Publication from 1935 to 1936 as an associate of Hallie Flanagan Davis. In 1948 Miss Gilder received a Tony Award and in 1964 she was admitted to the French Order of Arts and Letters.

Miss Gilder died in September 1986.

From the description of Papers, 1917-1949. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122466194

Rosamond Gilder (1896-1986), an American author and theatre figure in New York, was founder and president of the International Theater Institute.

She wrote about the theatre and edited the letters of her father, Richard Watson Gilder.

From the description of John Gielgud collection, 1935-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122378698

Rosamond Gilder, born in Marion, Massachussetts in 1891, was a founder and president of the International Theatre Institute, a worldwide group founded in Paris in 1947 to provide a means for theater people to exchange information free from government pressure. She was also a founder and vice president of the American National Theatre and Academy and an editor-in-chief and drama critic for Theatre Arts magazine, where she worked from 1924 to 1948. She was a secretary of the New York Drama Critics Circle. She also directed the Federal Theatre Project's Bureau of Research and Publication from 1935 to 1936 as an associate of Hallie Flanagan Davis. In 1948 Miss Gilder received a Tony Award and in 1964 she was admitted to the French Order of Arts and Letters.

Miss Gilder died in September 1986.

From the guide to the Rosamond Gilder papers, 1917-1949, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.)

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creatorOf Rosamond Gilder papers, 1917-1949 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Lucille Lortel papers The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Lee, Bob. Designs, 19-- New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Fonds Louis Jouvet Bibliothèque nationale de France. Département des arts du spectacle
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Gilder, Rosamond. Papers, 1917-1949. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf John Gielgud collection, 1935-1952. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Papers concerning George Washington Cable, 1925. Houghton Library
creatorOf John Gielgud collection, 1935-1952 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Gilder, Rosamond. Papers, 1917-1949. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
referencedIn New Directions Publishing records Houghton Library
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909. Correspondence of Richard Watson Gilder, 1887-1931. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Woodberry, George Edward, 1855-1930. Correspondence and compositions, 1859-1930. Houghton Library
referencedIn International Theatre Institute / Martha W. Coigney collection, 1946-2006 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
creatorOf Gilder, Rosamond. Autograph letter signed : New York, to Belle da Costa Greene, 1937 Mar. 22. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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creatorOf Oral history interview with Rosamond Gilder Archives of American Art
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associatedWith ANTA (Organization) corporateBody
correspondedWith Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969 person
correspondedWith Century Company corporateBody
correspondedWith Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 person
associatedWith Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Flanagan, Hallie, 1890-1969. person
associatedWith Fordham, Hallam. person
associatedWith Gielgud, John, 1904- person
associatedWith Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909. person
associatedWith Gilder, Rosamond, 1891-1986. person
associatedWith Greene, Belle da Costa, person
correspondedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. person
associatedWith International Theatre Institute of the United States corporateBody
associatedWith Jouvet, Louis (1887-1951) person
associatedWith Lee, Bob. person
associatedWith Legitimate Theatre League of New York Theatre. corporateBody
associatedWith Lortel, Lucille person
associatedWith McClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961. person
associatedWith National Little Theatre Movement. corporateBody
associatedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project. corporateBody
associatedWith New Directions Publishing Corp. corporateBody
associatedWith New York Drama Critics Circle. corporateBody
associatedWith O'Shay, Madalyn. person
associatedWith Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920- person
associatedWith Saddler, Donald person
associatedWith Sartre, Jean-Paul, 1905-1980. person
associatedWith Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. person
associatedWith Straight, Beatrice. person
associatedWith Theatre Library Association. corporateBody
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correspondedWith Woodberry, George Edward, 1855-1930 person
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England
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New York (State)--New York
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Federal aid to the arts
Theater critics
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Birth 1896

Death 1986-09-05

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