Moss, Arnold, 1910-1989

Actor, director, theatrical producer, and crossword puzzle maker. Died 1989.

From the description of Arnold Moss papers, 1935-1987 (bulk 1953-1987). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979870

Biographical Note

• 1910, Jan. 28: Born, Brooklyn, N. Y.
• 1928: A.B., College of the City of New York (later City College of the City University of New York), New York, N.Y.
• 1929 - 1931 : Apprenticeship, Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre, New York, N.Y.
• 1931: Broadway debut, Wonder Boy, Alvin Theatre, New York, N.Y.
• 1933: Married Stella Reynolds
• 1933 - 1940 : Instructor, Speech and Theatre Department, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, N.Y.
• 1934: A.M., Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
• 1940: First major role on Broadway, The Fifth Column, Alvin Theatre, New York, N.Y.
• 1946: Film debut, Temptation
• 1954 - 1974 : Appeared in programs of dramatic readings and performances as part of the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Series, Library of Congress
• 1957 - 1958 : Adapted, coproduced, and acted in George Bernard Shaw's Back to Methuselah on tour and on Broadway, New York, N.Y.
• 1959: Founded, directed, and starred in Shakespeare Festival Players, a touring repertory company
• 1961: American specialist in theater, Department of State, Central America and South America
• 1964: American specialist in theater, Department of State, Africa and the Far East
• 1973: Ph.D., New York University, New York, N.Y.
• 1973 - 1974 : Visiting professor, Department of Dramatic Arts, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
• 1975: Visiting professor, Pace University, New York, N.Y. Writer, actor, "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
• 1976: Visiting professor, Eminent Scholar Program, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
• 1977: Visiting professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
• 1983 - 1984 : National Visiting Scholar, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
• 1989, Dec. 15: Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Arnold Moss Papers, 1935-1987, (bulk 1953-1987), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)