Doris Bramson Whitehouse papers

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Doris Bramson Whitehouse papers

1884-1969

Scrapbook relating to the Whitehouse Academy, Whitehouse's theatrical career, and her son Wesley Whitehouse, 1896-1945; box of clippings and photographs relating to prominent actresses, many annotated with Whitehouse's notes, 1884-1957, including an undated letter from actress Josephine Hull to Whitehouse; typescript memoir titled "Boston's Enchanted Aisles: the Theatre as I Remember It," circa 1969.

.9 linear feet

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 11654320

Houghton Library

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Whitehouse Academy of Dramatic Arts

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Founded by Doris Bramson Whitehouse in 1926, the Whitehouse Academy of Dramatic Arts was a theatrical and acting school in Boston, Massachusetts up through the mid-twentieth century....

Whitehouse, Wesley, 1896-1945

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Wesley Whitehouse (1896-1945) was the son of George E. and Doris Bramson Whitehouse, who founded and ran the Whitehouse Academy of Dramatic Arts. He resided as an adult in Brockton, Massachusetts....

Hull, Josephine, 1877-1957

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Marie Josephine Hull (née Sherwood; January 3, 1877 – March 12, 1957) was an American stage and film actress who also was a director of plays. She had a successful 50-year career on stage while taking some of her better known roles to film. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Harvey (1950), a role she originally played on the Broadway stage. She was sometimes credited as Josephine Sherwood. Hull was born January 3, 1877, in Newtonville, Massachusetts, one of fou...

Whitehouse, Doris Bramson, 1886-1972

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Doris Bramson Whitehouse (1886-1972) was a Boston-area stage actress and director. She founded the Whitehouse Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1926....