Walter Porczak papers 1969-1985

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Walter Porczak papers 1969-1985

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2457

Engineer and playwright born in Brooklyn, New York. His first professional play, "The Soft-Core Kid", was written in collaboration with Frank Hogan. It was produced (1976) at the Glines, a center for the encouragement of gay arts and culture in New York City. The papers include typescripts of plays and other writings, literary and diary notes and personal correspondence. Included are two scripts of plays by Frank Hogan and remarks made by Hogan at a memorial service for Porczak held on May 6, 1984 at the Unity Church in New York.

3.56 linear feet; 7 boxes

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Hogan, Frank

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Porczak, Walter

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Walter Porczak (1935-1984) was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father had immigrated from Poland. A graduate of the City College of New York and Cooper Union Walter Porczak was by profession a licensed engineer and was employed for a time by the City of New York as a director of technical services. As a youth he became passionately fond of the theater, an interest which he carried over into his adult life. He studied playwriting at Columbia University, the New School and at the Herb...