Jane Cowl papers 1907-1949 1927-1945

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Jane Cowl papers 1907-1949 1927-1945

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Jane Cowl (1884-1950) was an actress, playwright and theatrical producer. She appeared in her most famous acting roles in the 1920s and 1930s and co-authored several plays during this period with Jane Murfin. During World War II she was co-director of the Stage Door Canteen, an entertainment center for U.S. servicemen and women in New York City. She also hosted a radio program in the 1940s. Collection consists of correspondence, financial papers, diary, and biographical materials collected by Cowl. Correspondence, 1923-1948, is with noted playwrights, directors, actors, and theater managers; other correspondence, 1943-1946, concerns her charitable work with disabled veterans and underprivileged children. Also, diary written during Cowl's first trip to Europe in 1907 in which she described the European stage; materials she collected for a planned autobiography; and personal financial accounts.

.8 linear foot (2 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6314418

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Cowl, Jane, 1884-1950

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Jane Cowl, actor and author, was born Grace Bailey in Boston on December 14, 1884. She began her career as an actor with David Belasco debuting in the Belasco Theatre on December 10, 1903 as an extra in SWEET KITTY BELAIRS, and quickly rose to starring roles with his company. In 1912, she scored a major success as Mary Turner in WITHIN THE LAW. She also appeared in the silent movie THE SPREADING DAWN in 1917. Jane Cowl later collaborated with Jane Murfin (Crisp) to ...

Murfin, Jane, 1892-1955

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Morse, Frank

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