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Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964

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Eddie Cantor was born Edward Israel Iskowitz on January 31, 1892 in New York City. He was orphaned at age of two and raised by his grandmother. Cantor was a vaudeville performer and singing waiter and appeared in Gus Edwards' Kid Kabaret, in Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolics in 1916 and star in successive Ziegfeld Follies, 1917-1919. He starred in two silent films, Kid Boots (1926) and Special Delivery (1927); had own radio show through the 1930s, and was the highest paid radio star by 1936. After a h...

De Havilland, Olivia, 1916-2020

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Olivia Mary de Havilland (b. July 1, 1916, Tokyo, Japan-died July 26, 2020, Paris, France), British-born American actress. Her major works of her cinematic career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films and was one of the leading actresses of her time. At the time of her death in 2020 at age 104, she was the oldest living and earliest surviving Academy Award winner and was widely considered as being the last surviving major star from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Her yo...

Schubert, Franz

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Composed originally for piano four hands, 1928. This orchestration 1984. For Felix Mottl's transcription see callno.: 826.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Fantasy in F minor, op. 103 / by Franz Schubert ; orchestrated by Roman Pawlowski. 1984. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55011151 From the opera by Franz Schubert, libretto by Franz van Schober; first performed in Weimar at the Hoftheater, 24 June 1854. Cf. New Grove online. ...

Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008

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Margaret Truman Daniel (1924-2008) was born in Independence, Missouri. She is the daughter of President Harry S. and Elizabeth Virginia (Bess) Truman. She married E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. (a newspaper editor), on April 21, 1956. After graduating from George Washington University in 1946, she embarked on a career as a coloratura soprano. She was also a successful radio personality as co-host of the program Weekday with Mike Wallace. Later, Truman became the successful author of a series of murde...

Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983

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Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his brother George Gershwin to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 20th century. Born in Brooklyn, the oldest of four children. It was not until 1924 that Ira and George teamed up to write the music for what became their first Broadway hit Lady, Be Good. Some of their more famous works include "The Man I Love", "Fascinating Rhythm", "Someone to Watch Over Me", "I Got Rhythm" and "They Can't Take That A...

Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994

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Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore; February 29, 1916 – February 24, 1994) was an American singer, actress, and television personality, and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1940s. She rose to prominence as a recording artist during the Big Band era. She achieved even greater success a decade later, in television, mainly as the host of a series of variety programs for the Chevrolet automobile company. ...

Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988

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Frederick Loewe (June 10, 1901 – February 14, 1988) was an Austrian-American composer. He collaborated with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner on a series of Broadway musicals, including Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, and Camelot, all of which were made into films, as well as the original film musical Gigi (1958), which was first transferred to the stage in 1973....

Porter, Cole, 1891-1964

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Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana on June 9, 1891. As a boy he took lessons in piano and violin, and began writing songs while in prep school. He attended Yale College (Class of 1913), where he composed fight songs that are still used today. After graduating, he went on to Harvard Law School, but he had little interest in law and soon began studying music instead. Porter would later complete his musical education at the Schola Cantorum in Paris. Porter's first Broadway show, See America F...

Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945

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Composer and songwriter Jerome Kern (1885-1945) is best remembered for his Broadway and film work including the lovely melodies from Showboat, "Old Man River," "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man," and "Bill," as well as standards such as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "The Way You Look Tonight". The collection consists primarily of show music, including some holograph sketches. There are many full and vocal scores in the hand of Kern's orchestrators and arrangers, especially Frank Saddler and Robert Russ...

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989

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Irving Berlin (1888-1989), a writer and composer of popular songs, wrote "I Like Ike", which was used by Eisenhower's staff during the 1952 presidential campaign. Eisenhower presented Berlin with a special gold medal from the U.S. Congress in 1955 in recognition of his patriotic and popular songs. ...

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

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Richard Rodgers, composer and producer, was born in New York on June 28, 1902. He composed his first song, My Auto Show Girl when he was fourteen years old. (This is included in the collection Box 16, Folder 6) In 1918 Rodgers met his first professional partner, Lorenz Hart. Together they presented their first hit show, The Garrick Gaieties in 1925. In 1929 Rodgers and Hart appeared in a two-reel autobiographical short, Masters of Melodyproduced by Paramount-Famous-Lasky Corp. and written and di...

Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960

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Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, whose musicals include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music....

Garland, Judy, 1922-1969

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The child of two vaudeville performers, Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm) began her show business career at the age of 2 years old when she joined her two older sisters in an act called "The Gumm Sisters" and continued to work singing and acting for the rest of her life in vaudeville, radio, theatre, motion pictures and television. Although best known as the star of "The Wizard of Oz", for which she received a special Academy Award, she went on to star in thirty-three films and her own tele...

Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004

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Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, actor and author of both fiction and non-fiction. Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", Shaw led one of the United States' most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s. Though he had numerous hit records, he was perhaps best known for his 1938 recording of Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine." Before the release of "Beguine," Shaw and...

Autry, Gene, 1907-1998

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Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, rodeo performer, and baseball owner who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was the owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California Angels Major League Baseball team from 19...

Rogers, Dale Evans

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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977

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American singer. From the description of Bing Crosby letter to Harry Ruby, 1964 Feb. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 716080707 From the description of Bing Crosby autograph letter to Joe Roddy, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 716080729 From the description of Bing Crosby letter to Look magazine, 1944 July 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 716080749 Although Bing Crosby studied law at Gonzaga University in Spokane, he was more interested in playi...

Pons, Lily, 1898-1976

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Alice Joséphine Pons (April 12, 1898–February 13, 1976), known professionally as Lily Pons, was a French-American operatic soprano and actress who had an active career from the late 1920s through the early 1970s. As an opera singer, she specialized in the coloratura soprano repertoire and was particularly associated with the title roles in Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor. In addition to appearing as a guest artist with many opera houses internationally, Pons enjoyed a long association with the Met...

Rome, Harold, 1908-1993

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Harold Jacob "Hecky" Rome (May 27, 1908 – October 26, 1993) was an American composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut and graduated from Hartford Public High School. Originally, he chose to go to Trinity College, but transferred because he felt like a "townie". Rome played piano in local dance bands such as Eddie Wittstein's and was already writing music while studying architecture and law at Yale University. While at Yale, he also pledged to Tau...

Godfrey, Arthur, 1903-1983

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Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname The Old Redhead or The Ole Redhead. At the peak of his success, in the early-to-mid 1950s, Godfrey was heard on radio and seen on television up to six days a week, sometimes for as many as nine separate broadcast for CBS. His programs included Arthur Godfrey Time (Monday-Friday mornings on radio and television), Arthur Godfrey'...

Welles, Orson, 1915-1985

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Actor, writer, director, and producer for stage, radio, and film. From the description of Papers, 1930-1959. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 31734907 George Orson Welles, named for his parents' friend George Ade, was born on May 6, 1915, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A child prodigy aided and encouraged by guardian Maurice Bernstein and teacher Roger Hill, Welles had considerable writing and acting experience before the age of twenty. Through the years this multi-talented...

Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

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Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (September 12, 1880 - January 29, 1956), was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a student of American English. Mencken, known as the "Sage of Baltimore", is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the first half of the 20th century. Mencken worked as a reporter and drama critic for the Baltimore Morning Herald from 1899 to 1906. From 190...

Durante, Jimmy, 1893-1980

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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 ...

Rickenbacker, Eddie, 1890-1973

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Edward Vernon "Eddie" Rickenbacker, also known as "Fast Eddie" or "Rick" (October 8, 1890 – July 23, 1973) was an American fighter ace in World War I and a Medal of Honor recipient. With 26 aerial victories, he was the United States' most successful fighter ace in the war and is considered to have received the most awards for valor by an American during the war. He was also a race car driver and automotive designer, a government consultant in military matters and a pioneer in air transportation,...

Moore, Garry, 1915-1993

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Chekhov, Michael, 1891-1955

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Mikhail Aleksandrovich "Michael" Chekhov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Чехов, 29 August 1891 – 30 September 1955) was a Russian-American actor, director, author and theatre practitioner. He was a nephew of the playwright Anton Chekhov and a student of Konstantin Stanislavski. Stanislavski referred to him as his most brilliant student. Although mainly a stage actor, he made a few notable appearances on film, perhaps most memorably as the Freudian analyst in Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945...

Kahn, Gus, 1886-1941

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Lyricist. From the description of Autograph card signed : [New York], to Irene Gallagher, May 15/1923, 1923 May 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270923814 Gus Kahn, (born 6 November 1886 in Koblenz, Germany; died 8 October 1941, Beverly Hills, Calif.) was a prolific lyricist during the 20s and 30s for Tin Pan Alley, stage and films. After being taken to the U.S. by his immigrant parents in 1891 when the family settled in Chicago, he started writing songs while still at sch...

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

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Duke Ellington (b. Edward Kennedy Ellington, April 29, 1899, Washington, DC–d. May 24, 1974, New York, NY) was a composer, pianist, and jazz orchestra leader. He began piano lessons at 7 and wrote his first composition, "Soda Fountain Rag", in 1914. Ellington became a more serious piano student as a teenager after hearing poolroom pianists in Washington, DC. Ellington moved to Harlem, ultimately becoming part of the Harlem Renaissance in the early 1920s. He began a regular booking at the Cott...

Burns, George, 1896-1996

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Epithet: Lieutenant; of the 45th Regt of Foot British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001030.0x0001e1 ...

Murray, Lyn, 1909-1989

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Lyn Murray (1909-1989) was a conductor, arranger, and producer responsible for writing musical scores for radio, television and motion pictures, and Broadway theatrical productions. In 1950, he moved to Hollywood and began composing scores for feature films, including "The Prowler" (1951), "To Catch a Thief" (1955), and "The Miracle" (1959). His scores for television shows include "The Virginian" (1962), "Daniel Boone" (1964), "The Time Tunnel" (1966) and "Dragnet" (1967). He won an Emmy in 1986...

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

Bogart, Humphrey DeForest, 1899-1957

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Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an American film and stage actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart as the greatest male star of classic American cinema. Bogart began acting in Broadway shows, beginning his career in motion pictures with Up the River (1930) for Fox. Bogart appeared in supporting roles for the next decade, sometimes portraying gangster...

Webb, Jack, 1920-1982

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Jack Webb was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter best remembered for his role of Police Sgt. Joe Friday on the television series "Dragnet" in the 1960s and 1970s. Born John Randolph "Jack" Webb in Santa Monica, California, he grew up in the poor section of Los Angeles in a rooming house that his mother ran. His father left the family just before he was born, and he never knew his father. During World War II, he joined the US Army Air Force, and served as a crewman...

DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959

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Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959) was an American motion picture producer and director, considered the archetype of the American film mogul. His 70 films reflect changing American tastes and values, and he was particularly noted for his multimillion-dollar spectacles. DeMille was born on August 12, 1881 to Henry Churchill de Mille and Matilda Beatrice Samuel de Mille. DeMille started acting on Broadway in 1900 and by 1913 he joined a film studio partnership which would eventually become Paramount Pi...

Susskind, Walter

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Albert, Eddie

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Actor. From the description of Letter, 1984. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49419439 ...

Carter, Desmond

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Eddy, Nelson

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Stratton, Gil

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Morgan, Dennis, 1908-1994

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Auer, Mischa, 1905-1967

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Stewert, Dorothy

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Brown, Nacio Herb, 1896-1964

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Composer of "Singin' in the rain" and other songs. From the description of Autograph card signed : [n.p.], [193-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906647 ...

Montgomery, Robert

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000678.0x000154 Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000834.0x00008a Epithet: Major-General, son of the 6th Lord Eglintoun British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000678.0x000161 Epithet: of H...

Donath, Ludwig, 1900-1967

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Skelton, Red, 1913-1997

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Red Skelton (b. Richard Bernard Skelton, July 17, 1913-d. Sept. 17, 1997), American comedian, radio and television performer. From the description of Skelton, Red, 1913-1997 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582271 This collection contains material dating primarily from Skelton's first marriage to wife, Edna during the 1930s and 1940s. Included are letters to Red from Don Ameche, Eddie Arnold, Bob Hope, Hedda Harper, Zazu Pitts, Nelson Rockefeller,...

Traubel, Helen

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Bledsow, Julies

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Keys, Paul

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Freise, Paul

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Riggs, Tommy

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Warren, Harry

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"Harry Warren, was born Salvatore Guaragna Warren, on December 24th, 1893 in Brooklyn, New York (died 22 September 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA.) One of the most important of all the popular film composers, Warren is probably best remembered for the innovative 30s film musicals he scored with lyricist Al Dubin. A son of Italian immigrants, from a family of 12, Warren taught himself to play accordion and piano, and joined a touring carnival show in his teens. Later, he worked in a variety o...

Wynn, Ed, 1886-1966

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Born Isaiah Edwin Leopold, Nov. 9, 1886 of European immigrants in Philadelphia; entered show business at 15; became successful NY vaudeville comic headliner by 17; appeared in Ziegfeld follies; wrote and produced his own shows on Broadway in 1920s and 1930s, featuring songs by Rodgers and Hart, Sammy Fain, and other well-known composers, and billing himself as The perfect fool, featuring his lisp, giggle, fluttering hands, outlandish costumes and inventions, and outrageous puns; starred on radio...

Baker, Kenny

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Levant, Oscar

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Pianist, composer, and writer. From the description of Printed renewal option with typed details, between Oscar Levant and Anna Sosenko, signed by both : [New York?], 1945 Apr. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270916053 ...

Russell, Rosalind

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Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001027.0x00025f Rosalind Russell was born in Waterbury, CT, on June 4, 1912; attended Marymount College, NY, and American Academy of Dramatic Artists, NY; she made her film debut in Evelyn Prentice (1934); she played many dramatic roles until she found her place in comedies; her star status was confirmed with her role in The women (1939); the winner ...

Fitzgerald, Barry, 1888-1961

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Johnstone, Bill, 1908-

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Wong, Barbra Jean

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Gordon, Ruth, 1896-1985

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Actress and playwright. From the description of Ruth Gordon papers, 1924-1969 (bulk 1940-1969). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130956 Biographical Note Ruth Gordon 1896, Oct. 30 Born, Wollaston, Mass. 1915 Appeared as Nibs in Peter Pan (play) ...

Berner, Sara

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Stevens, Leith, 1909-1970

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Romay, Linda

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Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967

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Steele, Ted

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Delano, Gwen

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Wyman, Jane, 1917-2007

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Smith, Aubrey

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Manning, Knox

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Hurt, Marlin

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Von Elst, Theodore

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Bruce, Nigel, 1895-1953

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Temple, Shirley, 1928-

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Herman, Jerry, 1938-

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Huston, Walter, 1884-1950

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Thomas, Lowell, 1894-1968

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Benny, Jack, 1894-1974.

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Jack Benny (1894-1974) was an American vaudeville, radio, television and film actor. Born Benjamin Kubelsky in Waukegan, Illinois, Benny first honed his talents as a comedian on the vaudeville stage, then found that his style was uniquely adapted to the new medium of radio, where he became a national celebrity with his Jack Benny Show (1943-1958). His wife, Mary Livingstone, often starred on the Jack Benny Show. Benny took his show to television and continued to appear in his own show, in specia...

Martell, Curt

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Churchill, Frank

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Gardiner, Reginald, 1903-1980

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Dickey, Annamary

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Macrae, Gordon

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Williams, Rhys, 1892-1969

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Greenstreet, Sydney

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Janney, Russell, 1884-1963

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Green, John W.

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Gwen, Edmund

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Lansbury, Angela, 1925-

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Bell, Shirley, 1933-

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Erickson, Louise

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McCalister, Lon, 1923-

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Feinstein, Herbert

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Putnam, G. P

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MacDonald, Jeanette, 1903-1965

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Jeanette MacDonald was born June 18, 1901 in Philadelphia; Broadway chorus girl in 1920, rapidly reached stardom in stage musicals and operettas; film debut, The love parade, 1929; teamed with Maurice Chevalier at Paramount; from 1933 at MGM, she paired with Nelson Eddy in singing partnership; married actor Gene Raymond, 1937; retired from screen to seek a new career in concert halls and on stage; died in 1965. From the description of Papers, 1931-1951 bulk 1942-1951. (University of ...

Nolan, Bob

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Moorehead, Agnes, 1906-1974

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Nash, Clarence, 1904-1985

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Ross, Shirley, 1913-1975

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Collier, Ralph

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Pemberton, Brock, 1885-1950

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Hoffman, Al, 1902-1960

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Andrews, Dana

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Felton, Verna, 1890-1966

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Verna Felton was born in 1889, in Salinas, CA; she spent many years on the stage before starting her career in radio, television and motion pictures. Felton is best known for her role as Hilda Crocker on the popular television programs December bride (1954-58) and Pete and Gladys (1960-62); she died CA. 1966 in CA. From the description of Papers 1890-1923. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 320039420 Biography ...

Wilde, Cornell

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Marshall, Herbert, 1890-1966

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Epithet: Dr; of Sloane MS 1326 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001192.0x0003b5 Herbert Marshall was a monoglot Englishman who came to work at the Aluminium Works (Laboratory Department) at Dolgarrog, Caernarfonshire. He learnt Welsh and could speak it exceptionally well. Later, he emigrated to Canada. He studied the mid-Conwy Valley extensively, consulting manuscripts and examining the ...

Malbin, Elaine

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Niven, David, 1971-

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Romberg, Sigmund

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Stewart, Janet

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Oddlie, Ellenor

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Chopin, Frederic

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Yeend, Frances

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American soprano. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Jan. 15, 1978 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861470 ...

Jacobowski, E

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Harper, Harold A. (Harold Anthony), 1911-1988

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Fields, Eddy

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Thebom, Blanche

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Operatic mezzo-soprano Blanche Thebom was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania in 1915, and began her formal concert career in 1941. She was a member of the Metropolitan Opera through 1967, known for her roles in Wagnerian epics. During this period she also toured extensively, including being the first American to perform at the Bolshoi in Moscow. In 1967 she was appointed head of The Atlanta Opera Company in Atlanta, Georgia. Following that, Thebom taught at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock....

Fibber McGee & Molly

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Moore, Gerald

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Bartholomew, Freddie, 1924-1992

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Bernauer, Rudolf, 1880-1953

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Rodgers, Richard

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Stewart, James

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Epithet: Lord of St. Colme's Inch British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000362.0x000345 Title: 5th Earl of Galloway British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000362.0x000353 Epithet: Captain; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000362.0x00033f Title: 7th Baro...

Smith, Edgar

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Butterfield, Herb

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Dempsey, Jack

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Allen, Fred, 1920-2012

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Lee, Pinky, 1907-1993

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Pinky Lee (b. Pincus Leff. May 2, 1907 in Saint Paul, Minn.-d. Apr 3, 1993, Mission Viejo, Calif.) was an American burlesque comic and host of the children's television program The Pinky Lee Show in the early 1950s. From the description of Lee, Pinky, 1907-1993 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 12022664 ...

Cushing, C. C. S

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Wilhelm, Julius

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Feld, Fritz, 1900-1993

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Wilson, Eileen

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Hersholt, Jean

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Field, Norman

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Davis, Joan

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Sharbutt, Del, 1912-2002

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Moran, Betty

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Abbott, Bud, 1895-1974

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Dietz, Howard

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Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz, writers and composers. From the description of Revenge with music: typescript, 1934. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122532975 Howard Dietz (1896-1983) was an important musical theater lyricist and motion picture publicist, who is well-known for his professional partnership with composer Arthur Schwartz, as well as for his long association with the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio. Born in New York City...

Hayward, Susan, 1917-1975

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Born on June 30, 1918 as Edythe Marrenner, Susan Hayward grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents were Ellen Pearson and Walter Marrenner, and her maternal grandparents emigrated from Sweden. Hayward graduated high school intending to become a secretary, but soon began modeling in New York City. In 1937, she went to Hollywood to audition for the role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, a part she lost to Vivien Leigh. According to her management, the name Susan Hayward was c...

Simpson, Marion

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Turner, Lana, 1921-

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Osborne, Ted

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Lindsey, Howard

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Schwab, Lawrence

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Eiler, Barbara

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Dowling, Eddie

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Herbert, Joseph

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Epithet: President of the Council at Montserrat British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000447.0x0000cf ...

Lamour, Dorothy, 1914-1996

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Sarnoff, Dorothy

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Singer, Speech Consultant, and Author. Dorothy Sarnoff was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1914 and graduated in the Cornell University class of 1935. She became an accomplished singer on Broadway, television, and in Opera, starring in "The King and I" with Yul Brynner. Her performance credits include "Rosalinda," "My Darlin' Aida," "Tosca," "Magdalena," "The Ed Sullivan Show," a USO show in Germany, and Super Club Acts at the Pierre Hotel's Cotillion Room and the Americana Hotel's Bal Masque Supper C...

Reed, William

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Epithet: donor to York Museum British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001033.0x000090 Epithet: Ensign; 12th Regt British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001033.0x000091 ...

Haley, Jack

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Mandel, Frank, 1884-1958

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Mandel was born on May 31, 1884 in San Francisco, CA; attended UC Berkeley; his plays include Our wives (with Helen Craft, 1912), Sweet little devil (with Laurence Schwab, 1924), No, no, Nanette (with Otto Harbach, 1924), and The new moon (with Schwab and Oscar Hammerstein, 1927); dissolved partnership with Schwab in 1932; became producer for Warner Brothers, 1937-38; presented and produced Vickie (1942). From the description of Papers, 1892-1950. (University of California, Los Angel...

Donaldson, Walter, 1893-1947

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Composer of "Mammy" and "My buddy" and other songs. From the description of Autograph card signed : [n.p.], to Irene [Gallagher], 1921 May. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906674 Epithet: comedian? British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001149.0x000245 ...

Blair, Janet

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Colier, Constance, 1878-1955

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Hooker, Brian, 1880-1946

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Coward, Noël, 1899-1973

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English composer, writer, actor, and producer. From the description of Signature on his visiting card, dated : [n.p., n.d.], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270899310 Badger's Green opened Jun. 12, 1930. From the description of Letter [1930] Jun. 20 [London] to Maurice Browne [London] (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34365183 English actor and author. From the description of The Birth of Hope : autograph manuscript signed ...

Bushman, Francis X., 1883-1966

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Janis, Elsie

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Elsie Janis (1889-1956) was a performer in musical comedy, vaudeville, and motion pictures, and also a composer and screenwriter. Born Elsie Bierbower in Columbus, Ohio, March 16, 1889, Elsie Janis made her stage debut at the age of eight in THE CHARITY BALL, and quickly rose to popularity in vaudeville as "Little Elsie." She made her Broadway debut in THE VANDERBILT CUP in 1906, and also appeared in THE HOYDEN (1907), THE FAIR CO-ED (1909), THE SLIM PRINCESS (1910) and THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER (...

Millar, Lee

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Dorman, Felix

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Edwards, Leo

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Mosey, Larry

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Varden, Norman

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Fields, W.C.

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Day, Doris, 1922-

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Doris Day (b. April 3, 1922, Cincinnati, OH) is an American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist. She began her career as a big band singer and recorded more than 650 songs from 1947 to 1967. Her film career began with the 1948 film Romance on the High Seas, and its success sparked her twenty-year career as a motion picture actress. Day stared in the successful sitcom, The Doris Day Show....

Caesar, Irving

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Writer of "Swanee" and other songs. From the description of Autograph card signed : [New York], to Irene [Gallagher], 1921 May 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270935634 Lyricist. From the description of Reminiscences of Irving Caesar : oral history, [195-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122564878 Lyricist and songwriter who served as stenographer and secretary on Henry Ford's Peace Expedition, 1915-1916. ...

O'Brien, Virginia

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Speaker, Tris

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Whitfield, Ann

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Heath, E. P.

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Hampden, Walter, 1879-1955

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American actor, director, manager, promoter, and critic. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1890-1955] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155508085 Hampden was an American actor. From the description of [Letter] 1930 Jun. 19, 16 Gramercy Park, New York [to] Marjory P. Nield / Walter Hampden. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 231685962 ...

Galliard, Slim

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Curtiz, Michael, 1888-1962

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Morris, Roland

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Pitts, Zasu 1894-1963

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Harbach, Otto, 1873-1963

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Songwriter, playwright. From the description of Reminiscences of Otto Harbach : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86158341 Otto Harbach, librettist and lyricist, was born Otto Hauerbach in Salt Lake City. He was educated at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois and went on to teach English at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Moving to New York in 1901, Harbach (who changed the spelling of ...

Holloway, Gene

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Woods, Ilene

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Colona, Jerry

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Grauer, Ben

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Born in Staten Island, N.Y., Benjamin Franklin Grauer (1908-1977) had a prosperous career as a child actor in the 1920s, both in film and on Broadway. He graduated from Townsend Harris Hall High School, the preparatory school for City College of New York, and he received his B.A. from City College in 1930. Grauer started in radio as an actor but soon became part of the broadcasting staff at the National Broadcasting Company. On the radio, he was associated with Walter Winchell, Eleanor Roosevelt...

Gerrard, Gene

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Lynn, Diana

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Garfield, John, 1943-

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Sellby, Sara

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Fries, Paul

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Wright, Bob, 1911-

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Waldo, Janet

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CORWIN, NORMAN

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Friese, Paul

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Stolz, Robert

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Grant, Cary, 1904-1986

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Novello, Jay, 1905-1982

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Singer, Lou

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Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971

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American poet. From the description of The Voluble Wheel Chair (for Eugène--March 31,1952) : Baltimore : autograph poem signed, written for Eugène Reynal, 1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612668 American writer. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : New York, 16 March 1962, to Mr. Miller, 1962 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874504 American poet Ogden Nash was born in New York and raised along the east coast. Afte...

Sedan, Rolfe

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Beatty, Clyde, 1903-1965

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Grieg, Edvard

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Edvard Grieg was a Norwegian composer, and Edward MacDowell was an American composer. From the description of Letter : Kopenhagen, to Edward MacDowell, New York, 1901 Apr. 8. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122364004 From the guide to the Letter : Kopenhagen, to Edward MacDowell, New York, 1901 Apr. 8, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) Grieg was a Norwegian pianist and composer. Johannes Wolf was a musical historian and specialist in the ...

Kerns, Jol

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Jewell, Isabel, 1909-1972

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Singleton, Penny, 1908-2003

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Hill, George, 1905-

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Epithet: Rector of Tormoham British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000568.0x0002ee Epithet: Dr; Principal of St Andrew's University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000568.0x0002ea Epithet: Apothecary, of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000568.0x0002e9...

Helburn, Theresa, 1887-1959

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Theresa Helburn was born in New York City in 1887, graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1908, and had an early career as a writer of essays, poetry, and plays, and as a theatre critic for The Nation. In 1919, she joined the Theatre Guild in New York City as a play reader. Within a few years she was co-administrative director with Lawrence Langner. As a writer, critic, director, and administrator, Theresa Helburn was a major force in the development of twentieth-century American theatre. She was m...

Goldberg, Rube, 1883-1970

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Rube Goldberg (1883-1970) was a cartoonist and inventor from New York, N.Y. From the description of Rube Goldberg interview, 1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 767864573 Cartoonist, inventor. From the description of Rube Goldberg interview, 1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557436 ...

Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994

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Green, Johhny

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Borge, Victor

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Singer, Stuffy

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Edwards, Jack, 1918-2006

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Jack Edwards began his career attending Penn State and Ithaca College, Ithaca N.Y. and graduating with a degree in fine arts. He spent 17 years working in New York City where he designed one Broadway show, and numerous off-Broadway shows. His first professional job was working as an assistant designer on Richard Burtons Hamlet in 1964. He worked in retail and wholesale fashion design, and had his own fashion company in which he designed for such opera stars as Shirley Verrett, Marti...

Shay, John

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Friml, Rudolf, 1879-1972

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Charles Rudolf Friml was born on Dec. 7, 1879 in Prague, Czechoslovakia; studied composition with Antonín Dvořák and piano with Josef Jiránek at the Prague Conservatory (1900-3); was accompanist for the violinist Jan Kubelík on tours of Europe and the US (1900-6); settled in the US in 1906, performing his First piano concerto with Walter Damrosch and the New York Symphony Orchestra; gained a reputation for his keyboard improvisations, character pieces, lyrical salon dances, etudes, violin a...

Nealy, Helen

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Nolan, Jeanette, 1911-1998

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Ranckus, Dida

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Rodby, Eleanor

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Farrell, Eileen

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Gersott, Ava

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Blossom, Henry, 1866-1919

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Manning, Irene, 1912-2004

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Fields, Herbert, 1897-1958

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Jeweler and goldsmith. From the description of Slides of jewelry designed by Miye Matsukata, [ca. 1970]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 227187166 ...

Johnson, William, -1991

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Epithet: of Selby British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000356.0x0002a3 Epithet: MD, in the Low Countries British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000356.0x000294 Epithet: Coroner for county Sussex British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000356.0x00028d Epithet: of...

Styne, Jule, 1905-1994

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Previews began Oct. 20, 1980, at the Palace Theatre, New York, N.Y. After 8 performances it closed without ever opening officially. Charles Kimbrough and Jack Weston were in the cast album released by Original Cast Records. From the description of One night stand / music and scoring by Jule Styne ; book and lyrics by Herb Gardner, 1980. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 764469120 Composer of "Gypsy" and other music. From the description of Autograph ...

Lawrence, Jack, 1945-

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Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993

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Actress, director. From the description of Reminiscences of Lillian Gish : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309742647 Actress. From the description of Papers of Lillian Gish, 1920-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130921 Actress whose career spanned the silent film era till the 1980's. From the description of Papers, 1919-1997. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 392...

Lanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986

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Schnitzer, Ignatz

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Niles, Melva

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Bolton, Guy, 1884-1979

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British librettist. From the description of Guy Bolton letter to William Work, 1953 Jan. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 636586834 English playwright. From the description of Typewritten letters signed (18), autograph letter signed (1), autograph correspondence cards signed (2) and a Christmas card signed with message : Remsenbury, New York, etc., to "June" (Mrs. Edward Hillman, Jr.), 1966-1978 and undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270539379 ...

Luders, Gustav

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Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-1981

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Hoagy Carmichael was born in Bloomington, Indiana, November 22, 1899, the son of Howard Clyde and Lida Mary (Robinson) Carmichael. He earned a LLB from Indiana University in 1926, and married Ruth Mary Meinardi on March 14, 1936. He was the composer of many hit songs, namely Stardust (1927), and became the star of both his own radio program (Tonight at Hoagy's) and his own television show (Saturday Night Review). His acting credits include the films To Have and to Have Not, Johnny Angel, Canyon ...

Begley, Ed

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The Sportsmen

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Fontaine, Joan, 1917-2013

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American actress, author, and lecturer; b. Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland in Japan; came to U.S. in 1919 and subsequently became a naturalized citizen. From the description of Joan Fontaine collection, 1929-1997. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70963167 ...

Stafford, Henry

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Epithet: of Beeley, witness of Wolley Ch ii.54 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000615.0x00020e Epithet: of Beeley British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000615.0x0001bd Title: Duke of Buckingham British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vd...

Stanford, Hanley

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Nelson, Ozzie, 1906-1975

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Nelson, a band leader and radio and television actor, formed his big band, Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra, in the 1930s. He hired singer and film actress, Harriet Hilliard as vocalist, and in 1935 Ozzie and Harriet married. The Orchestra played on the radio and Ozzie and Harriet began appearing on radio programs including the "Red Skelton Show." In 1944 they started their own comedy radio program, "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" which depicted their own family life and...

Johnson, Lamont (Pianist)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q943zr (person)

Logan, Ella, 1913-1969

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f895v9 (person)

Fairbanks, Douglas

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mj0psh (person)

Jones, A. M. (Allan M.), 1945-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68m5th2 (person)

Votranie, Peter

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vv4n0k (person)

Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zg6sr0 (person)

Contains correspondence from Gladys Lloyd Cassell Robinson, wife of Edward G. Robinson. From the description of Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1940-1944. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155893597 American actor and author; b. Emanuel Goldenberg in Romania. From the description of Edward G. Robinson collection, 1912-1988. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 71055456 Edward G. Robinson owned an electric company in Auro...

Swarthout, Gladys, 1904-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s7670j (person)

Antonini, Alfredo

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r62qtx (person)

Fields, Dorothy, 1905-1974

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hf8jtc (person)

Dorothy Fields, lyricist and librettist, was born in Allenhurst, New Jersey, July 15, 1905. She was the daughter of Lew Fields, comedian and producer, and Rose (Harris) Shoenfeld. Her first well known song was "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," which she wrote with James McHugh in 1928. She collaborated extensively with her brother Herbert Fields, who also was a librettist. Their most famous production was "Annie Get Your Gun," produced in 1946. Her other brother Joseph Fields was a dramatic ...

Owen, Reginald, 1887-1972

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m08pms (person)

Actor. From the description of Reminiscences of Reginald Owen : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122620319 ...

Green, John

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6387022 (person)

Epithet: Knight 1874; Consul General at Bucharest British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x000148 Epithet: DD, Dean and (1761) Bishop of Lincoln British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x000146 Epithet: of Add MS 4432 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_10000000...

Grey, Virginia, 1917-2004

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6681732 (person)

Slim Galliard Trio

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vv4w9h (corporateBody)

Thompson, Kay

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vv4m96 (person)

Tobin, Dan, 1909-1982

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6972c44 (person)

Tracy, Spencer

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68b40ns (person)

Hutton, Marion

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tk1jj9 (person)

Tilton, Martha

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qj8cvn (person)

Antheil, George, 1900-1959

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64t6jc5 (person)

George Antheil, 1900-1959, composer of ultramodern music in the 1920's, prominent in the Parisian literary and artistic avant-garde of the period; subsequently composer of film scores in Hollywood as well as orchestral works and ballets; after 1939 composing in a more traditional style. From the description of George Antheil papers, 1919-1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 460879070 Composer. From the description of An explana...

Wolf, Nat

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rg8q97 (person)

Wodehouse, P.G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w37w5k (person)

P. G. Wodehouse was an American and English novelist, poet, playwright, journalist, and short-story writer. From the description of Pelham Grenville Wodehouse collection of papers, 1905-1975. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122465613 From the guide to the Pelham Grenville Wodehouse collection of papers, 1905-1975, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) British author. From ...

Hainer, Donna

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d9294x (person)

von Ruten, Louis

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63s3ks5 (person)

Singleton, Doris, 1919-2012

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r33vm7 (person)

Langford, Frances

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6d83mmz (person)

Mason, James, 1909-1984

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66h5gh8 (person)

Actor. From the description of Reminiscences of James Mason : oral history, 1982. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309733552 ...

Lydon, James, 1923-...

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nx2j3r (person)

Pearce, Alice

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k77b60 (person)

Hilliard, Harriet

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62w5c19 (person)

Grunbaum, Max

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63g7nc1 (person)

Rarick, John R., 1924-2009

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kw6tp7 (person)

Gardner, Reginald

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hr6zrs (person)

Adler, Larry, 1939-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c54njh (person)

Born in White Plains, N.Y. in 1939, Larry Adler works as an advertising copywriter and freelance author. His books for children focus primarily on sports. From the description of Larry Adler papers, 1979-1980 [manuscript]. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 703421477 Robert Russell Bennett was an American composer, orchestrator and conductor. From the guide to the Robert Russell Bennett papers, 1911-1981, (Music Library) ...

Stewart, Jimmy

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6931mjn (person)

Hank Williams was born Hiram Hank Williams near Georgiana, Ala., 17 Oct. 1923. After being taught by a local African-American Rufus Payne and in the Baptist Church to play the guitar and sing, Hank began performing at the age of fourteen. Although Williams and his music were a national phenomena, his personal life was marred by marriage troubles and alcoholism. Hank died of a heart attack at age 29. His grave, and that of his former wife Audrey, are located in Oakwood Ce...

Haymes, Dick

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fr0c3b (person)

Allyson, June, 1917-2006

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6449tg2 (person)

Moore, Victor

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60m52kc (person)

Rathbone, Basil, 1892-1967

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ww7pn9 (person)

British stage, screen, and radio actor; b. in Johannesburg, South Africa. From the description of Basil Rathbone collection, 1924-1950. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70925636 Actor. From the description of Reminiscences of Basil Rathbone : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122512788 Huxley was an English novelist and Rathbone an English actor. Rathbone played a character in The giaconda smil...

Stafford, Hanley

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63c8skq (person)

Abbott, George, 1887-1995

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m90d2c (person)

American theatrical producer and director. From the description of George Abbott letter to William Work, 1953 Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 502306264 ...

Edwards, Sam, 1955-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nd8thj (person)

Rey, Alvino 1909-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6818194 (person)

Clayton, Jan

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67203nf (person)

McIntyre, John

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vc1211 (person)

Templeton, Alec, 1910-1963

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k07qt6 (person)

Composed originally for piano, 1936. Transcribed 1936. First broadcast performance Chicago, December 1938, Benny Goodman conductor. First concert performance New York, 15 January 1939, members of the New York Philharmonic, Henry Brant conductor, Benny Goodman soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Bach goes to town / Alec Templeton ; symphonic arrangement by Henry Brant. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 56024505 ...

Gardner, Ed

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wz09qp (person)

Whiting, Barbara

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69x39n9 (person)

Williams, Hugh

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6193f50 (person)

Epithet: of Penrhyn Title: 8th Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x00008c Epithet: Vicar of Bassaleg British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000212.0x000342 Epithet: Reverend; of Add MS 14992 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Descri...

Conrad, Bill

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s781d6 (person)

Bookkeeper, bookseller, publisher, collector, and dealer of rare books, art, and manuscripts. From the description of Magazine article, 1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122622511 From the guide to the Bill Conrad magazine article, 1978, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Hestone, John

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65k0dp5 (person)

Roberts, Thea

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bm45ms (person)

Tangeman, Nell

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k47wrr (person)

Feldton, Verna

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60131ms (person)

Lee, Katie

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gc508f (person)

From the guide to the Katie Lee Collection, 1952-2009., (Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department) ...

Blanc, Mel

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64x5psv (person)

Holloway, Sterling

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pg41d5 (person)

Price, Vincent

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w21k4s (person)

Whitefield, Ann

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m45vp0 (person)

Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zg7n4n (person)

Actor. From the description of Reminiscences of Joseph Cotten : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122569597 ...

Schwartz, Arthur

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6z15b1b (person)

Barret, Tony

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mf1sv0 (person)

Von Zell, Harry

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65h875q (person)

Morison, Patricia, 1915-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hb17dk (person)

Tully, Tom

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fk57xm (person)

DeCorsia, Ted

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rp62w9 (person)

Powers, Margo

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nh7m00 (person)

Erroll, Leon

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zm89dv (person)

Bouche, Bill

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62s6hmx (person)

Wright, Will

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kr0v1g (person)

Vitali, Charles

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68f2skp (person)

Lloyd, Jack

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rp63j7 (person)

Wright, Robert Alderson Wright, Baron, 1869-1964

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hf1cfq (person)

Epithet: of the Excise, Belfast British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000507.0x0001f2 Epithet: of Walthamstow British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000507.0x0001f3 Epithet: of Morthen, British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000838.0x0001d8 Epithet: senior ...

Murphy, George, 1902-1992

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67w75wb (person)

Reiss, Virginia

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65g1qns (person)

Connor, Whitefield

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bt1p9w (person)

Fuldheim, Dorothy

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zx4kjj (person)

Isler, Barbra

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k203v7 (person)

Caryll, Ivan, 1861-1921

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ks7vnj (person)

Composer of "My beautiful lady" and "Wait till the cows come home." From the description of Autograph card signed : [n.p.], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906660 ...

Goss, Frank

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jn5689 (person)

Post, W.H.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jz18bm (person)

Hatch, Wilbur

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r62q96 (person)

Milland, Ray

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61g0t0w (person)

Brown, Joe E.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ss1xr9 (person)

Edwards, Gus

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6845vkj (person)

Leslie, Joan, 1925-....

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t166xg (person)

Sharbert, Dell

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gk2dq5 (person)

Jolson, Al, 1886-1950

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hm66sr (person)

Composer. From the description of Autograph note signed : [New York], to Irene [Gallagher], 1921 Jan. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270914110 Although many people view Al Jolson as little more than a singer of long ago, the voice of "The Jazz Singer", the first full-length 'talking movie", he was known as The World's Greatest Entertainer, a superstar before the word was coined, a man whose musical heritage created much of the entertainment industry we know today. His car...

McHugh, Jimmy, 1894-1969

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v98r52 (person)

Songwriter. From the description of Reminiscences of James Francis McHugh : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86158322 ...

Sakalov, Vladimir

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mm9cfd (person)

Ameche, Don

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60k332z (person)

Benzell, Mimi

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s76p38 (person)

Walker, Robert

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w699840d (person)

Robert Walker was born in 1718. He was apprenticed to Joseph Gibson, surgeon and pharmacist (chir. apoth) in 1734. He entered the Incorporation of Surgeons, Edinburgh, in 1747, and was President of the body in 1754. He was awarded the degree of M.D. from Edinburgh University in 1787 and he is described as a Virginian. His thesis De cynanche maligna was dedicated to Robert Walker and John Banister of Virginia, to William Shippen M.D. of Pennsylvania, and to Richard Walker his brother. Earlier in ...

Ballard, Kaye

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63j47mr (person)

Vitali, Joe

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w640157n (person)

Oberon, Merle, 1911-1979

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67660nv (person)

Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dv4krk (person)

Actress. From the description of Reminiscences of Celeste Holm : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122565549 ...

Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1961

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6098x8q (person)

Cohan, George M.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b85bg0 (person)

Entertainer. From the description of Scripts of George M. Cohan, 1933-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455917 From the description of George M. Cohan play scripts, 1928, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71208762 Dramatic author, composer, manager, and actor. From the description of Letter to Elizabeth Freeman, 1920. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122510230 American composer. ...

Case, Evelyn

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tz6br6 (person)

Ahearn, Brian

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64z81tx (person)

Hayworth, Rita, 1918-1987

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wh456b (person)

Actress. From the description of Papers, 1943. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 144611742 ...

Goodwin, Bill

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rw3gw6 (person)

Green, Johnny, 1949-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s312jc (person)

Curran, William

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q65j6m (person)

Smith, Harry Bache, 1860-1936

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62b92hv (person)

Lyricist. From the description of Harry Bache Smith correspondence, 1895-1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980474 American writer of short stories, plays, and librettos. A collector of rare books, manuscripts, and autographs, Smith also wrote about his collecting activities. From the description of Papers, 1773-1935, (bulk 1890-1930). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122648359 ...

Winslow, Louise

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60x14p4 (person)

Whiting, Margaret

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xn0sgj (person)

Bell, Marion

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pt0n05 (person)

Grey, Clifford, 1887-1941

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q81xfg (person)

Moore, Tom

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68b3zk3 (person)

United States Armed Forces Orchestra

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xt8zm5 (corporateBody)

Nease, George

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zq74df (person)

Lillie, Beatrice, 1894-1989

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cz3cz4 (person)

Beatrice Lillie, stage star, was born in Toronto, Canada on May 29, 1894. Her first appearances on stage were in 1914 in Canada and in England in musical revues. She made her Broadway debut in Andre Charlot's Revue of 1924 . Miss Lillie's most notable Broadway performances were in The Seven Lively Arts, Inside U. S. A., Ziegfeld Follies of 1957 and High Spirits . She toured the world in An Evening with Beatrice Lillie from 1952 to 1956. Miss Lillie appeared in films and on television. She marrie...

Gould, Sandra

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69d9vcf (person)

Menjou, Adolphe, 1890-1963

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pp0z66 (person)

Anderson, Eddie

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kd63hg (person)

Eddie Anderson is a political and social activist. From the description of [Eddie Anderson Collection] 1965-2000 (University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 436236937 ...

Arthur, Jack

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kt9ks4 (person)

Hassel, Joe

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60q3vw6 (person)

Stafford, Jo

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gk2c5k (person)

Nelson, Frank

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xn19fp (person)

Gay, Bill

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6875g9f (person)

Young, Carleton

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61h3jzm (person)

Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xs64c0 (person)

Composed 1884-85. First performance Stuttgart, 8 December 1885, the composer as soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of 1st concerto for violoncello, op. 8 / by Victor Herbert. [1965?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50216538 Victor Herbert (1859-1924) cellist, co-founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), conductor and composer is best known as the composer of light operas such as Babes in Toyland...

Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63794f2 (person)

English character actor. From the description of Letter to Harriet Lancashire White, 1942 March 13. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 48926815 ...

Garrett, Betty

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zw4sxm (person)

Bond, Carrie Jacobs

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p112rf (person)

Osbourne, Ted

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kj3dz8 (person)

Young, Alan G.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mt6t0w (person)

Shirley, Bill

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64876wm (person)

Thor, Larry

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62p82kt (person)

Merrel, Lou

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sw0jfc (person)

Stevens, Risë (1913-2013).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60r9nb5 (person)

American mezzo-soprano. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, July 12, 1978 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861600 American mezzo soprano. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : [n.p.], 2 January 1962, to Mr. [Joseph] Chouinard, 1962 Jan. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270962262 Risë Stevens, 1913-2013 Risë Stevens was born in New York...

Wanger, Walter, 1894-1968

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6571khx (person)

Sothern, Ann, 1909-2001

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t44kx9 (person)

Born Harriet Lake on Jan. 22, 1909 in Valley City, ND; educated at Univ. of WA; trained as a vocalist by her mother; made her film debut (1929) in small parts then headed for Broadway; returned to films (1933) and played lighthearted heroines in B pictures for Columbia and RKO; moved to MGM (1939) and gained popularity in the series Maisie; started a successful television career (1950s) in her own shows, Private Secretary and later The Ann Sothern show; her numerous film credits include: Lady be...

Wood, Gloria

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n71dmj (person)

Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pv6t6j (person)

In 1925 high school teacher John T. Scopes was arrested and tried for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in Dayton, Tennessee. Scopes was defended by Clarence Darrow, while the prosecution was represented by William Jennings Bryan. The historical characters' names were changed for this dramatization, which originally premiered on Broadway in 1955. From the description of Inherit the wind / by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, 1996. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: ...

Miller, Marvin

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rs4r1n (person)

Corcoran, Noreen

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tp06b4 (person)

Railroad Hour Radio Program

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fp49dc (corporateBody)

Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee were a creative team who wrote, adapted, and produced scripts for radio broadcasts, television programs, and musical theatre productions from the 1940's into the 1970's. Lawrence and Lee began their collaboration with the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS), which they helped to create in 1942. While with the AFRS, they wrote a wide variety of programs that were broadcast to troops overseas - comedy programs, dramatic programs, and informational programs...

Whitey, Dame Mae

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mb37ct (person)

Mercer, Johnny

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65140xb (person)

Johnny Mercer (1910-1976) was born John H. Mercer in Savannah, Georgia, the son of George Anderson Mercer. He was educated in Savannah public schools and at Woodberry Forest School in Virginia. He worked with his father in the real estate loan business before heading to New York in 1929 with the Savannah Town Theater group for a National Little Theater contest. He remained in New York to try for a stage career. He became a well-known lyricist and moved to California, where he produced many hit s...

Warenskjold, Dorothy

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sb57bp (person)

Chekov, Michael

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bq30kx (person)

Ball, Lucille, 1911-1989

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61d2m0g (person)

The Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz collection chronicles the lives and careers of two of the most influential figures in the history of American entertainment. Ball and Arnaz achieved immortality when they created the roles of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo in the ground-breaking television situation comedy "I Love Lucy" in 1952. From the description of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz collection 1915-1990 (bulk 1925-1990). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71128329 ...

Smith, Oliver

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61094gg (person)

Bryan, Nana

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qw6gpb (person)

Logan, Barbara

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67f5vg0 (person)

Olcott, Chauncey, 1858-1932

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60c50t8 (person)

Tenor and composer. From the description of Autograph card signed : [n.p.], 1904. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270907068 ...

MacConnell, Keith

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n71fq9 (person)

Barrymore, Ethel, 1879-1959

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66d676p (person)

American actress. From the description of Ethel Barrymore autograph, 1895. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936509 ...

Chandler, Jeff

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ss1rnw (person)

Donald, Duck

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s027d0 (person)

Baer, Parley

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hc219g (person)

Costello, Lou

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6865qcw (person)

Munson, Eddie

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69x3951 (person)

Ayars, Ann

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Dietz and Schwartz

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De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961

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Lee De Forest was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on August 26, 1873. He was a graduate of the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale University in 1896 and received a Ph.D. from Yale in 1899. He was an important contributor in the development of wireless telegraphy in the United States. He started multiple radio broadcasting companies and patented 300 inventions in his lifetime. In 1904, he was awarded the gold medal at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. He died on June 30, 1961. F...

The Nat King Cole Trio

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Paskman, Daily

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Kearns, Joseph

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Carmichael, Hoagy, 1899-

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Conreid, Hans

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Philips, Barney

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Munsel, Patrice, 1925-

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Father Flanagan

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Melchior, Lauritz

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Danish tenor, later naturalized American. From the description of Autograph letter signed and autograph letter in the third person, dated : New York, 18 February 1936 and 9 March 1937, to Harry [Harkness] Flagler (and to Mr. & Mrs. Flagler), 1936 Feb. 18 and 1937 Mar. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582159 ...

Puccini, Giacomo

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An Italian opera composer, Giacomo Puccini at the time of this letter was overseeing the production of La Fanciulla del West at the Teatro Grande, Brescia. The recipient, Antonio Bettolacci, was Puccini's personal business agent. From the guide to the ALS, from Giacomo [Puccini], Brescia, to Antonio Bettolacci, Torre del Lago, 1911 Aug. 19, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) From the description of ALS, 1911 Aug. 19, from Giacomo [Puccini], Brescia, to Antonio Be...

Young, Loretta, 1913-2000

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MacMurray, Fred, 1908-

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Baines, Bob

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Golden, Harry, 1902-1981

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Harry Golden was journalist and publisher, best known for his quotable editorials in the Carolina Israelite. Born in New York as Harry Goldhurst, he attended City College and worked as a reporter before taking a job with the Charlotte Observer. Staying in North Carolina, he founded the Carolina Israelite, writing every word of the bimonthly paper, and gaining an international readership for his views on civil rights, racism, and other topics of the day. His humorous approach to social issues won...

Forrest, Helen

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Allman, Elvia

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Tone, Franchot

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Marsh, Myra

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Powell, Dick

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Raft, George

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Marx, Groucho

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Hornsby, Roger

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Kantor, McKinlay

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Bartell, Harry

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Ross, Earl

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Sharpe, Don

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Conner, Nadine

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C. M. Lee

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Bear, Polly

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Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966

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American composer and writer. From the description of Typewritten letter signed and autograph letter signed, dated : Stamford, Conn., 28 August 1927 and 1 March 1931, to Mr. [Harry Harkness] Flagler, 1927 Aug. 28 and 1927 Sept. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270676607 From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Stamford, Conn., 7 December 1931, to Mrs. [Melbert B.] Cary [Mary Flagler Cary], 1931 Dec. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270676604 From...

Sheene, Bishop Fulton J

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Hope, Bob, 1903-2003

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Bob Hope (b. May 29, 1903, London, England–d. July 27, 2003, Los Angeles, CA) was a star of radio, film, television and stage during the 1940-1970's. He acted, song and danced through much of WW II entertaining troops. He continued entertaining troops though Korea, Vietnam and the Middle East. Additionally, Hope made many guest appearances on television as well as hosting his own specials. ...

Boyer, Charles, 1899-1978

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Boyer was born Aug. 28, 1899 in Figeac, France; studied philosophy at the Sorbonne and drama at the Paris Conservatory; after his stage and film debuts in 1920, he became a matinee idol on stage; moved between Hollywood, France, and Germany from 1929-1934, and permanently moved to Los Angeles in 1934; developed career as a great lover and lead actor in films produced in France and Hollywood; married English actress Pat Paterson; active during WWII in cementing Franco-American relations and headi...

Hussey, Ruth

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Pixley, Frank Morrison, 1825-1895

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Friml, Rudolf, 1879-1972

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Charles Rudolf Friml was born on Dec. 7, 1879 in Prague, Czechoslovakia; studied composition with Antonín Dvořák and piano with Josef Jiránek at the Prague Conservatory (1900-3); was accompanist for the violinist Jan Kubelík on tours of Europe and the US (1900-6); settled in the US in 1906, performing his First piano concerto with Walter Damrosch and the New York Symphony Orchestra; gained a reputation for his keyboard improvisations, character pieces, lyrical salon dances, etudes, violin a...

Youmans, Vincent, 1898-1946

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Young, Carlton

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Fudd, Elmer

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March, Hal, 1920-1970

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Spillman

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Williams, Hugh, 1904-1969

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Wynn, Keenan, 1916-1986

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Christine, Virginia, 1920-1996

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Tierney, Harry, 1890-1965

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Robbins, Jerome

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American dancer, choreographer, and ballet master. From the description of Jerome Robbins scrapbooks [microform]. 1937-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81722948 From the description of Jerome Robbins scrapbooks. 1986-1990. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79096064 American ballet dancer and choreographer primarily associated with American Ballet Theatre in the 1940s and the New York City Ballet since 1949; also, theatrical director and choreographer whose producti...

Donnelly, Dorothy, 1880-1928

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Brian, Arthur Q

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Mercer, Johhny

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Averback, Hy

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Tuttle, Lurene

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Ayenoni, Patty

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Benaderet, Bea, 1906-1968

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Owen, Tudor

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Lupino, Ida

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Best, Edna, 1900-1974

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Temple, Alvina

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Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969

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Rogers, Roy

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Lenny Herman Quintet

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Stang, Arnold 1925-....

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McLellen, C. M. S

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Martin, Ruth, 1954-....

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Snowden, Eric

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Roebson, Bill M

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MacDonough, Glen, 1870-1924

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Bryan, Arthur Q.

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Fields, Eddie

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Ogg, Sammy

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Edwards, Joan (Designer)

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Merrill, Lew

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Bracken, Eddie, 1915-2002

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Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986

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Alan Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre both for the stage and on film. He won three Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, among other honors....

Edelman

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Smith, Charlie

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Strachey, Jack, 1894-1972

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Elis, David

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Van Heusen, Jimmy, 1913-1990

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Van Heusen was born in Syracuse, NY on Jan. 26, 1913 as Edward Chester Babcock; adopted his professional name Van Heusen (taken from the name of the shirt company) at the age of 16 when he became a radio pianist, singer, and announcer; wrote college shows at Syracuse Univ. and studied singing with Howard Lyman; replaced Harold Arlen as composer at the Cotton Club in Harlem in 1933 and worked as a pianist and song plugger for Tin Pan Alley; met Jimmy Dorsey in 1938 while working for Remick Publis...

Ainly, Lynn

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Norman, Lucille

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Sinatra, Frank

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The son of italian immigrants, Frank Sinatra began singing and doing impersonations in school which led to his future career as singer with the Hoboken Four in 1935. The quartet broke up in 1936 and Frank started working his way through the music industry until he finally got his big break in 1940. He would become one of Hollywood's leading men for the next two decades and a constant music hall draw after that until very close to the day he died in 1998. (Adapted from the Official Sinatra Family...

Foster, Stephen Collins

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Stephen Collins foster was born in Pittsburgh in 1826. He wasnaturally inclined to music and he wrote over one hundred and seventy songs in his short life. He traveled to New Orleans and New York to compose music but still came back to Pittsburgh, where he died in 1864. From the description of Stephen Foster Collins collection 1931-1932 [typescripts]. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 48010401 Robert Russell Bennett was an American composer, orchest...

Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924

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Composed 1884-85. First performance Stuttgart, 8 December 1885, the composer as soloist.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of 1st concerto for violoncello, op. 8 / by Victor Herbert. [1965?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50216538 Victor Herbert (1859-1924) cellist, co-founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), conductor and composer is best known as the composer of light operas such as Babes in Toyland...

Hauser, Jerry

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Kirby, Paul, 1934-

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Garson, Greer, 1908-1996

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Powell, Jane, 1929-....

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Jane Powell (Suzanne Burce) (b. 1929) was an actress, singer who began her career in 1943 at the age of 13. An appearance was arranged for the young singer on the radio network broadcast of Hollywood Showcase, and about a week later her screen test for MGM was pronounced a success -- Suzanne Burce became Jane Powell. She was under contract with Metro-Goldwyn Mayer to 1957. Motion pictures in which she performed include "Holiday in Mexico," "Royal Wedding," "Athena," "Seven Brides for Seven Broth...

Croft, Mary Jane, 1916-1999

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Randolf, Don

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Stevens, Sheila

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Treacher, Arthur, 1894-1975

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della Chiesa, Vivian

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Haskins, Virginia.

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Douglas, Scott (Composer)

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Day, Dennis, 1916-1988

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Harris, Phil, 1906-

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Stewert, Kay

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Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946

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Carrie Jacobs-Bond, a native of Wisconsin, lived in Chicago, Illinois about 1895-1920. She was a musician, composer and lyricist of sentimental songs, and music publisher. She moved to California in 1920. From the description of Papers, 1939. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 85582219 Composer, of Iron River, Mich. (1889-1896), Janesville, Wis., Chicago, Ill., and California. From the description of Carrie Jacobs-Bond estate and museum c...

Prouse, Peter

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Jones, Jennifer, 1961-

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Freed, Arthur, 1894-

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Bingham, Lindley

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Coleman, Ron, 1945-

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Rose, David, 1910-

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Tang, Lin Yu

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Otis-Skinner, Cornelia

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Robinson, Earl, 1910-1991

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Blane, Ralph

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Hilton, James, 1900-1954

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Author. From the description of The story of Dr. Wassel : literary manuscript, 1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453722 ...

Horton, Edward Everett

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Horton (1886-1970) was an actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He acted on the stage beginning around 1910, in silent and talking movies mainly as a comedy character actor, and later in radio and television. From the description of Papers, 1900-1970. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30136645 ...

Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977

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Louis Untermeyer was a noted author, editor, and translator. His tastes were eclectic, and his friendships many; he produced more than one hundred books, and volumes of letters. His numerous poetry anthologies have helped introduce verse to generations of schoolchildren. From the description of Heinrich Heine, paradox and poet, 1936. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 56550722 From the description of Louis Untermeyer letter to Judith Wright McKinn...

Holts, Lou

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Colby, Marion

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Grayson, Kathryn, 1922-2010

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Ladd, Alan, 1913-1964

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Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American actor and film and television producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in Westerns, such as Shane (1953) and in films noir. He was often paired with Veronica Lake in noirish films, such as This Gun for Hire (1942), The Glass Key (1942), and The Blue Dahlia (1946). His other notable credits include Two Years Before the Mast (1946), Whispering Smith (1948), which was his first Weste...

Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966

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American playwright, journalist, and producer. From the description of Autograph card signed : [n.p.], to Perry, [194-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270923790 ...

Kyser, Kay

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James Kern Kay Kyser was born 18 June 1905 in Rocky Mount, N.C., to Paul Kyser and Emily Royster Kyser, both pharmacists. His mother was the first registered female pharmacist in North Carolina. His uncle, Edward Vernon Howell, opened the pharmacy school at the University of North Carolina in 1897 and served as the dean until his death in 1931. His cousin, Vermont Connecticut Royster, was the editor of the Wall Street Journal from 1958 to 1971. Another member of the Royster family, ...

Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971

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Painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Rockwell Kent interview, 1957 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80242441 Painter, illustrator, writer, lecturer; Ausable Forks, New York. From the description of Rockwell Kent letters to Robert T. Hatt, 1935-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553040 In addition to being a successful painter, printmaker, illustrator, designer, and commercial artist, Kent pursued careers as a writer, professional ...

Jessel, George, 1898-1981

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Entertainer and actor. From the description of Autograph card signed : [New York], to Irene [Gallagher], [192-]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270914791 ...

Weill, Kurt

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As a result of the success of his Broadway musical Lady in the dark in 1941, German-born composer Kurt Weill and his wife, the singing actress Lotte Lenya, were able to buy "Brook House," in Rockland County, New York, moving there during their sixth year in the United States. From Brook House, and a couple of addresses in Los Angeles during his trips there, Weill kept in touch, until a month before his death, with his parents, who had emigrated to Israel in 1935. From the description...

Reed, Dan

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Dragon, Carmen

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Baxter, Phil, 1896-1972

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Songwriter, band leader. Born in Texas. Traveled through the United States in the first half of the twentieth century with his orchestras. Songs he wrote included MY FADED SUMMER LOVE, HAVE A LITTLE DREAM ON ME, AND DING DONG DADDY FROM DUMAS. From the description of Papers, 1918-1968, (bulks 1930-1960). (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 25703890 ...

Dennis, Clark

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Burke, Helen

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Kerns, Joe

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Van Tyler, Helen

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Hoschna, Karl

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Payne, Bruce

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Mitchum, Robert

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G. I. Jill

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Ravenscroft, Thorough

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Wilson, Merideth

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Maxwell, Marilyn

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Conrad, William, 1919-

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Cooper, Jerry

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Peary, Hal

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Wilson, J. Donald

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Rubin, Benny

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O'Herlihy, Dan

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Wallenstein, Alfred, 1898-1983

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Alfred Franz Wallenstein was born in Chicago on October 7, 1898. Raised in Los Angeles, he studied music with composer Ferde Grofé's mother, Elsa Johanna Bierlich von Grofé, who was a professional cellist, and with Julius Klengel. Wallenstein joined the San Francisco Symphony as a cellist at age 17, and went on to play cello for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic under Arturo Toscanini. Toscanini encouraged him to pursue conducting, and hi...

Stordahl, Axel

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Alex Stordahl (1913-1963) was born in Staten Island, NY on August 8, 1913. He began his career as a trumpeter with the Bert Bloch orchestra from 1934 to 1936. He subsequently joined Tommy Dorsey who featured Frank Sinatra as the lead singer. Stordahl remained with Dorsey from 1936-1943. He later became Frank Sinatra's musical composer for the radio show, "Hit Parade," and remained with Sinatra for two years as composer and conductor. Stordahl also arranged and conducted ...

Koshetz, Marina

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Stuart Smith, Jane

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Warren, Harry, 1893-

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Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962

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Charles Laughton was born July 1, 1899 in Scarborough, England to hotel proprietors Robert and Eliza Laughton. He attended the public Jesuit school Stonyhurst College and enlisted into the army during WWI in 1917. In 1924, Laughton enrolled in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to study acting and drama. Soon Laughton was starring in many professional theatrical and film productions in London. In 1927, Laughton met the actress Elsa Lanchester; they were married in 1929. Laughton and Lanchester fi...

Flotow, Friedrich, 1812-1883

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German opera composer, 19th century. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Flotow to M. Joly; autograph manuscript signed. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122289428 From the description of Autograph letter signed from Flotow to unidentified theatre director, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122395543 German composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Paris, n.d., ca. 1849?], to M. [Alphonse?] Royer, n.d., ca. 1849?. (Unk...

Desylva, B.G.

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Merry Macs

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Marlow, Norman.

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Sweeney, Bob

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Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932

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John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to distinguish him from his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford who is also known as "The March King". Among his best-known marches are "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (National March of the United States of America), "Semper Fidelis" (official march of the United States...

Young, Robert, 1943-

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Epithet: of Add MS 37903 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000574.0x000368 Epithet: Hierosolymitanus'; son of Sir Peter Young British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000574.0x000367 Epithet: theologian and orientalist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x00...

Peters, Ken.

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Knees, George

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Mann, Ken

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Gordon, Gloria

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Bergen, Edgar, 1903-1978

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Fenn, Jean, 1929-

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Pickford, Mary, 1893-

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Lake, Arthur

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Carpenter, Ken

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Isaacs, Lewis M...

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Aug, Sammy

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Woodell, Barbara

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Farley, Ed

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Conried, Hans

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Kirkpatrick, Jess

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Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969

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< Born Vladimir Alexandrovitch Dukelsky, Parafianove, Minsk 1916 1919 Studied composition with Reinhold Glière and Marian Dombrovsky at the Kiev Conservatory 1920 Fled the Revolution with his family, settling first in Constantinople ...

Danials, Eliot

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Roebson, William

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Kirkwood, Jack

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Scott, Raymond

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001123.0x0003a9 ...

Jones, Spike, 1911-1965

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Cahn, Sammy

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Composer of "Love and marriage" and other songs. From the description of Typewritten letter signed : Beverly Hills, Calif., to Lucretia [Shaler?], 1976 June 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906654 ...

Perleman, S. J

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Rooney, Mickey

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Leeds, Peter

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Cutting, Dick

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Astor, Mary

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Schumann, Robert

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Originally composed for solo piano, 1833-1835. Collaborative orchestration of the score, 1908-1909, for the use of the Russian Imperial Ballet. No indication is given of each collaborator's contribution. First performance as a ballet St. Petersburg, 1910. First concert performance, Boston, 25 November 1938, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Carnival / Robert Schumann ; orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazounov, Li...

Colter, Joseph

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Beal, John

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Marion, George Jr

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Morgan, Frank, 1890-1949

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Whitney, June

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Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982

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Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982), known more commonly as Henry Fonda, was an American film and stage actor who had a career that spanned five decades in Hollywood. Fonda cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in several films now considered to be classics, earning one Academy Award for Best Actor on two nominations. Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor and made his Hollywood film debut in 1935. His film career began to gain momentum with roles such as Bette Da...

Carson, Jack

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Slezak, Walter

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Walter Slezak was born to Leo and Elsa (Wertheim) Slezak on May 3, 1902, in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Slezak was known as an actor, singer, and writer. He made his New York City stage debut in 1930. He made his film debut in 1942. Mr. Slezak married Johanna Van Rijn on October 10, 1943. Mr. Slezak died on April 22, 1983. From the description of Walter Slekak papers, 1905-1983. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122580327 Walter Sl...

Fairbanks, Douglas, 1909-2000.

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American actor and writer; b. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; d. 2000. From the description of Douglas Fairbanks collection, 1888-1980. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70925544 Epithet: actor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000472.0x000376 ...

Luboff, Norman

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Allen, Gracie, 1902-1964

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Gracie Allen (b. July 26, 1895, San Francisco, CA–d. August 27, 1964, Los Angeles, CA) was an American vaudevillian and comedienne who became internationally famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband George Burns. Depending on the source, Allen is alleged to have been born on July 26 in 1895, 1896, 1902 or 1906; all public records in San Francisco were destroyed in the fire of 1906. Allen met George Burns in 1922 during a vaudeville perforance and they began a comedy act, first perfor...

Kreisler, Fritz

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Originally composed for violin and piano. Attributed by Kreisler to Pugnani when first published by Carl Fischer in 1910. This transcription 1919.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Praeludium und Allegro / A. Pugnani- F. Kreisler. [19--] (Franklin &amp; Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52596205 Fritz Kreisler (b. Feb. 2, 1875, in Vienna; d. Jan. 29, 1962, in New York) was a violinist and composer. From the description of Fritz Kreisler colle...

Russell, Gilbert

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Kirsten, Dorothy, 1917-

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Daley, Cass

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Huntley, Chet, 1911-1974

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Montana native and television newscaster. From the description of Chet Huntley press conference, 1970 Feb. 16. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70962881 Chester ("Chet") Robert Huntley was a broadcast journalist best known for his work on NBC’s top-rated news show, the "Huntley/Brinkley Report." Born December 10, 1911, in Caldwell, Montana, he began his career in radio, eventually serving three national networks as a newsman, analyst, and commentator...

Foster, Stephen C

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Cowen, Jerome

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Burnett, Ernie, 1884-1959

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Halin, Pat

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Gilbert, W.S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911

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English poet and librettist. From the description of Autograph quotation signed, dated : [London], 14 December 1909, 1909 Dec. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270577865 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 10 March 1888, to [Michael Gunn?], 1888 Mar. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873354 Green was an English actor and comedian. Gilbert was an English playwright and humorist best known for his collaboration with Sir Arthur Sull...

Barrymore, Lionel

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After the engravings of Giovanni Battista Piranesi. First performance Indianapolis, Indiana, 23 November 1946, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Sevitzky conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Piranesi suite / Lionel Barrymore. c1946. (Franklin &amp; Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42696866 Barrymore was born as Lionel Blythe on Apr. 28, 1878 in Philadelphia, PA; he became a leading Broadway actor by 1900; began film career in 1909; appeare...

Bruce, Bob

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Willson, Meredith

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Beals, Dick

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Colman, Ronald

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Faye, Alice, 1915-

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Massey, Ilona, 1910-1974

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Norton, Elliot, 1903-

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American drama critic, teacher, and author. From the description of Elliot Norton collection, 1930-1994. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70969523 ...

Freburn-Smith, Thomas

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Moran, Peggy, 1918-

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Forrest, George, 1915-1999

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Smith, Jack

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Jack Smith and Pete Schwepker travelled up the Beale road and into the Turkey Tanks and took these photographs. From the guide to the Jack Smith Collection, 1974, (Cline Library. Special Collections and Archives Department) ...

Stewart, Donald O

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McDonough, Glenn

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Canova, Judy, 1916-

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Bradley, Truman

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Waterman, William

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Rubenstein, Artur

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Burke and Van Heusen

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Peck, Gregory, 1916-

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Tunney, Gene, 1898-

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Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich

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Pied Pipers (Musical group)

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Colonna, Jerry, d. 1986

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Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951

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Sinclair Lewis (b. Feb. 7, 1885, Sauk Centre, MN–d. January 10, 1951, Rome, Italy) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. He was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930. ...

Stanley, Arthur

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Norman Luboff Choir

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Judd Collins Choiresters

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McNair, Howard

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Petina, Irra, 1908-2000

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Oswald, Ted

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McMurray, Fred

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Vaughan, Viola

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Cantor, Charles, 1889-1966

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Sons of the Pioneers

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The Sons of the Pioneers was one of the leading vocal and instrumental groups in Western music. They were especially known for their harmonies, songwriting, and musicianship. In addition to their creative success, the Pioneers were among the longest lasting groups in the history of country music, celebrating 65 years of continuous performances in 1998. Over the years, the members of the group included Pat Brady, Ken Carson, Ken Curtis, Tommy Doss, Hugh Farr, Karl Farr, Shug Fisher, Luther Nallie...

Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899

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Composed 1854.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Nachtfalter Walzer, Op. 157 / Johann Strauss (the younger). [19--] (Franklin &amp; Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 55503504 From the operetta in 3 acts with libretto by Josef Braun, "F. Zell" (pseudonym of Camillo Walzel), and Richard Genée after Victorien Sardou's comedy, Piccolino. Composed circa 1872. First performance Theater an der Wien, Vienna, 1 March 1873.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. F...

Gable, Martin

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Lawrence and Lee

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Almond, Elvira

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Bennett, Julie

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Burns, Randy

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Epithet: of Add MS 12115 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001030.0x0001f3 Epithet: Reverend; of Paisley British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001030.0x0001f5 ...

Kellaway, Cecil, 1891-1973

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Sullivan, Arthur

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Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) was an English composer well-known for his collaborations with W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert. From the guide to the Arthur Sullivan sheet music, 1868-1993., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University.) Sullivan was an English composer. Gilbert was a English dramatist. From the guide to the Arthur Sullivan correspondence with W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert, 1854-1900., (Houghton Libra...

Young, Rida Johnson

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De Koven, Reginald

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Gerson, Betty Lou, 1914-1999

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Colter, Dorothy

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Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986

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Harold Arlen, composer was born in Buffalo, New York in 1905. He composed the music for such well-known songs as: "Over the Rainbow", "Stormy Weather", "That Old Black Magic", and "Blues in the Night". Among his collaborators were: E. Y. Harburg, Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Fields and Leo Robbin. From the guide to the Harold Arlen papers, 1947-1967, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) Harold Arlen, composer. From the description o...

Bonanova, Fortunio, 1895-1969

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Vague, Vera

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McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957

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Le Gallienne, Eva, 1899-1991

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British-born actress, director, and producer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Westport, Conn., to Edward Wagenknecht, 1967 Feb. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270864535 Eva Le Gallienne (1899-1991) was an actress, producer, director, translator, teacher and writer. From the description of Eva Le Gallienne, prop letters from Camille, n.d. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517244 From the guide to the Eva Le Gallienne, ...

Stefanson, V

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Lake, Veronica

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Thomas, John Charles

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Colbert, Claudette

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Vallee, Rudy

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Frank, John, 1942-

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Novotná, Jarmila, 1907-1994

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Epithet: Czech soprano British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x00001a Opera singer. From the description of Reminiscences of Jarmila Novotna: oral history, 1988. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122620578 ...

Burke, Joe

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O'Dell, Barbara

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Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943

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Martin, Hugh

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Pangborn, Franklyn, 1889-1958

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Sherman, Ray (Pianist)

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Lee, Trygvie

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Kalman, Imre

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Straus, Oscar, 1870-1954

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Austrian composer. From the description of "Alt-Wiener Reigen / (Old-fashioned Viennese Waltz) / Oscar Straus" : autograph manuscript, 1944 May. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569618 Composer. From the description of Autograph note signed : [n.p.], [194-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270902659 ...

Emerson, Hope

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Linkletter, Art, 1912-2010

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Biographical Note Arthur Gordon Linkletter was born July 17, 1912, in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan. He was abandoned by his parents immediately after his birth, and adopted as an infant. He moved to Lowell, Massachusetts with his adoptive parents, and then migrated to California at the age of three. Linkletter attended high school in San Diego, where he was a star basketball player and swimmer. He graduated when he was 15, and subsequently spent 3 ...

Hanlon, Thomas W.

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Sullivan, Frank

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Hirsch, Louis A. (Louis Achille), 1881-1924

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McKee, Tom, 1941-

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Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946

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Carrie Jacobs-Bond, a native of Wisconsin, lived in Chicago, Illinois about 1895-1920. She was a musician, composer and lyricist of sentimental songs, and music publisher. She moved to California in 1920. From the description of Papers, 1939. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 85582219 Composer, of Iron River, Mich. (1889-1896), Janesville, Wis., Chicago, Ill., and California. From the description of Carrie Jacobs-Bond estate and museum c...

Armbruster, Robert

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Cowan, Jerome, 1897-1972

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O'Keefe, Walter

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Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980

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Alfred Hitchcock (b. 13 August 1899, Leytonstone, England–d. 29 April 1980, Bel Air, CA) was an English film director and producer, widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Known as "the Master of Suspense", he directed over 50 feature films. He began his career in the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer after training as a technical clerk and copy writer for a telegraph-cable company. ...

Foster, Stephen Collins

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Stephen Collins foster was born in Pittsburgh in 1826. He wasnaturally inclined to music and he wrote over one hundred and seventy songs in his short life. He traveled to New Orleans and New York to compose music but still came back to Pittsburgh, where he died in 1864. From the description of Stephen Foster Collins collection 1931-1932 [typescripts]. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 48010401 Robert Russell Bennett was an American composer, orchest...

Bendix, William, 1906-1964

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Russell, Andy

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Rimandi, Dion

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Nevin, Ethelbert Woodbridge

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Ethelbert Nevin was born in 1862 at Edgeworth near Sewickley, Pa. He entered the Western University of Pennsylvania and then his father's business but found music was his true callling. He began to compose his own music and became a huge success. He continued to compose until his death in 1901. From the description of Ethelbert Nevin papers 1890-1894. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 45761331 American composer. From the description of A...

Radcliff, Raymond

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Canby, Henry Seidel, 1878-1961

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Writer, editor, critic. From the description of Reminiscences of Henry Seidel Canby and Amy Loveman : oral history, 1955. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481130 Epithet: editor of 'Saturday Review of Literature' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000758.0x0001e2 Canby was a critic, editor and Yale University professor (1899-1922). He was one of the founder...

DeNaude, Jud

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Andrews sisters

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Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986

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After Isherwood dropped out of Cambridge University in 1925, he became the private secretary to the French violinist André Mangeot. Mangeot's son, Sylvain, the manuscript's illustrator, would become the Diplomatic Editor for the Reuters News Agency and the author of The Adventures of a Manchurian: The Story of Lobsang Thondup (Collins, 1974). From the description of People one ought to know : autograph manuscript signed : [London], January 1926. (New York Public Library). WorldCat r...

Arnold, Edward, 1857-1942

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Epithet: of Burn, county Yorkshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001108.0x0002d0 ...

Croger, Barry

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Contos, Leon

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Reed, Alan (Matthew Alan)

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Backus, Jim

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Sablon, Jean

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Simms, Ginny

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Burr, Raymond, 1917-1993

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Jacobson, Leopold, 1878-1943

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Lehár, Franz

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Hearn, Sam

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Kelly, Gene

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Gene Kelly (b. Eugene Curran Kelly, Aug. 23, 1912, Pittsburgh, Pa.-d. Feb. 2, 1996, Beverley Hills, Calif.), American actor, dancer, singer, choreographer, director, and producer. From the description of Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582961 Dancer, actor, choreographer. From the description of Reminiscences of Gene Curran Kelly : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat recor...

Johnson, Van, 1916-2008

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