Irving Berlin collection of non-commercial sound recordings [sound recording]

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Irving Berlin collection of non-commercial sound recordings [sound recording]

This collection contains non-commercial recordings of Irving Berlin and his music. The recordings are from radio broadcasts, live performances, and private recordings. The performers on the recordings include Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Eddie Fisher, Al Jolson, Ethel Merman and Kate Smith. Some of the gems in the collection include Kate Smith singing "God Bless America" for the first time and the first London performance of "Annie Get Your Gun.".

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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...

Andrews, Julie, 1935-

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Dame Julie Andrews DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells on 1 October 1935 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards and six Golden Globe Awards. She has also received three Tony Award nominations. Andrews was made a Disney Legend in 1991, and has been honoured with an Honor...

Merman, Ethel, 1908-1984

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Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and for leading roles in musical theatre. Over her distinguished career in theater she became known for her performances in shows such as Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy, and Hello, Dolly! The Irving Berlin song "There's No Business Like Show Business", written for the musical Annie Get Your Gun, became Merman's signature song....

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was leader of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the thirty-fourth president of the United States, from January 20, 1953, to January 20, 1961. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third son of David Jacob Eisenhower, a railroad worker, and Ida Elizabeth Stover. In 1891, the family moved to Abilene, Kansas, where David accepted a job at a local creamery run by ...

Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983

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Jazz composer and pianist. From the description of Autograph card signed : [New York?], 1979 Jan. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904411 American ragtime pianist and composer. From the description of Autograph note signed with his initials on his visiting card, dated : [Brooklyn, N.Y., n.d., 1963-1983], to an unidentified recipient, [1963-1983]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270899295 American composer. From the description of Eub...

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...

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. ...

Berlin, Ellin, 1903-1988

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Ellin Mackay Berlin was a novelist and wife of the songwriter Irving Berlin. She was the daughter of Clarence and Katherine Mackay. Her father made his fortune from Postal Telegraph Company, the International Telephone and Telegraph Company, mining and several other inherited interests; her grandfather, John W. Mackay, an Irish immigrant made fortunes from the Comstock Lode. Her mother was a writer. Ellin herself was a successful writer....

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. ...

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

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George Gershwin was a composer and pianist; his best-known works are Rhapsody in Blue (1924), An American in Paris (1928), "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime". Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores. He died in 1937 of a malignant brain tumor....

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...

Fiedler, Arthur, 1894-1979

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Arthur Fiedler (December 17, 1894 – July 10, 1979) was an American conductor known for his association with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops orchestras. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the United States. Fiedler was sometimes criticized for over-popularizing music, particularly when adapting popular songs or editing portions of the classical repertoire, but he kept performances informal and sometimes self-mocking ...

Laine, Frankie, 1913-2007

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Starr, Kay

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Dorsey, Jimmy, 1904-1957

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Kostelanetz, André, 1901-1980

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André Kostelanetz (1901-1980) was born in Russia and studied in Petrograd before coming to the USA. He became a successful conductor and arranger, and in 1930 was engaged as conductor for the CBS radio network, beginning a long association with broadcasting and film work. He is credited with popularizing classical music. He made many successful arrangements of light music, using heavily concentrated instrumental sonorities, and his orchestrations had a direct influence on film music of the time...

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...

National Broadcasting Company

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The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network owned by Comcast. The network is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, with additional major offices near Los Angeles (at 10 Universal City Plaza), and Chicago (at the NBC Tower). NBC is one of the Big Three television networks, and is sometimes referred to as the "Peacock Network", in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the...

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...

Fitzgerald, Pegeen

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Pegeen Fitzgerald (circa 1911-1989) was an American radio broadcaster, often referred to as the "First Lady of Radio Chatter." She co-hosted with her husband Edward a daily New York City-based program, broadcast directly from their home for over 40 years. Born Margaret Worrall in Norcatur, Kansas, her family would later move to Portland, Oregan where Margaret would graduate high school at age 15 in 1926. In 1930, she married Edward Fitzgerald, a former child ...

Como, Perry, 1912-2001

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Big Band singer; radio/television singer and musical program host. From the description of The Perry Como Collection, 1955-1994. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 49291739 ...

Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990

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Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was among the most important conductors of the second half of the 20th Century and also the first American conductor to receive international acclaim. His best-known work is the Broadway musical West Side Story; other works include three symphonies, Chichester Psalms, Serenade after Plato's "Symposium", the original score for the film On the Waterfront, and theater works including On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide, and his MASS. Bernstei...

Miller, Mitch, 1911-2010

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Oboist, conductor, record producer. From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Jan. 9, 1978 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861488 Music industry executive and producer. Born July 4, 1911. Head of pop A&R for Columbia Records, 1950-1961. Covered many Nashville songs for the pop market, including "Cold, Cold Heart" (recorded by Tony Bennett), "This Ole House" (recorded by Rosemary Clooney), and "Singing th...

Clooney, Rosemary

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Conover, Willis, 1920-1996

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Willis Clark Conover, Jr. was born on December 18, 1920 in Buffalo, New York. His father, Willis C. Conover, Sr., was an officer in the U.S. Army, and the family relocated frequently. Willis Conover Jr. later reported that he had attended 25 different schools before graduating high school. As a teenager, he struck up correspondence with science fiction and horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, exchanging letters for several months before Lovecraft's death. During that time, Conover also co-edited the Sc...

Sinatra, Frank, Jr., 1944-

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Beneke, Tex

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Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956

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Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965

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Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967

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English actress. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Denys [Blakelock], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871310 Actress Vivien Leigh was born in Darjeeling, India, and returned to England with her parents after World War I. While attending a convent school, her mother took her to see a play, where she determined to become an actress. She had little experience before creating a sensation in the role of Scarlett O'Hara in the movie Gone With t...

Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977

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Ethel Waters (born October 31, 1896, Chester, Pennsylvania–d. September 1, 1977, Chatsworth, California) was a musician and actress. She got her start in the 1920s in Baltimore, Maryland and also toured on the black vaudeville circuit. She began her singing career in Atlanta and then Harlem in the 1920s. She starred in many films and was the second African American to be nominated for an Academy Award. She was the first African-American to star on her own television show and the first African-Am...

Raymond, Bill

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Metzner, Clarence L

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Shanley, Robert

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Julie Andrews

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All Soldier Chorus

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Kalmar, Bert, 1884-1947

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Lyricist and composer. From the description of Autograph card signed : [n.p.], [193-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270923816 Composer of "Three little words" and other songs. From the description of Autograph note signed : [New York], to Eddie & Mildred, 1938 June 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270910485 ...

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 ...

Hall, Radcliff

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Ford, Art

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Texters Singers

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Fitzgerald, Ed, 1919-....

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Clayton, Patty

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Hoagland, Everett

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Kaye, Danny

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Biographical Note 1913, Jan. 18 David Daniel Kaminiski born, Brooklyn, New York First native-born American and youngest of three sons born to Clara and Jacob Kaminiski, both originally from the Ukraine 1913, Aug. 29 Sylvia Fine born, Brookly...

Fain, Sammy

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Sammy Fain and Victor Young, composers. Book by Sig Herzig and lyrics by Harold Adamson. From the description of Around the world in 80 days: typescript, 1962 November, 26. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122466847 ...

Bernard, Mike

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Symington, James

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Martin, Freddy, 1906-1983

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Band leader, saxophonist during Swing Era and after. Known for his beautiful tone. Raised in Ohio orphanage. Learned instruments in orphanage band. Encouraged by Guy Lombardo, formed own group (1932) and began to play dance clubs in New York and Chicago. He appeared on several radio programs during the 1930s and became identified with dance arrangements of popular classics, the most famous of which was probably his theme song, "Tonight we love," derived from the opening melody of Chaikovskii's "...

Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962

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American movie actress. From the description of Check signed : New York, 1961 Feb. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270914072 Epithet: film star British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001027.0x00024b ...

Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians

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Conn, Chester, 1896-

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Corey, Jill

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Jill Corey was born Norma Jean Speranza in Avonmore, Pennsylvania. She was the youngest of five children born to Clara and Bernard Speranza. At the age of four, she lost her mother to a serious infection. Alice, her older sister, became the dominant female presence in Jill’s life. Her father and four older brothers worked in a small, private coal mine in order to support the family. Jill started singing at the age of four. From a young age, Jill would perform at family gatherings, l...

Wright, Martha

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Willson, Joe

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Gibson, Margie

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Ray, Johnnie, 1927-1990

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Johnnie Ray was a singer and songwriter active in the years 1951-1989. From the description of [Johnny Ray Collection]. [1951-1989?] (University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 543793987 ...

Velazquez, Consuelo

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Robbins, Fred, radio announcer

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Gardner, Ed, 1901-1963

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Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843

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Lawyer and author of THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER. From the description of Letter, 1812 Dec. 22. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 25160695 Francis Scott Key was the composer of "The Star-Spangled Banner." From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1808-1814. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 190846542 Francis Scott Key was composer of the Star Spangled Banner. From the description of Francis ...

Grup, David

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Wood, Barry

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Revelers

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Howell, Wayne

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Parker, Frank

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Oxford, Earl

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Willey, Brian

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Mitch and his Gang

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Littler, Emile

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Aldrich, Richard

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Roberts, Rachel, 1927-1980

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Woolcott, Alexander

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Hayward, Nancy

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Green, Benny

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Michaels, Sylvia

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Allison, Lynn

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Herlihy, Ed

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Wilson, Meredith

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Lawford, Peter, 1923-

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BBC Radio Orchestra.

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Garrison, Lloyd

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Hayes, Richard.

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McCrary, John Reagan, 1910-2003

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Palmyra Community Chorus

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Jolson, Al, 1886-1950

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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...

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...

Shriner, Bess Davis

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Dullis, John Foster

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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) ...

Booth, Shirley

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McHugh, Jimmy, 1894-1969

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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 ...

Bergen, Polly, 1930-2014

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Biographical Note Actress/singer Polly Bergen was born July 14, 1930 in Knoxville, TN, making her radio debut at the age of 14 and honing her craft on the summer stock circuit before journeying to Hollywood in 1949. She soon made her feature debut in Across the Rio Grande, quickly followed by roles in no less than three Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis comedies -- At War with the Army, That's My Boy and The Stooge. Increasing dissatisfaction with the ...

Uggams, Leslie

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Falkenburg, Jinx, 1919-2003

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Haskell, Jack, 1919-1998

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Dowling, Robert

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Dell, Alan

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Merriman, Nan

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Mezzo-soprano From the description of Interview conducted by Oliver Daniel, Oct. 19, 1978 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862164 ...

Lyn Murray Singers

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DeLouise, Dom

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Tamiris, Helen, 1905-1966

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Dancer, choreographer. Real name, Helen Becker. From the description of [Programs and announcements], 1928-1965. 1928-1965 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 777009427 (written by Walter Terry) Helen Tamiris, one of the major pioneers in the development of modern dance in America and one of Broadway's best known choreographers, was born Helen Becker in 1905 in New York City's Lower East Side. The urge to dance was there from the start, bu...

Sullivan, Ed, 1902-.

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Truex, Philip

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Henderson, Skitch, 1918-

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Centurions

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O'Connor, Donald.

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Stuarts

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Whelan, Albert

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Kresa, Helmy, 1904-1991

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George Melachrino and His Singing Strings

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Brand, Jack

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Garson, Greer, 1908-1996

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Percy Faith

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Kolimar, Dick

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Faye, Alice, 1915-

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Gunther, John

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Clarke, Senator D. Worth

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Male Quartet

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Elliott, Jack

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Borden, Bill

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NBC Concert Orchestra

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Swope, Herbert Bayard, 1882-1958

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Epithet: of the River Club New York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x00016e Bernard Mannes Baruch was a financier and head of several war committees, including chairman of the War Industries Board, 1918-1919, and U.S. representative to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission, 1946. From the guide to the Speech before the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission, June 14, 1946, 1946, (Amer...

O'Brian, Jack

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Broadway Limited

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Alpert, Eddie

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The Stutz Bear Cats

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Winterhalter, Hugo, 1909-1973

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Hugo Winterhalter (1909-1973) was a popular music arranger and conductor during the twentieth century. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and educated at Mount St. Mary's College and the New England Conservatory of Music, Winterhalter was the leader of his own big band, the Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra, and he arranged and conducted a number of popular hits recorded by the band between the 1940s and 1960s, including "Blue Christmas" (1947), "Count Every Star" (1950), and "Canadian Sunset" (1956)....

Moore, Douglas

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Minnie Pearl (fictitious character)

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Country comedy performer. Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon (October 25, 1912 – March 4, 1996), known professionally as her stage character Minnie Pearl, was an American comedian who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years (1940–1991) and on the television show Hee Haw from 1969 to 1991. Recognized for her knee-length dresses and straw hat with the $1.98 price tag. Star of Grand Ole Opry from the early 1940s-1991. Popular stage and television performer. Regular cast member of the Hee Haw...

Churchill, Stuart

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Al Goodman Orchestra

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Harris, Rosemary, 1930-

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Harris, Phil, 1906-

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All Soldier Swing Band

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Souvaine, Henry

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Falkenburg, Jinx, 1919-2003

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Garci, Pedro Luis

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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...

Mancini, Monica

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All Soldier Orchestra

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Sandberg, Sven-Olaf

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Wollcott, Alexander

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Taplin, Frank

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6098x95 (person)

Cross, James Stump

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jb934p (person)

Heyward, Leland, 1902-1971

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Miller, Albert G.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n62npc (person)

Naturals

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Martin, Tony, 1913-2012

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Damone, Vic

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w224cx (person)

James, Dick

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61w89mx (person)

Holmes, Leslie

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Crosby, Gary

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q651n7 (person)

Heatherton, Joey, 1944-

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Cantor, Charles, 1889-1966

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xj2jkq (person)

Tauber, Doris, 1907-1996

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Sutherland, Iain

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vf761n (person)

Epithet: of Edinburgh British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x0000d8 ...

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 ...

Grey, ...

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6523msz (person)

Epithet: Chief Justice De British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001089.0x00014e ...

Churchill, Stewart

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Self, Jim

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qv5zt6 (person)

Haskel, Jack

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f038nt (person)

Webb, Clifton, 1893-1966

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Actor; also known as Webb Parmalee Hollenbeck. From the description of Clifton Webb collection, 1929-1961. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70954216 ...

Norris, Kathleen

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Bryson, Lymon

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Bergman, Marilyn

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vq3cz2 (person)

Melton, James, 1904-1961

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cr63xf (person)

James Melton, 1904-1961, was a professional vocalist, a popular tenor whose career in radio, television, concert, opera, and motion pictures extended from the late 1920s through the 1950s. He began in radio with NBC in "Roxy's Gang" in 1927. He toured Europe with the Reveler's Quartet and in 1934 toured 28 cities with George Gershwin. His operatic debute was in 1938 as Pinkerton in "Madam Butterfly". In the 1940s he was a leading tenor on network shows such as "Texaco Star Theater", "The Telepho...

Gaynor, Mitzi, 1931-....

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Pied Pipers (Musical group)

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Agar, Herbert

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Moss, Maurice

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Johnny Guarneri Quintet

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Benton, Vern

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Hershey, Don

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Reisman, Leo, 1897-1961

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64b39bv (person)

Leo Reisman was a bandleader from 1916 into the 1950's, most prominently in the 1930's. During the 1930's, Reisman led bands that played on radio shows such as Lucky Strike's your hit parade (1937-1939), Philip Morris presents (1934-1937), Schaefer Beer's nine o'clock revue (1937), and the Schaefer revue (late 1937). Reisman continued to lead bands through the 1940's and into the 1950's, playing in hotel ballrooms in New York and Cincinnati. Reisman died in 1961. ...

Blair, Janet

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King, Wayne

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Jeffories, Alex

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Jolson, Al, 1886-1950

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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...

Stone, Ezra, 1917-1994

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ns3h00 (person)

Golden, John, 1950-

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Epithet: Master RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000702.0x0000ed ...

Price, Carol

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Oughton, Annie

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Bloch, Ray

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Gerhard Fasta

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Lillie, Beatrice, 1894-1989

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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...

Larosa, Julius

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Pennsylvanians (Musical group)

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Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968

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Rosenstock, Milton

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O'Neill, Danny

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Fitzgerald, Peg

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Vallee, Rudy

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The Golddiggers

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Olivier, Laurence, 1907-

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Reed, Mrs. Ogden

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Scofield, Major

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A Good Irishman

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Reiner, Estelle

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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...

Stephen Hill Singers

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Green, Eddie, 1901-1950

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Spery, Joe

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Gray, Barry, 1944-

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MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908

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American composer, pianist, and teacher. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Villars sur Ollon, Switzerland, 3 July 1903, to Horatio Parker, 1903 July 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581435 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [New York], 25 November 1904, to Mr. [Robert Underwood] Johnson, 1904 Nov. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581431 From the description of Letter signed : Boston, [n.d.], to Mr. Story, [n.d.]....

Myers, Pam

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Hubbard, Eddie

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Richman, Darice

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Preston, Walter

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Tune, Tommy

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6222wq2 (person)

A.S.C.A.P

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Ross, Graham

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DeLithe, Vaughn

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Holden, William, 1918-

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Meyers, Richard

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Dale, Virginia, 1917-1994

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Helen Carol and the Escorts

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Davis, Steven

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W. Lind Orkester

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McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957

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Johnson, Van, 1916-2008

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Fields, Arthur

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Fields, Gracie, 1898-1979

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61v66cf (person)

Actress, comedienne. From the description of Reminiscences of Gracie Fields : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86147483 ...

Miller, Ann, 1923-

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Geraldo orchestra & chorus

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zq79hv (corporateBody)

Barnyard Quartet

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w64k3jcm (corporateBody)

Oshing, Julie

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hz47fc (person)

Williams, Andy, Dr.

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Douglas, Paul, 1892-1976

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Paul Howard Douglas : oral history, 1975. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309732848 From the description of Reminiscences of Paul Howard Douglas : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122527416 U.S. Senator (Democrat, Illinois). From the description of Paul H. Douglas papers, 1932-1971. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat ...

Carle, Frankie, 1903-

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Phillips, Teddy

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Whiting, Richard A.

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Valente, Catarina

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Douglas, Sally

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Johnson, Bill

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tg2pgd (person)

Teagarden, Jack, 1905-1964

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Jazz musician Weldon Leo (Jack) Teagarden (1905-1964) was born in Vernon, Texas, to Charles and Helen Teagarden. Beginning piano lessons at the age of five, Teagarden switched to trombone two years later. After his first professional performance in 1921, Teagarden played with several Texas bands and made his first trip to New York in 1926. A year later he moved to the city and defeated Glenn Miller for the position of first trombone in Ben Pollack’s band. Teagarden made his first re...

Cohan, George M.

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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. ...

Cullen, Bill, 1920-1990

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Lyons, Sylvia

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Wiley, Lee

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Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

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Kaye, Sammy, 1910-1987

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Band leader Sammy Kaye (SK) was born as Sam William Zarnocay on March 13, 1910 in Rocky River, Ohio. He attended Ohio University (OU) on a track scholarship and played basketball and baseball. Originally a civil engineering major, he soon forgot a career in his field of study when he fell in love with music instead. SK changed his name to Kaye around the time of his sophomore year because he found it difficult to get gigs with his given last name. SK began performing at ...

Bordoni, Irene

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Phelps, Sto

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U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service

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Melly, George

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Epithet: MP; of Add MS 44396 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000304.0x0001b6 ...

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 ...

Paul Whiteman Saxophone Sextet

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Martin, Dean, 1917-1995

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Born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio, June 17, 1917; worked various odd jobs including amateur boxer; started his career singing at Steubenville night spots; first used the name Dean Martin while singing with the Sammy Watkins Band in Cleveland (ca. 1941); partnered with Jerry Lewis (1946-56) as the straight half of one of America's most successful comedy teams of the 1940s and 50s; he remained a popular solo entertainer with song recordings, TV specials, his own long-running TV variety...

Connecticut Yankees

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Faith, Percy, 1908-

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Block, Ray

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Clark, Tom M.

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Downey, Morton

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Marchese, Victor

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Walker, Jimmy

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pt0njb (person)

Day, Dennis, 1916-1988

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n30802 (person)

Bogarde, Dirk, 1921-1999.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dj6jm1 (person)

Film actor and director; of England; d. 1999. From the description of Dirk Bogarde collection, 1957-1993. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70958668 ...

Bergman, Alan

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6gh9td2 (person)

Alan (1925- ) and Marilyn Bergman were married in 1958 and worked together as musical composers and songwriters for motion pictures, television and theater. From the description of Alan and Marilyn Bergman scores, 1959-1969. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 31453157 ...

Norman, Arthur

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Martin, Hugh

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62v5tbc (person)

Soldier Octet

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Gleason, Jackie

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68b41z7 (person)

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...

Max Terr Chorus

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Jimmy Jennings

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Ellen, Vera

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ss200n (person)

Locklin, Danny

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Mintz, Herby

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Carr, Carol

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Dietrich, Marlene, 1901-1992

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Marlene Dietrich (b. December 27, 1901, Berlin, Germany–d. May 6, 1992, Paris, France) was a German actress and singer. Throughout her long career, spanning from the 1910s to the 1980s, she maintained popularity by continually reinventing herself. In 1920s Berlin, Dietrich acted on the stage and in silent films. Dietrich starred in Hollywood films such as Morocco (1930), Shanghai Express (1932), and Desire (1936). Throughout World War II, she was a high-profile entertainer in the United St...

Peabody

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Waring, Fred, 1900-1984

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Choral conductor and showman. From the description of Typewritten letter signed : New York, N.Y., to Robley Durham Stevens, 1938 May 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270920972 Music composer, arranger, conductor, and performer. From the description of Fred Waring scrapbooks, 1922-1984. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 57482118 From the description of Fred Waring broadcasts, 1933-1957. (Pennsylvania State University Librarie...

Frankay & Jackson Recording Studios, Inc.

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Reiner, Carl

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Wilk, Max

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Max Wilk is an American playwright, author, and screenwriter. His plays include Cloud Seven (1958) and A Musical Jubilee (1975). His short story "It Happened to Jane" was made into a movie with Doris Day and Jack Lemmon in 1959, and his book Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River was made into a movie with Jerry Lewis in 1968, for which he wrote the screenplay. Wilk is also the author of Every Day's a Matinee: Memoirs Scribbled on a Dressing Room Door (1975), The Golden Age of Tele...

Martin, Gale

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Singin' Sam, 1888-1948

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Leo Reisman Orchestra

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A. & P. Gypsies (Musical group)

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Woods, Donald, 1906-

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Steele, John

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Astaire, Adele

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Reynolds, Marjorie

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John Scott Trotter Orchestra.

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Sikorsky, George

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Seymour, Dan

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United States. Immigration and naturalization service

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A federal act of 1882 established procedures for recording immigrants arriving in the United States. The records maintained by federal immigration officials were often called immigration passenger lists of manifests. From the description of Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Savannah, Ga., 1906-1945. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 174142611 Ellis Island, an island in Upper New York Bay, is named for Samuel Ellis, who acquired land on the i...

Ettore

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Mallow, John

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Reid, John

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John Reid was born in 1926. He joined the Navy in 1945. In 1947 he was accepted as a member of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) serving at Base G (Admiralty Bay) and Base F (Argentine Islands). From the guide to the John Reid collection, 1949, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) Epithet: of Londonderry British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001033.0x000192 Epit...

Ferrer, José, 1912-

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Mancini, Ginny

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Rankin, Kenny

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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. ...

Raitt, John, 1917-

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Manton, Stephen

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Carnation Orchestra

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McBride, Mary Margaret, 1899-

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Radio commentator and author. From the description of Mary Margaret McBride papers, 1926-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982067 Mary Margaret McBride (1899-1976) was a journalist and the host of an immensely popular daily radio program from the mid 1930s into the 1950s. From the description of Photographs from the Mary Margaret McBride collection, 1934-1968, and undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 488719037 Biograp...

Hayward, Thomas

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Epithet: Prisoner in Norwich Gaol British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000303.0x0003c8 Epithet: of Salisbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000303.0x0003c7 Epithet: MP for Ludgershall British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000...

Smith, Kate

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Morath, Max

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Corn, Harold

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Gregg, Hubert

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Epithet: dramatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0000cc ...

Clayton, Peter, 1927-1991

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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...

Harmer, Shirley

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Sumner, Barbara

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Bankhead, Tallulah

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Actress. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1920]-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155507628 Tallulah (Tallulah Brockman) Bankhead was born 1902 Jan. 31 to William B. and Ada Eugenia Sledge Bankhead in Huntsville, Madison Co., Ala. She attended primary school in Montomery, Ala., while living with her uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Owen. She later attended Convent of the Sacred Heart (N.Y.), 1912-1913; Mary Baldwin Seminary (Va.), 1913; Convent of t...

Talve, Galina

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Caffritz, Gwen

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Carmody, Jay

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Brown, Keith, 1933-

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Kallen, Kitty

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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...

Reynolds, Debbie

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James, Louis

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Jolson, Al, 1886-1950

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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...

Burr, Henry

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Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967

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Clark, Buddy, 1911-1949

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Thomas, John Charles

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Johnny Maddox and the Rhythmasters

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Arthur Norman Orchestra

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Deis, Carol

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Freeman, Stan

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Sell, Hildegarde Loretta

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Deerenforce, Jimmy

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Prowse, Juliet, 1936-1996

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Fisher, Eddie

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Previn, André, 1929-

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American conductor, pianist, and composer of German birth. From the description of Autograph note signed, dated : [s.l., 26 January 1968], to Ray Pitts [1968, Jan. 26]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270952249 Conductor, composer, pianist. From the description of Interview conducted by Dick Cavett, Apr. 27, 1978 [sound recording]. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155861658 ...

Johnson, Mordecai W.

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African American minister and educator; president of Howard University (1926-1960). From the description of Papers, 1913-1976. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70941398 1890 January 12 Born to Carolyn Freeman and Wyatt Johnson in Paris, Tennessee 1911 Received Bachelor of Arts degree from Atlanta Baptist [later Morehous...

Mills, John

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Epithet: contributor to the magazine 'Bentley's Miscellany' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x0001c8 Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x0001cd Epithet: Calvinistic Methodist minister British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_10000000047...

Bristol-Meyers

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Kolimar, Dorothy

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Busby, James, 1801-1871

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James Busby, 1801-1871, viticulturist and civil servant, migrated to New South Wales, 1824. Viticulture was his main interest. In 1832 he was appointed British Resident in New Zealand and remained in New Zealand until his death. From the description of Letters [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225769744 Arrived in New South Wales in 1824, where he established himself as a pioneer viticulturist and was appointed Collector of Internal Revenue. After retu...

Sanz, Nikki

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Smith, Kate, 1907-1986

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Performer and recording artist; b. Kathryn Elizabeth Smith. From the description of Kate Smith collection, 1930-1976. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70923004 ...

Wilson, Jane, solicitor

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Epithet: wife of Sir T S Wilson 6th Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001123.0x000363 ...

Broekman, David

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Parks, Bert

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Browning, Ivan

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Ross, Lanny, 1906-

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Melachrino, George

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Trout, Robert

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NBC symphony orchestra

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Starr, Henry, 1873-1921

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Nype, Russell, 1924-

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Olson, Dorothy

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Graves, Peter

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Middleton, Ray

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Ray Middleton, 1907-1984, was a singer and American character actor. His musical career began in New York where he sang roles in opera and on radio. He also sang roles in Broadway musicals such as "Roberta" in the 1930s, co-starred with Ethyl Merman in the original "Annie Get Your Gun" (1946), and was in "South Pacific". In 1965, he played the Innkeeper in the first Broadway production of "The Man of La Mancha." As an actor he became involved in motion pictures such as "Hurricane Smith" (1941), ...

Allen, Fred, 1894-1956

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Radio comedian and humorist. From the description of Papers of Fred Allen, 1932-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78567150 Nat Hiken was head writer for Fred Allen for seven years and created the character of Sgt. Ernei Bilko. He died in 1968 at the age of 54 (Dec. 8, 1968). From the description of Letters : to Nat Hiken, 1942-1946. (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: 39782118 Biographical Note ...

The Brothers Cain

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Astaire, Fred, 1899-1987

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Fred Astaire (b. Frederick Austerlitz May 10, 1899, Omaha, NE–d. June 22, 1987, Los Angeles, CA) was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and television musicals. His stage and subsequent film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years, during which he starred in more than 10 Broadway and London musicals, made 31 musical films, 4 television specials, and issued num...

Lewis, Archie

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Holdman, Phil

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Green, Paula

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Goulet, Robert

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Forster, Arnold

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Hanshaw, Annette

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Mayorga, Lincoln

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