Leo Lerman papers 1911-1986 1940-1960

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Leo Lerman papers 1911-1986 1940-1960

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Leo Lerman was a contributing editor at Mademoiselle beginning in 1948 and continuing until 1974. He also wrote a column called "The Playbill Diarist" for Playbill magazine. He was well-known for his extensive network of famous friends in the entertainment industry and the arts.

3.61 linear feet; 9 boxes

The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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Vollmoeller, Karl, 1877-1948

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Condé Nast Press

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Lerman, Leo, 1914-1994.

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Leo Lerman was a major figure in post-war New York City arts and letters who wrote and edited for publications such as Mademoiselle, Vogue, Playbill, and Vanity Fair. He loved the theater, opera, and dance, and this interest in the arts led him to have friends across the performing and fine arts. His famous parties were dotted with major literary figures, publishers, actors, opera singers, ballet dancers, and artists. The collection contains the personal and Professional papers of writer and mag...