St. Joan research files 1983-1987

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St. Joan research files 1983-1987

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The Holly Hill-St. Joan reseach files consist of correspondence, articles, resumes and programs from the research done on her book, Playing Joan: Actresses on the Challenge of Shaw's St. Joan. Correspondence is from notable American and British actresses who have played the role of George Bernard Shaw's St. Joan. Correspondents include Zoe Caldwell, Judi Dench, Wendy Hill, Siobhan McKenna, Sarah Miles, Joan Plowright and Lynn Redgrave.

The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Hill, Holly

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Holly Hill is a theater critic, writer and assistant professor in the SEEK/Speech and Theatre programs at John Jay College of City University of New York. From the guide to the St. Joan research files, 1983-1987, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) ...