Charles Pierce papers 1954-1998

Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993

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Dizzy Gillespie (born John Birks Gillespie, October 21, 1917, Cheraw, South Carolina - January 6, 1993 Englewood, New Jersey) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. He joined his first professional band in 1935. In the 1940s Gillespie became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz....

Reilly, Charles Nelson

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Southern Methodist University.

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Shared governance had a short life at SMU. The concept was popular from initial research forays into its feasibility for the university in the 1960s until the death of the University Assembly in 1975. The University Assembly grew increasingly unpopular with the SMU faculty over time. From the guide to the University Assembly of Southern Methodist University records SMU 2010. 0421., 1968-1975, (Southern Methodist University Archives, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University) ...

Barret, Earl

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Feinstein, Michael

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Browne, Coral, 1913-

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Ballard, Kaye

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Lupone, Patti

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Deluise, Dom

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Windsor, Danny

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Mowers, Bob

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Harris, Julie, 1925-2013

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American actress. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : [New York], to Seymour Peck, 1974 Jan. 17 and 1972 Aug. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870957 From the description of Autograph manuscript signed : [New York, 1972]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870954 ...

Redgrave, Lynn, 1943-2010

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Russell, Craig, 1953-

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Hildegarde, 1906-

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Smith, Liz

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DeLuise, Carol

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Bette Davis

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Wiemers, David

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Nesbitt, Cathleen, 1888-

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Shutta, Ethel, 1896-1976

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Strouse, Charles

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Arnold Arnstein was born in Budapest in 1898, and came to New York with his family when he was 4 years old. After attending Stuyvesant High School, he graduated from City College in 1919, with a degree in chemistry. He played violin until an accident prevented further study. In 1925 he began to work for Paramount Publix Corporation as a music copyist. By 1932 he was able to set up his own office on west 72nd Street in New York City which he used until his death. Over the...

Marie, Rose, 1923-

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Renee, Ricky

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Fierstein, Harvey, 1954-....

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Harvey Fierstein, playwright. From the description of Spookhouse: typescript, 1981. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122378823 Harvey Fierstein, award-winning playwright, actor and gay rights activist, was born on June 6, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York. He received his B.F.A. from the Pratt Institute in 1973. Aware of his sexuality as a young man, he appeared as a female impersonator in Manhattan nightclubs in his early teens. His career as an actor began in 1971 ...

Eltinge, Julian, 1883-1941

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Katharine Hepburn

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Francine, Anne, 1917-

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Dobbs, Charlotte

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Russell, Kitt

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Caen, Herb, 1916-1997

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American author and columnist. From the description of Herb Caen book manuscripts, [ca. 1945-1950]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122551911 Herb Caen was a daily columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle for over fifty years, beginning in 1936, interrupted by a break for military service in World War II (1943-1945) and an eight-year stint at the San Francisco Examiner during the 1950s. He died of lung cancer on Feb. 1, 1997, at the age of eighty. ...

Greer, Dabbs, 1917-2007

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West, Mae, 1893-1980

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Mae West (b. Mary Jane West, Aug.t 17, 1893, Brooklyn, NY–d. Nov. 22, 1980, Los Angeles, CA) was an actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter, comedian, and sex symbol, known for her lighthearted bawdy double entendres and breezy sexual independence. She began her career in vaudeville and on the stage in New York City before moving to Hollywood to become a comedian, actress, and writer in the motion picture industry....

Fagis, Byron

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Stewart, Charles

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Title: 5th Earl of Lennox British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000362.0x000306 Title: 5th Earl of Traquair British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000362.0x000307 Epithet: Captain; of Add MS 34920 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000362.0x0002fb Epithet: C...

Pierce, Charles, 1926-1999

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Charles Pierce, female impressionist and actor, was born in Watertown, New York in 1926. Charles Pierce performed in nightclubs across the United States since 1954. His early impressions were done with props and puppets. During the 1960's he began to don full female costumes for his act and became well known for his portrayals of Joan Collins, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Mae West, and other Hollywood legends. His acting credits include stage, movie, and television ro...

Lukes, Jack

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