Papers about Diana Forbes-Robertson and Vincent Sheean 1985-1988

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Papers about Diana Forbes-Robertson and Vincent Sheean 1985-1988

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Diana Forbes-Robertson (1915-1987), was the daughter of the actors Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson and Lady Gertrude Forbes-Robertson, as well as the niece of actress Maxine Elliot, about whom she wrote MY AUNT MAXINE. In 1935, Diana married the journalist and author Vincent Sheean (1899-1975), whose autobiography PERSONAL HISTORY was published that year. The William D. Eppes papers consist of Mr. Eppes' correspondence with Diana Forbes-Robertson, his correspondence with Mimi Keller, editor/publisher of the periodical PUG TALK, to whom he submitted a piece about Ms. Forbes-Robertson's pug dog Bill, a brief memoir by Mr. Eppes about his meeting with Ms. Forbes-Robertson in 1985, brief biographical pieces about Ms. Forbes-Robertson and her husband, Vincent Sheean, and also a letter from actor Keith Baxter about the 1988 murder of actor George Rose.

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The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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Sheean, Vincent, 1899-1975

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Vincent Sheean was an American journalist, novelist, short-story writer, and essayist. From the description of Vincent Sheean collection of papers, [1929]-1973 bulk (1938-1959). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122639845 From the guide to the Vincent Sheean collection of papers, 1929]-1973, 1938-1959, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) James Vincent Sheean (1899-1975) w...

Sheean, Diana Forbes-Robertson

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Eppes, William D

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Diana Forbes-Robertson (1915-1987), was the daughter of the actors Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson and Lady Gertrude Forbes-Robertson, as well as the niece of actress Maxine Elliot, about whom she wrote MY AUNT MAXINE. In 1935, Diana married the journalist and author Vincent Sheean (1899-1975), whose autobiography PERSONAL HISTORY was published that year. From the guide to the Papers about Diana Forbes-Robertson and Vincent Sheean, 1985-1988, (The New York Public Library. ...