Richard Kiley papers 1939-1999

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Richard Kiley papers 1939-1999

http://archives.nypl.org/the/21828

Collection, mainly of marked scripts, documents the career of theater, film and television actor, Richard Kiley.

19 lin. ft.; 40 boxes and 1 oversized folder

The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6318076

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Kiley, Richard

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American stage, television and film actor, Richard Paul Kiley was best known for creating the Tony Award winning title role in Man of La Mancha in the original 1965 Broadway production. He was the first to sing and record the song, The Impossible Dream, and recreated the role in the London production, a Lincoln Center revival and a United States tour. Born in Chicago on March 31, 1922, Kiley began his career as a juvenile on radio and made his Broadway debut in Misalliance (1953) fo...

Leigh, Mitch, 1928-2014

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Composer. From the description of Autograph card signed : [New York?, to Jim Fuld, n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270906334 Thomas Meehan, librettist. Lee Adams, lyricist. Mitch Leigh, composer. From the description of Ain't Broadway grand : a brand new 1948 musical comedy: typescript, 1993. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122571403 ...