Leo Kerz Collection 1959-1970

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Leo Kerz Collection 1959-1970

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The collection consists of typescripts (copies) of stage plays in English translation by Bert Brecht, FriedrichDürrenmatt, Eugene Ionesco, Georg Kaiser, Leonard Lesley, and Martin Walser, translated and/or adapted by Leo Kerz. Also included here are postcards showing stage designs by LeoKerz.

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Kerz, Leo

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Hirschfeld, Louise Kerz, 1936-

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Leo Kerz was born in Berlin, Germany, where he began his career as a stage designer. He escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, living in the Netherlands, in the United Kingdom and in South Africa, before immigrating to the US in 1941, where he became an acclaimed scenic and lighting designer on Broadway. He was married to Louise Kerz, who later married Al Hirschfeld in 1996. From the guide to the Leo Kerz Collection, 1959-1970, (Leo Baeck Institute) ...