James Tiroff notebooks and art works 1962-1966

Tiroff, James, 1939-1975

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James Francis Tiroff was born in Alice, Texas, in 1939. A visual artist, musician, and theatre designer and performer, he was a member of the Living Theatre from the late 1950s, and toured Europe with the company in the 1960s. Before travelling to Europe, Tiroff became a Universal Life Church minister, and was referred to by company members as Reverend Jim. He died of a heroin overdose in 1975. From the guide to the James Tiroff notebooks and art works, 1962-1966, (Beinecke Rare Book...

Malina, Judith, 1926-....

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Judith Malina, director, producer, poet, and actress, was born in Kiel, Germany and emigrated to New York before the War. In 1948 she was married to the painter Julian Beck, and together they founded The Living Theatre. The Living Theatre had its inaugural season in 1951 at the Cherry Lane Theatre and later moved to a loft on 100th Street. The company, which was dedicated to a non-commercial theater that would be a part of the community and perform the works of contempor...

Beck, Julian, 1925-1985

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Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

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The Living Theatre, founded by Judith Malina and Julian Beck in 1947, produced avant-garde plays performed in New York theaters until 1963, when they were shut down by the IRS for failing to pay taxes. After a worldwide tour, the Living Theatre settled in Berlin in 1965. The company toured the United States in 1968. After touring Brazil and Europe, the Living Theatre came back to New York in May 1989 where it has its present home. From the guide to the Living Theatre designs, 1948-19...