Lucy Kroll Papers 1908-1998 (bulk 1950-1990)

Davis, Ossie

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Ossie Davis is an actor, playwright and director who has performed for stage, film and television, and specializes in film production relating to black culture and history. Born in 1919 in Cogdell, Georgia, Davis attended Howard University from 1938 to 1941. His theater career began in the early 1940's with such plays to his credit as "Anna Lucasta," "No Time for Sergeants," "A Raisin in the Sun," and "Purlie Victorious." Three of the many films he acted in are "The Joe ...

Dee, Ruby

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Kroll family.

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Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth.

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Physician and author. From the description of Lectures [sound recording]. 1980-1990. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 40723088 ...

Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993

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Helen Hayes Brown was born in Washington, D.C. on October 10, 1900. Her parents were Frank and Catherine “Essie” Brown. With her mother’s encouragement, Hayes made her stage debut at the age of five and began performing both in amateur productions as well as the stock company, The Columbia Players. While performing in a recital for Miss Minnie Hawke’s School of Dance, Hayes was spotted by Lew Fields. Fields, half of the Weber and Fields comedy team, as well as a producer, recognized Hayes’s tale...

Graham, Martha, 1894-1991

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Martha Graham, a pioneer in the establishment of American modern dance, was one of the principal choreographers of the twentieth century. Her work, which spanned more than seven decades, resulted in the development of a movement technique and a body of 180 choreographic works. Known also for her innovative collaborations, Graham worked with sculptor Isamu Noguchi, who created over thirty-five designs for Graham works; lighting designer Jean Rosenthal; costume designer Halston; and many composers...

Stanley, Kim

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Actress. From the description of Reminiscences of Kim Stanley : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122528722 ...

Weaver, Fritz, 1926-

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Braithwaite, E. R. (Edward Ricardo), 1912-2016

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Epithet: teacher and author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001305.0x0003a5 ...

Kroll family.

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Kroll, Lucy

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Literary and talent agent. From the description of Lucy Kroll papers, 1908-1998 (bulk 1950-1990). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982679 Lucy Kroll was the owner of the Lucy Kroll Agency which was a theatrical management organization for stage and motion picture stars during the latter part of the 20th century. Lillian Gish was one of the many clients of the agency, as well as a friend of Lucy Kroll and her family. From the guide to the Correspondence from Lilli...

Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993

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Actress, director. From the description of Reminiscences of Lillian Gish : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309742647 Actress. From the description of Papers of Lillian Gish, 1920-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130921 Actress whose career spanned the silent film era till the 1980's. From the description of Papers, 1919-1997. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 392...

Donehue, Vincent J., -1966

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Theatrical director, Vincent J. Donehue, worked primarily for the New York stage and television in the 1950s and 1960s. He directed the Broadway musical, THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1959) and the television production of PETER PAN (1960), both with Mary Martin, as well as the play THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL (1953) with Lillian Gish, the movie, LONELYHEARTS (1959), and both the play and the movie, SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLO (1958 and 1960). He also directed numerous plays and serials for t...

Petrie, Dorothea G.

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Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967

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Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) was an American author, editor and poet. He won three Pulitzer prizes, two for his poetry and the third for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. From the guide to the Carl Sandburg Collection, 1924-1954, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) American poet, novelist and historian, Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) won two Pulitzer Prizes, one for Abraham Lincoln: the War Years and the other for The Complete Poems of Carl Sandburg ...

Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth.

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Hagen, Uta, 1919-2004

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Legendary actress, teacher, and author Uta Thyra Hagen was born on June 12, 1919 in Göttingen, Germany the second child of Oskar and Thyra Leisner Hagen. Her father had begun the Handel Opera Festival in Göttingen and her mother was a Danish opera singer and teacher. In 1924, the family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where Oskar Hagen founded the art history department. However, the Hagens continued to travel to Europe in the summers. Hagen grew up in Madison and attende...

Lucy Kroll Agency

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Lucy Kroll was a talent agent and owner of the Lucy Kroll Agency from the 1940's until her retirement in 1994. She represented both literary and theatrical talent including such well-known names as Helen Hayes, Lillian Gish, Ben Hecht, Martha Graham, Ossie Davis and Carl Sandburg, to name a few. From the description of Helen Hayes files, 1956-1975. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517715 Lucy Kroll was the owner of the L...

Jones, James Earl

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Actor James Earl Jones was born on January 17, 1931 to Robert Earl Jones and Ruth Connolly in Arkabutla, Mississippi. When Jones was five years old, his family moved to Dublin, Michigan. He graduated from Dickson High School in Brethren, Michigan in 1949. In 1953, Jones participated in productions at Manistee Summer Theatre. After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, Jones received his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1955.Following graduation, Jones relocated to Ne...

Foote, Horton

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Horton Foote, playwright. From the description of The day Emily married : typescript, 2004. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 79467997 ...

Davis, Ossie

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Ossie Davis is an actor, playwright and director who has performed for stage, film and television, and specializes in film production relating to black culture and history. Born in 1919 in Cogdell, Georgia, Davis attended Howard University from 1938 to 1941. His theater career began in the early 1940's with such plays to his credit as "Anna Lucasta," "No Time for Sergeants," "A Raisin in the Sun," and "Purlie Victorious." Three of the many films he acted in are "The Joe Louis Story,...

Petrie, Daniel

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Daniel Petrie (Nov. 26, 1920-Aug. 22, 2004) was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, the youngest of six children born to William and Mary Campbell Petrie. His mother was a teacher, his father owned and operated a small soft drink company. He graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Sydney, Nova Scotia with an Arts degree. After a stint in the Canadian Army during WWII, Petrie went to New York to enroll at Columbia. While in New York, a chance meeting with producer Herman Shumlin led to his be...

Glass, Joanna M.

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Joanna Glass, playwright. From the description of Play memory : a play in two acts : typescript, 1981, September. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122414912 From the description of Artichoke : typescript, 1974, October. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122414867 From the description of Play memory : a play in two acts : typescript. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122571437 ...

Teichmann, Howard.

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Howard Teichmann, playwright. From the description of The girls in 509: a comedy: typescript, n.d. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122378797 Author, educator, and theater administrator. From the description of Howard Teichmann papers, 1857-2001 (bulk 1940-1987). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132837 Biographical Note 1916, Jan. 22 B...

Fields, Dorothy, 1905-1974

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Dorothy Fields, lyricist and librettist, was born in Allenhurst, New Jersey, July 15, 1905. She was the daughter of Lew Fields, comedian and producer, and Rose (Harris) Shoenfeld. Her first well known song was "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," which she wrote with James McHugh in 1928. She collaborated extensively with her brother Herbert Fields, who also was a librettist. Their most famous production was "Annie Get Your Gun," produced in 1946. Her other brother Joseph Fields was a dramatic ...

Dee, Ruby

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Almost a lifelong New Yorker, Ruby Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace on October 27, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her family soon moved to New York, and Dee was raised during the golden age of Harlem. After high school, she attended New York's Hunter College, graduating in 1945. Expressive and literate, Dee was drawn to the theatre while still a college student. Dee acted in small Shakespearian productions and landed a role in the play,South Pacificin 1943. She also began to study with the American Negro...