Ann Preston Bridgers Papers, 1871-1967

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Ann Preston Bridgers Papers, 1871-1967

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/bridgers/

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David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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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...

Bridgers, Emily N.

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Katherine Simons

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Bridgers, Robert R.

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Elizabeth B. Daniels

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Ann P. Bridgers Writings Subseries

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Willis, Winifred

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Emily Bridgers

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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938

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Bernstein met Thomas Wolfe in 1925 on a voyage between Europe and New York. Wolfe and Bernstein, the wife of a prominent New York stock broker and 18 years older than Wolfe, became lovers in Oct. 1925 and remained so for the next five years. Wolfe's 1929 novel, Look Homeward Angel, was dedicated to Bernstein. From the description of [Account of a fire / Thomas Wolfe] (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 492206991 Thomas Clayton Wolfe was born October 3, 1900 in Asheville, No...

Robert R. Bridgers

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Bridgers, Ann Preston, 1891-1967.

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Actress, playwright, patron of the arts. Born 1891, died 1967. From the description of Ann Preston Bridgers papers, 1871-1967, bulk 1925-1963. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 18131848 1891, May 1 Born Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina ca. 1908 Attended Mary Baldwin Seminary, Staunton, Va. ...