Papers, 1928-1981.

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Papers, 1928-1981.

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Papers, 1928-1981.

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http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01584/catalog

Abstract

Compositions, correspondence, scrapbooks, andphotographs of American playwright and children's book author Mary Coyle Chase.

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18 boxes (9linear ft.)

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Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6384691

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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...

Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)

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Hunningher, B. (Benjamin), 1903-1991

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The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama

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Arnold, Olga Moore.

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Robert A. Freedman.

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Barter Theatre

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Beck, John, MA

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John M. Beck (Jean-Michel Beck) was born in Ernolsheim-Bruche, France, on September 6, 1819. He immigrated to the United States sometime before 1848 and settled in New York. He married Mary Carr, a daughter of William Carr, on December 30, 1848. In 1850 Beck traveled to California by way of Cape Horn and mined for gold near the Slate Range Bar in Yuba County. He died in New York City. From the description of Beck family papers, 1786-1947 (bulk 1815-1850) (Huntington Library, Art Coll...

Bean, Orson

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Tim Chase

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Libbie Block

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Sloane, Janet

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Robert Chase

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Chase, Robert L.

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Bancroft, Caroline

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Guild Theatre

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Henry Ephron.

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Lewis, Robert

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Rawls, Eugenia

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Broadway and daytime drama actress, author (Tallulah: A Memory), and personal friend of Tallulah Bankhead. From the description of Papers, 1975-2000. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 31073652 Actress; wife of lawyer, theatrical producer, and newspaper publisher Donald Seawell (1912- ). From the description of Eugenia Rawls and Donald Seawell theater collection, 1916- 1988. WorldCat record id: 25422493 From the guide to the Eugenia Rawls and D...

Perry, Antoinette, 1888-1946

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Roddy McDowell.

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Bankhead, Tallulah

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Fallon, Richard G.

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Brown, Joe E.

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Joe McCarty

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48th Street Theatre

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Fried, Walter

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Jimmy Stewart

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Michael McAloney

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Fowler, Virginia

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Royal Alexandra Theatre.

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Chase, Mary, 1907-1981

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Denver, Colo. native. Playwright of many plays, six of which were produced on Broadway. Her most famous play was Harvey which was made into a film and for which she won a Pulitzer prize. From the description of Oral history, 1979 Aug. 9 [sound recording]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 61278623 Mary Coyle Chase (1906-1981) was a Denver based playwright and screenwriter best known for her play and feature film: Harvey. She was a journalist for the Rocky Mountain...

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Walter Kerr.

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Collins, Charles, 1949-

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Lloyd, John R.

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Stewart, Jimmy

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William Koppelmann.

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Mary Chase

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Alice Penneman

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Phil Harper

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Dodson, Mary

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Frank Bremer

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Little Theatre

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Chase, Mary 1907-

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Case (1907-1981) was an American playwright and children's book author. From the guide to the Papers, 1928-1981., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Mary Coyle Chase was born on February 25, 1907 in Denver Colorado. She attended the University of Colorado, and worked for The Rocky Mountain News as a reporter and served as publicity director for the National Youth Administration. Chase was also...

Vera Sand.

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Brandt and Brandt Dramatic Dept., Inc.

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Johnson, Stanley H.

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Whitehead, Robert

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Wilson, Duane B.

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K. L. Mapes.

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Antoinette Perry

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Universal Pictures Co.

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Cherin, Herb

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Freedman, Harold, 1915-1999

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Harold Freedman was head of the theater department of the Brand & Brandt literary agency, and counted among his clients Thornton Wilder, Mary Chase, S.N. Behrman, and others. From the description of Harold Freedman papers, 1935-1961. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517176 From the guide to the Harold Freedman papers, 1935-1961, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) ...

Fay, Frank

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Chase, Mary, 1907-1981

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Denver Theatre

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Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

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Founded 1919 as the Broadmoor Art Academy by Mr. And Mrs. Spencer Penrose. The Academy became affiliated with Colorado College in 1926 and was reincorporated as the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in 1936. From the description of Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center records, 1919-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83209858 ...

Chase, Colin.

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Chase, Mary (daughter-in-law?).

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Emma Goldman

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Colin Chase.

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Stoddard, Haila

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Haila Stoddard is known for her work as an actor, producer, writer and director. Born in Great Falls, Montana, Stoddard moved to Los Angeles, California, where she obtained a degree from the University of Southern California. In 1934 Stoddard made her first stage appearance at the Belasco, Los Angeles, in the play Merrily We Roll Along . During her career as an actress Stoddard appeared in a number of plays, movies, and television series including sixteen years as Pauline Rysdale in "The Secret ...

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