Will Lee papers 1930-1980

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Will Lee papers 1930-1980

Collection contains photos, scripts, contracts, and correspondence relating to Will Lee's theater career and blacklisting.

1.45 cubicft. (2 boxes)

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Theatre of Action.

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Workers Laboratory Theatere.

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Lee, Will, 1908-1982

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Will Lee (1908-1982) was a stage and screen actor. In the 1930s he was a cofounder of the Theatre of Action and a member of the Federal Theatre Project and the Actors Workshop. He was involved with the Workers Laboratory Theatre which presented plays in support of the labor movement and social justice. During World War II, he was assigned to the Army Special Services Section in Australia and the Philippines, where he wrote and directed various productions for Amercian troops. In the 1950s, Lee w...