Lerner, Eugene, collector. The Josephine Baker collection, 1926-2001

Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982

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Grace, Princess of Monaco, was born Grace Patricia Kelly on November 12, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to parents John Kelly and Margaret Majer. Growing up, she took part in school plays and community productions, and modeled with her mother and sister. After high school, she decided to pursue an acting career in New York City and enrolled at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She eventually featured in eleven films and starred in over sixty television productions, and won an Oscar for...

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

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The main building of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a new art reference library, named the Thomas J. Watson Library, was designed by the architectural firm of Brown, Lawford and Forbes in consultation with the Museum. Severud-Elstad-Krueger were the structural engineers; Krey and Hunt were the mechanical engineers. The Library formally opened Jan. 26, 1965. It occupies three floors: the two lower floors comprise s...

Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, 1923-2005

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Rainier was born on May 31, 1923 at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, as the only son of Hereditary Princess Charlotte and Prince Pierre. Rainier's early education was conducted in England and Switzerland, where he attended the Institut Le Rosey. Rainier then attended the University of Montpellier in France, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1943. In 1944, the day before his 21st birthday, Rainier's mother renounced her right to the throne and Rainier became the direct heir. Rainier...

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

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The Metropolitan Opera (commonly known as the Met) is an American opera company based in New York City, resident at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as current general manager (2021). As of 2018, the company's current music director is Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The Met was founded in 1883 as an alternative to the previously established Academy of Music opera house, and debuted the same year in...

United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), principal foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the U.S. government. Formally created under the provisions of the National Security Act of 1947, approved July 26, 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) grew out of the World War II Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Previous U.S. intelligence and counterintelligence efforts had been conducted by the military and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and suffered from duplication, compe...

O'connor, Patrick

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Epithet: of Dublin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000269.0x0002fa ...

Brialy, Jean-Claude

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Abtey, Jacques, Captain.

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Buchanan, Bessie

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Carnegie Hall

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The Bobino.

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Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972

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American journalist, newspaper columnist, and radio commentator. From the description of Walter Winchell miscellaneous papers, 1936-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123429617 Walter Winchell was an American journalist and radio personality, remembered as the inventor of the celebrity gossip column. Born Walter Winschel in Harlem, New York, he left school in the sixth grade and worked odd jobs in the neighborhood and on local vaudeville stages. After serving in the navy i...

Montgomery, Robert H., Jr.

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Lerner, Eugene, collector.

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Biography African American Paris stage performer noted for her comic, yet sensual, dance routines. While she took Europe by storm, racism in her native United States prevented her from being wholly accepted until 1973, just two years before her death. The material was collected by Gene Lerner. From the guide to the Lerner, Eugene, collector. The Josephine Baker collection, 1926-2001, (Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Speci...

Abatino, P.

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Jessye, Eva, 1895-1992

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Eva Jessye-Director of Music-Writer. b. Coffeyville, Kan.; educated Western University, Kansas City, Kan.; State University for Colored, Langston, OK. Director of Music, Morgan College, Baltimore, Md., 1920; Editorial staff, Afro-American, Baltimore, Md., one year. Won prizes: Essay, Music, Poetry, Interstate Literary Society of Kansas and the West; President Interstate Society, 1924. Director of Music, first all-Negro moving picture, "Hallelujah," produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation, di...

Vreeland, Diana

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John Edward Heys was born in New Jersey on April 24, 1944. He moved to New York in 1967. Heys is an actor/performer who performed with numerous performance groups including the Angels of Light, the Cockettes, and Charles Ludlam's Ridiculous Theatrical Company. Heys knew and worked with numerous artists including Charles Ludlam, Ethyl Eichelberger, Jackie Curtis, Cookie Mueller, Bill Vehr, Tomata du Plenty, and Gary Indiana Heys began his career as an usher then stage man...

Shapp, Milton J. (Milton Jerrold), 1912-1994

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Milton Jerrold Shapp (June 25, 1912 – November 24, 1994) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 40th Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1979. He was the state's first Jewish governor. Born Milton Jerrold Shapiro in Cleveland, Ohio, he earned a degree in engineering from the Case School of Applied Science. Shapp worked as a coal truck driver before moving to Pennsylvania to sell electronic parts. It was during this ...

Berenson, Marisa 1947-....

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Martin, Richard A., Jr.

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Ziegfeld Follies

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Cohen, Rob

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Levy-Soussan, Louisette

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Oberhellmann, Elmer C.

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The Stork Club (New York, N.Y.)

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Wallace, Rama.

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Vardi, Yaffa

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Lerner, Gene

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Ora, Madam d', 1881-1963.

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Abatino, Maria Li Bassi.

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FBI

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Daniel, Clifton, 1912-2000

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Managing Editor, 1964-1969, and Associate Editor, 1969-1977, of the NEW YORK TIMES. From the description of Papers, 1955-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155539748 Elbert Clifton Daniel, Jr., was born on September 19, 1912, in Zebulon, North Carolina. He married Margaret Truman, daughter of President Harry S. Truman, on April 21, 1956. Daniel received his A.B. in Journalism from the University of North Carolina in 1933. He studied journalism under O. J. Coffin, and earne...

Rose, Phyllis, 1942-....

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Phyllis Rose (born 1942) was a professor of English at Wesleyan University from 1969 until her retirement in 2005. From the description of Phyllis Rose collection, 1977 - 1984. (Wesleyan University). WorldCat record id: 174146596 American scholar. From the description of Typescript of a lecture : [New York], [1992 Oct. 5]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270875003 ...

Ross, Diana

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Hurford Janes, Henry

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Wallace, Margarette.

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Scoto, Christina Abatino.

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Papich, Stephen

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Wood, Ean

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The Babino

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Haney, Lynn

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Chase, Barbara

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Chase, Chris

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Karsten, Eddie

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Dixon, Florence

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Kaufman, Hank

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Mollica, Vincenzo.

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Variety Club Foundation

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Hammond, Byran

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Baker, Jean-Claude.

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The Stork Club

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Bouillon, Jo

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Epithet: orchestra leader, husband of Josephine Baker British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000837.0x0003a5 ...

Abatino, Pepito

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The Costume Institute

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Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975

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Josephine Baker(1906-1975) was a dancer, singer, and civil rights activist. She performed in Paris, New York, Africa, and the Middle East, and was a crusader for racial equality. She was born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Eddie Carson, a musician, and Carrie Macdonald. Her parents parted when Josephine was still an infant, and her mother married Arthur Martin, which has led to some confusion about her maiden name. Very llittle is known about her childhood, exce...

Magnani, Anna, 1908-1973

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Bouillon, Jo, 1908-1984

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Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972

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American journalist, newspaper columnist, and radio commentator. From the description of Walter Winchell miscellaneous papers, 1936-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123429617 Walter Winchell was an American journalist and radio personality, remembered as the inventor of the celebrity gossip column. Born Walter Winschel in Harlem, New York, he left school in the sixth grade and worked odd jobs in the neighborhood and on local vaudeville stages. After serving in the navy i...

Fellini, Federico

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Italian filmmaker, 1920-1993, whose best known films include La Dolce Vita and The Satyricon. The term paparazzi comes from a character named Paparazzo in his film La Dolce Vita. From the guide to the Fellini mss. II, 1987-1989, (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)) Italian filmmaker, 1920-1993, whose best known films include La Dolce Vita and The Satyricon. The term paparazzi comes from a character named Paparazzo in his film La Dolce Vita. ...

Scoto, Christina

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Bobino

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Sauvage, Marcel.

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Piceni, Enrico, 1901-1986

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Chateauneu, Roger

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Kirkpatrick, Scott.

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La Camara, Felix, 1897-

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Marouani, Felix

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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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The FBI established this classification when it assumed responsibility for ascertaining the protection capabilities and weaknesses of defense plants. Each plant survey was a separate case file, with the survey, supplemental surveys, and all communications dealing with a plant insofar as plant protection was concerned, filed together. On June 1, 1941, and January 5, 1942, the Navy and Army, respectively, assumed responsibility for surveying defense plants in which they had interests. Thereafter, ...

Choisit, Paul

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