Allyn Joslyn papers, 1920s-1970s

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Allyn Joslyn papers, 1920s-1970s

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt509nd9r9

Versatile character actor Allyn Joslyn's acting career spanned from the 1920's to the1970's. The collection documents Joslyn's professional accomplishments as an actor and entertainer, and includes scripts for motion pictures, television, radio, and stage; press clippings focused on Joslyn's career; photographs (mainly stills) from various film, television, and stage productions; and a small amount of correspondence and ephemera.

18 Boxes(9 linear ft); 2 Flat Boxes

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections.

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Joslyn, Allyn, -1981

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Allyn Morgan Joslyn was born in Milford, Penn. There is conflicting information about the date of his birth; it has been reported as July 21, 1901 and July 21, 1905. As a teenager, he began his career on the live stage and acted in many plays throughout the 1920s and '30s. In 1935, he starred on Broadway in George Abbott's production of Boy meets girl. His role as Robert Law brought accolades and led him to Hollywood. Joslyn made his motion picture debut in They Won't Forget (1937). Over the nex...