Dan Totheroh papers, 1925-1975

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Dan Totheroh papers, 1925-1975

Letters written to him; copies and drafts of a few by him; mss. of some of his plays and other writings; biographical information; programs, publicity material and announcements for plays; contracts; copyrights; royalty statements: scrapbooks; clippings, etc.

Number of containers: 2 boxes, 3 cartons, 17 v., 1 package and 1 oversize folder

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SNAC Resource ID: 6663031

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Totheroh, Dan

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Biography Dan Totheroh -actor, playwright, director and novelist -was intimately connected with the theater during his entire lifetime. Born in Oakland in 1894, he wrote his first play in high school and went from there directly onto the professional stage, acting with Nance O'Neil in stock at the San Francisco Alcazar Theatre. He also began writing vaudeville sketches, toured the Pantages and Orpheum vaudeville circuits and eventually made h...