Paul Muni collection, 1908-1980 (inclusive), 1932-1959 (bulk).

Brando, Marlon, 1924-2004

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Marlon Brando was an American actor, considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century. Brando was also an activist for many causes, notably the civil rights movement and various Native American movements. ...

DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959

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Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959) was an American motion picture producer and director, considered the archetype of the American film mogul. His 70 films reflect changing American tastes and values, and he was particularly noted for his multimillion-dollar spectacles. DeMille was born on August 12, 1881 to Henry Churchill de Mille and Matilda Beatrice Samuel de Mille. DeMille started acting on Broadway in 1900 and by 1913 he joined a film studio partnership which would eventually become Paramount Pi...

Connolly, Walter, 1887-1940

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Palmer, Betsy

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Hawks, Howard, 1896-1977

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Howard Winchester Hawks was born in Goshen, Indiana, on May 30, 1896. He made his career in Hollywood, working in the film industry as a screenwriter, editor, director, and producer. In 1974 he was awarded an honorary Academy Award of merit. Hawks died in Palm Springs, California, on December 26, 1977. From the description of Howard Hawks photographs and movie stills, circa 1930s-1960s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367396725 Movie producer. From the description...

Alexander, Katherine

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Rose, Billy, 1899-1966

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American lyricist. From the description of Autograph block of four postage stamps, each signed : [n.p.], [194-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270924811 ...

Spigelgass, Léonard

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Author, playwright and screenwriter. In a long career as a Broadway playwright and Hollywood screenwriter, Spigelgass authored such popular and award-winning plays as I was a male war bride (1949), Because you're mine (1952), A majority of one (1958 stage and 1961 screenplay), Gypsy (1962 screenplay) and Dear me the sky is falling (1963). From the description of Papers, [ca. 1949]-1985. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 21072352 ...

Stone, Carol, 1915-

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Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987

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Arch Oboler (1907-1987) was a radio writer and producer during the first half of the twentieth century. He wrote and produced a number of popular radio shows during the 1930s and 1940s, including "Arch Oboler's Plays" (1939-1940, 1945), "Plays for Americans" (1942), "Everything for the Boys" (1944), and "Arch Oboler Special" (1945). From the description of "Arch Oboler's yesterday, today, and tomorrow" audio tapes, 1939-1945. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCa...

Cotsworth, Staats, 1908-1979

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Actor on radio, television and film, Staats Cotsworth was particularly active in 1940s radio, playing Casey, the Crime Photographer on the mystery-adventure series of that name. He was also an artist and illustrator. From the description of Staats Cotsworth drawings, 194-. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 726938582 ...

Ellis, Michael D.

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Michael Ellis was born Mayer Ellis Abrahamson, on October 25, 1917, in Philadelphia, to Alexander and Mollie (Fein) Abrahamson. He attended the Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania between the years 1930-1935. Later he attended the University of Grenoble, the Sorbonne, Dartmouth College, and Drew University. Mr. Ellis first appeared on a professional stage in September 1941 for a stock production of Flight to the West in Yardley, Pennsylvania. Subsequently, he performed in several other pr...

Heckart, Eileen, 1919-2001

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Schary, Dore

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Dore Schary (1905-1980) was an American motion picture producer and playwright. From the description of Dore Schary collection of letters by Confederate soldiers, 1861-1864. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122456033 Motion picture writer and producer. From the description of Reminiscences of Dore Schary : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122512760 Motion picture producer an...

Abbott, George, 1887-1995

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American theatrical producer and director. From the description of George Abbott letter to William Work, 1953 Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 502306264 ...

Maxwell, Frank

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Strassberg, Morris, 1897-1974

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Gibney, Sheridan

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Sheridan Gibney wrote scripts for motion pictures. From the description of Sheridan Gibney papers, 1931-1956. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 79902968 Sheridan de Raismes Gibney (AC 1925), a popular playwright and screenwriter, was born in New York City on June 11, 1903. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy before entering Amherst College. After Amherst and from 1926 to 1929 he worked as an instructor at Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y. In t...

Coote, Robert, 1909-1982

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Weisenfreund family.

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Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959

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American playwright. From the description of Maxwell Anderson papers, 1930-1948. WorldCat record id: 26661097 From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : New York, 25 October 1937, to Peggy Wood, 1937 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873947 American playwright Maxwell Anderson was born in Atlantic, Penn., on 15 December 1888. He worked as a journalist early in his writing career and then turned largely to drama. He was the author of over 20 ...

Krims, Milton

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Denham, Reginald, 1894-1983

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Actor, writer, director. From the description of Reminiscences of Reginald Denham : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122684222 ...

Calleia, Joseph, 1897-1975

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Muni, Paul, 1895-1967

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Paul Muni (Mehilem Weisenfreund), actor of stage and screen, was born in Austria on September 22, 1895. Muni's early career on the American stage was in the Yiddish theater where he acted under the name Muni Weisenfreund. His first role was in the production TWO CORPSES AT BREAKFAST in 1908. During the years 1908 through 1926 he toured in Yiddish theater productions becoming a member of the Yiddish Art Theatre in 1918. Paul Muni married Bella Finkel an actress of the Yid...

Napier, Alan, 1903-1988

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Kessler, David, 1860-1920

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Johnsrud, Harold, 1904-1939.

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Helburn, Theresa, 1887-1959

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Theresa Helburn was born in New York City in 1887, graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1908, and had an early career as a writer of essays, poetry, and plays, and as a theatre critic for The Nation. In 1919, she joined the Theatre Guild in New York City as a play reader. Within a few years she was co-administrative director with Lawrence Langner. As a writer, critic, director, and administrator, Theresa Helburn was a major force in the development of twentieth-century American theatre. She was m...

LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987

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Moving-picture producer and director. From the description of Reminiscences of Mervyn LeRoy : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419897 ...

Tandy, Jessica

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Larson, Jack

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Lindsay, Margaret, 1910-1981

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Epithet: widow of Alexander, 25th Earl of Crawford and 8th Earl of Balcarres British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000443.0x0000d7 Epithet: 2nd daughter of James, 2nd Marquis of Hamilton, and wife of John, Earl of Crawford and Lindsay British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000443.0x0000d6 ...

Rolland, Romain

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French author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Paris], to an unidentified editor or publisher, 1906 Nov. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872184 French communist intellectual. From the description of Romain Rolland miscellaneous papers, 1932-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868035 Romain Rolland was a French novelist, dramatist, and essayist, an idealist who was deeply involved with pacifism; Lucien Price was an American no...

Fearnley, John, 1914-

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Meadows, Jayne, 1920-

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Coward, Noel, 1889-1973.

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Regan, Sylvia

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Interviewee married Mr. Ellstein. From the description of Reminiscences of Sylvia Regan : oral history, 1983. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122597261 ...

Randall, Tony, 1920-2004

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Tony Randall, actor and director, was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 26, 1920. He began his career as a stage actor in productions such as Candida, Caesar and Cleopatra and Oh, Men! Oh, Women!, to name a few. His films include: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Mating Game, Pillow Talk, The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao, Lover Come Back, Send Me No Flowers and The Brass Bottle, among others. His television credits include: Mr. Peepers, The Tony Randall Show, ...

Scheuer, Philip, 1902-

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Rainer, Luise, 1910-

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Rainer had emigrated to the U.S. around 1935. She was apparently a good friend of Alma Mahler; it is not clear whether they knew each other before their respective emigrations. From 1937 to 1940 she was married to Clifford Odets, who worked with Franz Werfel at one point on an adaptation of Jacobowsky und der Oberst. In 1944 or 1945 she married the publisher Robert Knittel. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1941-1945, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). Wo...

Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004

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In 1925 high school teacher John T. Scopes was arrested and tried for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution in Dayton, Tennessee. Scopes was defended by Clarence Darrow, while the prosecution was represented by William Jennings Bryan. The historical characters' names were changed for this dramatization, which originally premiered on Broadway in 1955. From the description of Inherit the wind / by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, 1996. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: ...

Churchill, Marguerite, 1910-2000

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Miljan, John, 1893-1960

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Wallis, Hal B., 1899-1986

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Moving-picture producer. From the description of Reminiscences of Hal Brent Wallis : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481255 Epithet: of Universal Studies British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001027.0x000312 ...

Robson, Flora, 1902-1984

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English actress. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) and typed letter signed : [n.p.], to Denys Blakelock, 1949 July 22, 1960 June 22 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872180 Epithet: DBE, actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000544.0x000043 ...

Strasberg, Lee

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Theatrical producer director. From the description of Reminiscences of Lee Strasberg : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309735059 ...

McNeil, Claudia

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Dieterle, William, 1893-1972

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Kraft, Hy S., 1899-1975.

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Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941

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Author, newspaper editor. From the description of Letter to Maurice Hanline, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 56349777 American novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. From the guide to the Sherwood Anderson miscellany, 1981, undated, (The New York Public Library. New York Public Library Archives.) Author. From the description of Death in the woods : annotated short story, circa 1933. (Unknown). WorldCat record i...

Powell, Dick, 1904-1963

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Born as Richard E. Powell on Nov. 14, 1904 in Mountain View, AR; former band vocalist, instrumentalist, and occasional MC, made film debut, 1932; featured in Warner Bros musicals in 1930s; made transition to dramatic roles, particularly private-eye heroes, in 1940s; became producer-director in 1950s and president of Four Star Television production company; married to Joan Blondell and June Allyson; died in 1963. From the description of Papers, 1930-1945. (University of California, Lo...

Lorring, Joan

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Ellis, Edward, 1870-1952

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Logan, Stanley, 1885-1953

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Beach, Rex, 1877-1949

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American author. From the description of Letter : to "Dear Henry," 1912 Mar. 30. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122385666 Rex Ellingwood Beach (1877-1949) was an American novelist and playwright. Born in Michigan, he studied law before following the Klondike Gold Rush to Alaska, but after a few years gave up prospecting and turned to writing. He wrote a number of historical and so-called "pot-b...

Astor, Mary, 1906-1987

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Actress. From the description of Reminiscences of Mary Astor: oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122620569 American actress and author; b. Lucile Langhanke. From the description of Mary Astor collection, 1926-1977 bulk 1959-1977. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 317675115 Collector of newspaper clippings. From the description of Scrapbook, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 1225512...

Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994

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Shumlin, Herman, 1898-1979

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Hagen, Uta, 1919-2004

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Legendary actress, teacher, and author Uta Thyra Hagen was born on June 12, 1919 in Göttingen, Germany the second child of Oskar and Thyra Leisner Hagen. Her father had begun the Handel Opera Festival in Göttingen and her mother was a Danish opera singer and teacher. In 1924, the family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where Oskar Hagen founded the art history department. However, the Hagens continued to travel to Europe in the summers. Hagen grew up in Madison and attende...

Foch, Nina

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Marx, Samuel, 1902-1992

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Begley, Ed. 1901-1970

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Begley was a character actor on stage and radio and later in motion pictures and on television. From the description of Papers, 1944-1970. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 29528134 Actor Ed Begley (1901-1970) was an American actor who performed on stage, screen, radio, and television. Born in Hartford, Connecticut on March 25, 1901, he attended St. Patrick's school in Hartford from 1907 to 1915. He made his stage debut at th...

Sparks, Ned, 1883-1957

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Pollock, Nancy, 1902-1979

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Davis, Luther, 1916-2008

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Pallette, Eugene, 1889-1954

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Davis, Bette, 1908-1989

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Actress. From the description of Reminiscences of Bette Davis : oral history, [197-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122631883 ...

Mann, Daniel, 1912-1991

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Adler, Celia, 1889-1979

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Bloomgarden, Kermit

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Baxter, Anne.

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Anne Baxter was a stage, film, and television actress. She won an Academy Award for her supporting role in "The Razor's Edge" (1946). She starred as Eve in "All About Eve" and as Queen Nefretiri in "The Ten Commandments". Baxter appeared on television from the 1960s and continued to do guest roles until 1983. From the description of Anne Baxter papers, 1924-1985. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 29631733 ...

Hardwicke, Cedric, 1893-1964

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English actor; d. 1964. From the description of Sir Cedric Hardwicke collection, 1935-1939. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70961685 ...

Hutchinson, Josephine, 1903-1998

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Williams, Billy Dee, 1937-....

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Ben-Ami, Jacob

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Jacob Ben-Ami was a twentieth century actor and director and prominent figure in American Yiddish theater. Ben-Ami was born on November 23, 1890, in Minsk, then a part of the Russian Empire. Before immigrating to the United States, he performed with Yiddish theater troupes throughout Russia and in London. In the United States, he worked with prominent figures on the Yiddish theater scene, including at Maurice Schwartz's Irving Place Theatre. He was a leading figure in th...

Adler, Luther, 1903-1984

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Luther Adler, an actor, was born May 4, 1903 in New York City. He began his career at the age of five when he joined his parents, Jacob P. and Sarah Adler, stars of the Yiddish theater, and his brothers and sisters on stage. Mr. Adler performed on Broadway, in stock and on tour. He appeared in over twenty-five films and on television. He was a founding member of the Group Theatre. Luther Adler died December 8, 1984. From the guide to the Luther Adler papers, ...

McCallister, Lon, 1923-2005

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Moore, Dick, 1925-

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Dick Moore was born John Richard Moore Jr., September 12, 1925, in Los Angeles. He was a child actor onscreen from 1926, known for his roles in the "Little Rascals". He used the name of Dickie Moore. He acted in many films including: "Oliver Twist", "The Cradle Song", "This Side of Heaven", "Sergeant York", and "Eight Iron Men". During World War II he was a correspondent for "Stars and Stripes". His last movie was "Member of the Wedding" in 1952 and last stage appearance was in 1956. He was famo...

Diener, Joan 1934-

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Weill, Kurt

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As a result of the success of his Broadway musical Lady in the dark in 1941, German-born composer Kurt Weill and his wife, the singing actress Lotte Lenya, were able to buy "Brook House," in Rockland County, New York, moving there during their sixth year in the United States. From Brook House, and a couple of addresses in Los Angeles during his trips there, Weill kept in touch, until a month before his death, with his parents, who had emigrated to Israel in 1935. From the description...

Oberon, Merle, 1911-1979

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