Rick Besoyan papers, 1940-1986, 1959-1964 (bulk).

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Rick Besoyan papers, 1940-1986, 1959-1964 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122485484

The Rick Besoyan papers consist of correspondence, scripts, scores, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs and posters.

2.5 linear feet (3 boxes)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 6730062

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Besoyan, Madie.

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Besoyan, Rick

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Rick Besoyan was a California-born librettist, composer, director and lyricist. He was born July 2, 1924 in Reedly, California. In 1928, his family moved to Alameda, California, where he wrote his first song at age twelve. While attending Alameda High School, Besoyan and a few friends wrote and produced a musical, High and dry. He briefly attended the University of California at Berkeley before volunteering for the army in 1942. He served in the Army Special Services Div...