Papers, 1940-1972 (bulk, 1959-1970).

Stravinsky, Vera, 1888-1982

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Vera Stravinsky (January 7, 1889[1] – September 17, 1982) was a Russian American dancer and artist. She is better known as the second wife of the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, who married her in 1940. Born Vera Bosse (de Bosset), the daughter of Eduard Bosse (1854–1927)[2] and Hedwig von Ruckteschel (1866–1938).[3] Both parents were Baltic German nobility. She was sent to boarding school in Moscow, where she learned how to play piano.[5] Vera allegedly changed her ...

Protetch, David.

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Lenya, Lotte

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Born in Austria, Lenya became an actress in Zürich, then moved to Berlin where she met and married Kurt Weill. They emigrated to the U.S. in 1935, where Lenya lived until her death a few months after this interview was recorded. From the description of An oral history interview with Lotte Lenya / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by Alan Rich, New City, N.Y., 1981 : recording and transcript. (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison). WorldCat record id: 12258368...

Josephson, Marianne.

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Detwiler, Russell.

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Russell Detwiler (1925-1969) grew up in Pennsylvania. After serving in the U.S. Army in World War II, he pursued an education at Temple University and the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, among other schools. He became a painter and had several one-man shows and other exhibitions throughout the late 1950's and 1960's. In 1962 he married Lotte Lenya. His friends and clients included Vera Stravinsky, Jennie Tourel, Dr. David Protetch, Marianne Josephson, and Emanuel Marks. From th...

Marks, Emanuel.

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