Rose McClendon scrapbooks, 1919-1935.

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Rose McClendon scrapbooks, 1919-1935.

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The Rose McClendon Scrapbooks consist of two volumes dating from 1916 to 1934 that were donated in 1950 by the estate of her husband, Dr. Henry Pruden McClendon. Volume 1, 1919 to 1931, consists of telegrams, newspaper articles and reviews for the following plays: "Roseanne," "Deep River," "In Abraham's Bosom," "The Cat and the Canary" and "Porgy." The latter play garnered the most reviews due to its extensive run. There are also articles about McClendon, programs, letters, telegrams, photographs, and poems dedicated to her. Similarly, Volume 2, 1932 to 1935, contains newspaper and magazine reviews documenting McClendon's roles in the following productions prior to her death in1936: "House of Connelly," "Never No More," "Black Souls," "Brain Sweat," "Roll Sweet Chariot," "Panic," the radio adaptation of "John Henry: Black River Giant," and "Mulatto."

2 vols.

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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McClendon, Rose, 1884-1936

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Rose McClendon was one of the most important and well-known black actresses of the 1920s and 1930s. Although she did not become a professional actor until she was in her thirties, she consistently won critical acclaim for her acting and influenced the careers of many aspiring black actors of the period. McClendon made her professional debut in "Justice" (1919) and four years later appeared in "Roseanne" (1924) with Charles Gilpin (and later Paul Robeson). In 1926 she gai...