Best of Broadway (premiere)-- The royal family / by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber ; adapted for television by Ronald Alexander. 1954.

Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993

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Helen Hayes Brown was born in Washington, D.C. on October 10, 1900. Her parents were Frank and Catherine “Essie” Brown. With her mother’s encouragement, Hayes made her stage debut at the age of five and began performing both in amateur productions as well as the stock company, The Columbia Players. While performing in a recital for Miss Minnie Hawke’s School of Dance, Hayes was spotted by Lew Fields. Fields, half of the Weber and Fields comedy team, as well as a producer, recognized Hayes’s tale...

Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961

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George Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889 - June 2, 1961) was a playwright, director, producer, humorist, and drama critic noted for his many collaborations with other writers and his contributions to 20th century American comedy. His most successful solo script was The Butter and Egg Man, 1925. As a collaborator, Kaufman was prolific: with Marc Connelly he wrote Merton of the Movies, Dulcy, and Beggar on Horseback; with Ring Lardner he wrote June Moon; with Edna Ferber he wrote The Royal Family, ...

Manulis, Martin, 1915-2007

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Nickell, Paulena

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Colbert, Claudette

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Alexander, Ronald G.

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Smith, Kent, 1907-1985

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Smith (1907-1985) and Atwater (1911- ) were a husband-wife acting team. Smith first appeared on Broadway in "Men Must Fight" (1932) and made his first film, "The Garden Murder Case," in 1936. He appeared in scores of stage productions and more than three dozen films. Atwater began her career in "The Black Crook" (1929) and appeared in Broadway musicals, drama, films and television. Smith and Atwater's frequent appearances together included a stage production of "Ah, Wilderness" and episodes of t...

Coburn, Charles

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Charles Coburn (1877-1961) a character actor and Georgia native, enjoyed a lengthy career on stage, screen, and radio that reached its height in the 1940s and 1950s, when he was in his sixties and seventies. From the description of Charles Coburn signed documents, 1940-1941. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 319689627 Charles Douville Coburn (1877-1961), Georgia-born stage and screen actor, manager, director, and producer. Coburn founded the Mohawk Drama Festival ...

Olson, Nancy, 1928-

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March, Fredric, 1897-1975.

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Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968

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American novelist, short story writer and playwright. From the description of Letters, 1912-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122415400 American fiction writer and playwright. From the description of Typed letter signed : Stepney Depot, Conn., to Edward Wagenknecht, 1944 Oct. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868073 Author. From the description of Edna Ferber letter, 1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450230 Author of popu...