Will Lee papers, 1930-1980.

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Will Lee papers, 1930-1980.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31153650

Collection contains scripts including short plays written for the Workers Laboratory Theatre and Theatre of Action; film and theater stills; files related to his Army productions and military service; newspaper clippings; biographical materials; contracts; and playbills.

1.45 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7307884

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Theatre of Action.

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Workers Laboratory Theatre.

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Lee, Will, 1908-1982

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Will Lee (1908-1982) was a stage and screen actor. In the 1930s he was a cofounder of the Theatre of Action and a member of the Federal Theatre Project and the Actors Workshop. He was involved with the Workers Laboratory Theatre which presented plays in support of the labor movement and social justice. During World War II, he was assigned to the Army Special Services Section in Australia and the Philippines, where he wrote and directed various productions for Amercian troops. In the 1950s, Lee w...