Edmund Cambridge papers, 1929-2000 (bulk 1970s-1990s)

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Edmund Cambridge papers, 1929-2000 (bulk 1970s-1990s)

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The Edmund Cambridge Papers reflect the professional activities of this actor, director and stage manager, primarily from the 1970s through 2000 in Los Angeles. There is nothing related to his career prior 1957, although his acting career began much earlier in New York City. The Professional Papers series, 1957-2000 (bulk 1970s-1990s) contains the major portion of this collection and consists of production material, including annotated scripts, reviews, correspondence, and material related to the many plays he directed, acted in, served as the production stage manager or stage manager, or in another capacity. The theaters or theater groups for which there are files include the Cambridge Players, Kilpatrick-Cambridge Theater Arts School, Los Angeles Theatre Center (originally known as the Los Angeles Actors' Theater), Negro Ensemble Company, Oasis Dramatic Ensemble Company, the Philadelphia Drama Guild, and the Playward Bus Theatre West Company in Repertory. This section of the series contains Cambridge's production files for his work with the plays Eden and Nevis Mountain Dew for various theater companies. His television career is represented by production files for "The Jefffersons"and "227." The series Organizations and Publications, 1966-2000 contains files related to Cambridge's service to his profession. These include the California Arts Council where he was a panelist (1984-1989), and his participation in a conference related to non-traditional casting for the California Theatre Council (1988). The Scripts series 1929-1998 (bulk 1970s-1990s) consists of numerous scripts that do not seem to have been produced.

17.6 lin. ft. (16 record cartons, 4 archival boxes)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 7309358

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Cambridge, Edmund, 1920-2001

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