It happened one night : choreographic notes and research materials used by Twyla Tharp for a dance project, 1963-ongoing.

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It happened one night : choreographic notes and research materials used by Twyla Tharp for a dance project, 1963-ongoing.

Folder contains Twyla Tharp's notebook with parts of the screenplay of Frank Capra's movie "It happened one night", and her choreographic notes, timing, and floor patterns. Used probably for an unfinished dance or film/television project.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7343149

Ohio State University Libraries

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Tharp, Twyla

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Twyla Tharp is American modern dancer and choreographer. She was born 1 July 1941 in Portland, Indiana and grew up in Rialto, California. She attended Pomona College and received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Barnard College in 1963. As a child she studied ballet, tap, flamenco, baron twirling, acrobatics, and several musical instruments. While in California, she studied dance with Beatrice Collenette, Wilson Morelli, John Butler, Carmen de Lavallade, and at the Lester Horton stu...

Capra, Frank Russell, 1897-1991

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Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified." Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, ...