Jean Cocteau letters and sketches, 1936-1956.

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Jean Cocteau letters and sketches, 1936-1956.

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The collection contains a letter to actress, producer, and director Judith Malina and Julian Beck, 19 September 1947; a brief note regarding Oxford University to art historian Jean Seznec, 8 July 1956, with a colored pencil sketch of a head [found in book by Jean Cocteau, Le discours d'Oxford, 1956]; a pencil sketch by Cocteau, 12 June 1956, to Jean Seznec, of Cocteau and Seznec in academic regalia at Oxford. Also, the Gotham Book Mart catalog 36 [April 1936] with the cover designed by Cocteau. Includes early jottings of poems and ideas on cigarette boxes.

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Cocteau, Jean

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French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager, playwright and filmmaker. Antonin Artaud -- French poet, essayist, actor and director -- was the leading playwright of the 'Theatre of Cruelty.' From the description of Le moine de M.G. Lewis raconté par Antonin Artaud [manuscript], ca. 1931 / Jean Cocteau. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 318989605 French poet, novelist, playwright, and artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed :...

Malina, Judith, 1926-....

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Judith Malina, director, producer, poet, and actress, was born in Kiel, Germany and emigrated to New York before the War. In 1948 she was married to the painter Julian Beck, and together they founded The Living Theatre. The Living Theatre had its inaugural season in 1951 at the Cherry Lane Theatre and later moved to a loft on 100th Street. The company, which was dedicated to a non-commercial theater that would be a part of the community and perform the works of contempor...

Beck, Julian, 1905-

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Gotham Book Mart

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Gotham Book Mart is a New York City bookstore and gallery, founded in 1920 by Frances Steloff. From the description of Gotham Book Mart collection, [1938-1948]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122597056 From the guide to the Gotham Book Mart records, 1938-1948, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) ...

Seznec, Jean.

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