Ned Edward Hoopes papers, 1959-1984.

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Ned Edward Hoopes papers, 1959-1984.

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Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, photographs, clippings, and other printed materials. Included are the unpublished manuscripts of his biographies of Charles Laughton and of Viola Heise Bodenschatz, 1883-1967, a suspected Nazi sympathizer, and notes for his biography of Frederick Rolfe, Baron Corvo. There is cataloged correspondence from Philip Cortelyou Johnson and Sir Angus Wilson.

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005

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Hoopes, Ned Edward, 1932-1984.

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Author, editor and teacher who wrote books and articles on educational television, childrens literature and biographies and who edited several anthologies. From the description of Ned Edward Hoopes papers, 1959-1984. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 496102392 ...

Wilson, Angus, 1913-1991

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Laughton, Charles, 1899-1962

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Charles Laughton was born July 1, 1899 in Scarborough, England to hotel proprietors Robert and Eliza Laughton. He attended the public Jesuit school Stonyhurst College and enlisted into the army during WWI in 1917. In 1924, Laughton enrolled in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art to study acting and drama. Soon Laughton was starring in many professional theatrical and film productions in London. In 1927, Laughton met the actress Elsa Lanchester; they were married in 1929. Laughton and Lanchester fi...