Papers of Robert Redington Sharpe, 1909-1934 (inclusive), 1924-1934 (bulk).

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

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Born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, George Bernard Shaw was the only son and third and youngest child of George Carr and Lucinda Elizabeth Gurly Shaw. Though descended from landed Irish gentry, Shaw's father was unable to sustain any more than a facade of gentility. Shaw's official education consisted of being tutored by an uncle and briefly attending Protestant and Catholic day schools. At fifteen Shaw began working as a bookkeeper in a land agent's office which required him t...

Theatre Guild

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Established in New York City in 1918, and initially administered by a board of managers, the Theatre Guild was for the greater part of its history co-directed by Lawrence Langner and Theresa Helburn, with Langner’s wife, Armina Marshall Langner, serving several administrative roles. Throughout the twentieth century the Theatre Guild was instrumental in improving the quality of American theatre, introducing audiences to new playwrights and forms of dramatic writing, stagecraft, and musical theatr...

Occidental College

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Fletcher, James Elroy, 1884-1915.

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Byrd, Sam, 1908-1955

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Byrd was an author, actor, and producer, of Mt. Olive, N.C. From the description of Sam Byrd papers, 1904-1972. WorldCat record id: 25290691 ...

Pasadena Playhouse

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Kirkland, Jack, 1902-1969

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Playwright, producer, director and screenwriter, Jack Kirkland was born on July 25, 1902 in St. Louis, Missouri and died on February 22, 1969 in New York City. His biggest success was the play TOBACCO ROAD that he adapted from the novel by Erskine Caldwell. The original production ran for over 3000 performances on Broadway, 1933-1941. His first play, FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE, opened in Chicago in 1928 and on Broadway in 1930. Other plays written by Kirkland include TORTILLA FLATS, adapted from the no...

Brown, Gilmor 1887?-1960.

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Sharpe, Robert Redington, 1904-1934

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American theatrical designer, Sharpe was the art director of the Pasadena Playhouse (1924-1926, 1931-1932) and of the Theater am Kurfürstendamm in Berlin (1927). He designed sets and costumes for plays in New York, Los Angeles, and Maine; his most critically successful designs were for the Theatre Guild's Major Barbara (1928) and Tobacco Road (1933/34). From the description of Papers of Robert Redington Sharpe, 1909-1934 (inclusive), 1924-1934 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: ...

Menken, Helen, 1902-1966

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Shaw, Robert Gould, 1850-1931

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Robert Gould Shaw (1850-1931) was born in Maine to Samuel Parkman (1813-1869) and Hannah Buck (b. 1820) Shaw, and spent much of his life in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a cousin to famous military commander of the same name. Shaw was a prominent figure in the theater in Boston and the first curator of the Harvard Theatre Collection, appointed 1915. He was married to Isabella Pratt Hunnewell Shaw (1849–1934); they had three children: Robert Gould Shaw (1877–1931), Hollis Hunnewell Shaw (1878–193...