Papers of Kathleen Cannell, ca. 1890-1974 (inclusive), 1944-1974 (bulk).

Lindquist, John, 1890-1980.

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John Lindquist (1890-1980) was a Boston area photographer who concentrated on dance-related photography. He was a lover of dance and theater, and in his early days as a photographer supported himself as a head cashier at Filenes. He began photographing Ted Shawn and his men dancers in 1938 and was the official photographer for the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival for four decades, from 1940 until his death. He formed close friendships with many dancers and choreographers; the collection includes mu...

Stein, Gertrude, 1874-1946

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Gertrude Stein (b. February 3, 1874, Allegheny, PA-d. July 27, 1946, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. She moved to Paris and acquired a love for modern painting. Stein began building a personal collection of major artists, many of whom became her friends and formed the core of her regular salons. In 1907, as Stein was struggling to establish herself as a writer, she met Alice Babette Toklas, a fellow American who had come to P...

Mumaw, Barton, 1912-2001

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Barton Mumaw (1912-2001) was a dancer and member of Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers....

Shawn, Ted, 1891-1972

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In 1915 they founded the first Denishawn school in Los Angeles with the intent of providing students with a diversified dance education. They believed that a dancer should learn all styles of dance rather than concentrating on one form; therefore, they offered classes in ballet, modern, ethnic, and creative dance. Within a few years Shawn and Miss St. Denis had established Denishawn schools throughout the United States. They built up an extensive repertory of spiritual, ethnic, character, and “m...

Schiaparelli, C.

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Gilliam, Florence

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Cannell, Kathleen, 1891-1974.

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American dance critic and fashion editor, born Kathleen Biggar Eaton, Cannell began her career as a mime and dancer, appearing with the Provincetown Players and elsewhere. From 1919 to 1944, she lived in France, was the Paris fashion editor for the New York Times and the New Yorker, and was part of the artistic circle centered around Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway. When she returned to the U.S., she continued to write on fashion, dance, theatre, music, and literature for a variety of journa...

Page, Ruth

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Ruth Page, American dancer, choreographer, and director of ballet companies, was born in 1899, the daughter of a physician in Indiana. Her dance studies began with local teachers in Indianapolis. Like many a young girl, she was inspired by seeing Anna Pavlova perform, and actually did perform with the legendary dancer's troupe during a tour to South America in 1918. Her training continued in Chicago with Adolph Bolm who created The Birthday of the Infanta for her, dancing the role with Bolm's Ba...

Weidman, Charles

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Dancer, choreographer, teacher. From the description of Papers, ca. 1908-1975. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122519030 Biography/History Saida Gerrard: b. April 9, 1923, Toronto, Canada. d. May 4, 2005, Los Angeles, California. Saida Gerrard was a performer, choreographer, student and teacher of modern dance. She grew up in Toronto, Canada in a family of Russian Jewish immigrants. Her parents ...

Veen, Jan, 1903-1967.

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Evreinoff, Anna.

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Lelong, Lucien, 1889-1958

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Sheean, Vincent, 1899-1975

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Vincent Sheean was an American journalist, novelist, short-story writer, and essayist. From the description of Vincent Sheean collection of papers, [1929]-1973 bulk (1938-1959). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122639845 From the guide to the Vincent Sheean collection of papers, 1929]-1973, 1938-1959, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) James Vincent Sheean (1899-1975) w...

Toklas, Alice B., 1877-1967

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Toklas was a writer and companion to Gertrude Stein. From the guide to the Alice B. Toklas letters to William Alfred, 1951-1961., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Biographical Note Alice B. Toklas (1877-1967) was an author and the life partner of Gertrude Stein. Don Frank is the son of one of Toklas' childhood friends. After his service in the armed forces, he met Toklas in Europe. ...

Wigman, Mary, 1886-1973

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Mary Wigman, German modern dancer and choreographer, was born Mary Wiegmann, November 13, 1886 in Hanover. She trained first with Emile Jaques-Dalcroze in Hellerau and Dresden and later with Rudolf von Laban in Anscona, Switzerland and in Munich. Her debut as a concert dancer and choreographer occurred in 1919. Successful performances encouraged her to open her own school in Dresden, where among her first students were Yvonne Georgi, Gert Palucca, and Harald Kreutzberg. By 1925, her students inc...

Ichinohe, Saeko

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Crofton, Kathleen

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Nikolais, Alwin

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Choreographer. From the description of Reminiscences of Alwin Nikolais : oral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122569840 ...

Weaver, William, 1923-2013

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Weaver was born on July 24, 1923 in Washington, DC; BA, Princeton Univ., 1946; postgraduate study at the Univ. of Rome, 1949; became a free-lance writer, translator, music critic, assoc. editor of Collier's magazine, Italian correspondent for the Financial times (London), music and opera critic in Italy for the International herald tribune, and record critic for Panorama; translated Italian and French opera libretti; has translated Italian novelists Georgio Bassani, Italo Calvino, Carlo Emilio G...

Phelps, Lyon, 1923-

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Maynard, Olga

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Freud, Anna, 1895-1982

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Child psychoanalyst (1895-1982). From the description of Papers, 1941-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155493481 Psychoanalyst, author, and daughter of Sigmund Freud. From the description of Anna Freud papers, 1880-1995 (bulk 1946-1982). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982551 Psychoanalyst; d. 1982. From the description of Papers, 1880-1988 (bulk 1946-1982). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31816437 Bi...

Tarney, Linda Anne Tolbert.

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Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972

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Poet, acting editor of The Dial magazine, 1925-1929. Born Marianne Craig Moore. From the description of Book manuscripts, 1935-1967. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122417395 From the description of Albums, [ca. 1905-1936]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122524976 From the description of Family correspondence, 1848-1972, bulk 1905-1972. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122540617 From the desc...

Moore, Marilyn

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Loeb, Harold, 1918-2003

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...

Wilson, Billy

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Marsden, Myles.

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Bennett, Isadora

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Isadora Bennett (1900-1980) was a publicist specializing in the performing arts. Beginning with her work for Martha Graham in the late 1930s, Bennett became associated with modern American dance companies, and the association would last for the rest of her life. She expanded her clientele to encompass other types of artists after entering a partnership with Richard Pleasant in 1948. After his death in 1961, Bennett continued working as a publicist until 1972, when she retired. She received numer...

Larkin, John, d. 1965.

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Davenport, Millia.

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Millia Davenport (1895-1992) was a noted costume scholar and designer. Her career included designing costumes for productions at the Provincetown Playhouse, for the Civic Repertory Theatre, and the Mercury Theatre. She also worked with Jo Mielziner and Maxwell Anderson on Broadway. Davenport's The book of costume (Crown Publishers, 1948) is considered a groundbreaking work in the field. From the description of Millia Davenport costume designs, 1936-1943. (New York Public Library). Wo...

Hahn, Ina

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