Robert McCoy collection of John Updike's Buchanan dying, 1977-2005 (bulk 1977).

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Robert McCoy collection of John Updike's Buchanan dying, 1977-2005 (bulk 1977).

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The collection contains two copies of the program for six performances of the production of Buchanan Dying at San Diego State University in March 1977 for the Institute for Readers Theatre Series; a VHS videocassette of the filmed sequence of Act I; a spiral-bound copy of the Readers Theatre adaptation by Robert McCoy of Buchanan Dying, 1977 (iii, 72 p.); seventeen photographs (stage stills taken at dress rehearsal and candid photos taken on the day of the premiere performance) and two pages of a key to the photographs, with a reproduction of a Harvard Lampoon cartoon by John Updike; and an autographed copy of Robert McCoy's book, A One-eyed cat in the garden eating peanuts; a memoir of an Osceola, Iowa, childhood during the Great Depression (Chapel Hill, NC: Professional Press, 2005) with commentary about the Buchanan Dying production (pp. 236-237).

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Pennsylvania State University Libraries

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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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Epithet: US President British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000128 James Buchanan, Jr. (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857–1861. Prior to his presidency, Buchanan represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives and later the Senate, and served as Secretary of State under President James K. Polk (1845-1849). Source : About the White Hous...

Updike, John

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American novelist. From the description of Rich in Russia : corrected typescript signed, ca. 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552988 John Updike, born 18 March 1932, in Shillington, Pennsylvania, was a novelist, critic, short story writer, poet, essayist, and dramatist; he died 27 January 2009. From the description of John Updike letters and manuscript short story, "Killing," 1976-1981. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 6714887...

McCoy, Robert, 1952-

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Robert McCoy, an English professor at San Diego State University, directed a college production of John Updike's play, Buchanan Dying, in 1977. From the description of Robert McCoy collection of John Updike's Buchanan dying, 1977-2005 (bulk 1977). (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 61728554 ...