David M. Daniels papers, 1940-2004 (bulk 1940-1979).

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David M. Daniels papers, 1940-2004 (bulk 1940-1979).

Scrapbooks and related materials documenting the career of St. Paul native David Daniels, a singer/actor with numerous Broadway and television performing credits.

5.4 cubic feet (6 boxes).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7990211

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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St. Paul Civic Opera Association.

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Plantation Players (White Bear Lake, Minn.).

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Daniels, David M., 1927-2002

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David Daniels was born April 10, 1927 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Thomas and Frances Daniels. He attended Yale, where he performed in multiple plays and musicals, and graduated from the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. He then frequented the Minnesota orchestra and theater scene, further developing his natural baritone sound with the St. Paul Opera and the Minneapolis Orchestra. His first national role was with Elaine Stritch in Call Me Madam in 1952. In 1955, David Daniels won the Theater World ...