George Bockman set designs, 1956-1958.

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George Bockman set designs, 1956-1958.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/704263920

Original set designs, floor plans, detail drawings, and reprographic copies by set and costume designer George Bockman; the set designs are for a stage production of The plough and the stars by Sean O'Casey, and unidentified stage production(s).

1 box (11 drawings) : col. ; 56 x 71 cm. or smaller.29 technical drawings ; 51 x 66 or smaller.

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 8031689

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Bockman, George

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Designer and dancer George Bockman danced in such Broadway shows as Lady in the dark, 1941; Up in Central Park, 1945; and High button shoes, 1947. He also spent many years as a leading dancer with the Humphrey-Weidman company and designed costumes for them, thus beginning his design career. He also danced with Jack Cole's company. For many years, Bockman was NBC staff scenic designer and worked on the Tom Snyder show, First Tuesday, Chronolog, the Home show, and others, ...

O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964

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Sean O'Casey was born John Casey on March 30, 1880 in Dublin, Ireland, to Michael and Susan (Archer) Casey, a lower-middle class Protestant family. His father died in 1886. As a child, O'Casey suffered from trachoma, which affected his sight and made it difficult for him to succeed scholastically. He worked periodically throughout his adolescence as a stock boy, a van driver, and railway laborer. During this time, he became interested in Irish working class culture, as well as socialism and labo...