HB Studio records, 1939-2009.

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HB Studio records, 1939-2009.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/768875703

This collection contains the records of HB Studio, an acting school founded by actor Herbert Berghof in New York City in 1945, and the personal and professional papers of Berghof and his wife, actress Uta Hagen. Material includes correspondence, administrative files, appointment books, diaries, photographs and photo albums, production files, scrapbooks, a small amount of personal material, and sound and video recordings.

11.47 linear feet (24 boxes)

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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SNAC Resource ID: 8179852

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Hagen, Uta, 1919-2004

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Legendary actress, teacher, and author Uta Thyra Hagen was born on June 12, 1919 in Göttingen, Germany the second child of Oskar and Thyra Leisner Hagen. Her father had begun the Handel Opera Festival in Göttingen and her mother was a Danish opera singer and teacher. In 1924, the family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where Oskar Hagen founded the art history department. However, the Hagens continued to travel to Europe in the summers. Hagen grew up in Madison and attende...

Berghof, Herbert

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HB Studio

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HB Studio HB Studio was founded in New York City in 1945 by Viennese actor and director Herbert Berghof as a workplace for the teaching of acting that encouraged experimentation based on classic traditions of theater. Berghof sought to create an institution that allowed for the continuity of education with the opportunities for performance that could include both established actors and beginning students. Berghof began teaching classes in the evenings in a re...