Gouri Ivanov-Rinov papers

University Players

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The University Players, a youthful group of Princetonians aspiring toward careers in the performing arts, was comprised mainly of Princeton alumni and undergraduates, but with some professional actors brought in to fill both men's and womens's roles. The organization provided experience and training for many hopefuls who have in fact achieved success. Taking its name from an earlier group with the same ambitions and who also made great contributions to American theater and film, it provided the ...

Iacovleff, Alexandre, 1887-1938

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Logan, Joshua

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Playwright, director, producer. From the description of Reminiscences of Joshua Logan : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309726951 Theatrical producer and director and playwright. Born 1908, died 1988. From the description of Papers of Joshua Logan, 1723-1992 (bulk 1940-1980). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71072269 ...

James, Alexander R. (Alexander Robertson), 1890-1946

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Portrait painter. The younger son of psychologist William James (1842-1910), brother of painter William James (1882-1961), and nephew of novelist Henry James, Alexander James was actually christened Francis Temple Tweedy James in 1890. In 1925 he had his name officially changed to Alexander Robertson James. Later in life he dropped the Robertson and became Alexander James. He studied with Abbott Handerson Thayer and was a close friend of John Singer Sargent and Rockwell Kent. From th...

Ivanov-Rinov, Gouri, 1903-1966.

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Painter, art instructor, and set decorator. Born in Russian Siberia to a Siberian Cossack family. His father was the military governor of Turkestan. During the Russian civil war, the family fled to Tientsin, China. Immigrating to the United States in 1922, Ivanov-Rinov became interested in art and studied with Alexander Iacovleff at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston during the 1930s. He designed stage sets for the University Players in the early 1930s and for the St. Louis Community ...

St. Louis Community Playhouse.

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Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982

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Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982), known more commonly as Henry Fonda, was an American film and stage actor who had a career that spanned five decades in Hollywood. Fonda cultivated a strong, appealing screen image in several films now considered to be classics, earning one Academy Award for Best Actor on two nominations. Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor and made his Hollywood film debut in 1935. His film career began to gain momentum with roles such as Bette Da...