Cheryl Crawford papers, 1920-1986 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The Cheryl Crawford papers span 1920-1986 and consist of correspondence, production files, scripts, photographs, programs, ledgers, scrapbooks, clippings, and other documents relating to Cheryl Crawford's career in theater. The strength of the collection is in the correspondence and production materials. Of special note are the materials for PORGY AND BESS which includes a prompt book for the original Broadway production, and a file on WEST SIDE STORY, which Miss Crawford rejected as a project. Correspondence includes letters from Tennessee Williams, Thornton Wilder, Lillian Hellman, Elia Kazan, Mary Martin, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Geraldine Page, and Eli Wallach. Production materials include files on PORGY AND BESS, BRIGADOON, PAINT YOUR WAGON, THE ROSE TATTOO, CAMINO REAL, SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH, and OH, MEN! OH, WOMEN! Also includes a small amount of material on the Theatre Guild, the Group Theatre and the Actors Studio