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Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969

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Frank Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won a Tony Award for Guys and Dolls and shared the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for How to Succeed. He also wrote songs for over 60 Hollywood films and Tin Pan Alley, many of which have become standards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards for best song, winning once for "Baby, It's Cold Outside". ...

Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889

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Gerard Manley Hopkins was born in Stratford, Essex, on July 28, 1844, as the eldest of nine children to Manley and Catherine Hopkins, née Smith. From 1863 to 1867, Hopkins studied classics at Balliol College, Oxford University, taking first-class degrees in both Classics and Greats. At Oxford, Hopkins befriended the poet Robert Bridges. In 1866, Hopkins converted to Catholicism. Upon entering the Society of Jesus in 1868, he destroyed the poetry he had written up to that point. Hopkins then stud...

Beckett, Samuel Barclay, 1906-1989

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Samuel Barclay Beckett was born on Good Friday, April 13, 1906, in Foxrock, Ireland, near Dublin. He studied modern languages at Trinity College in Dublin and graduated in 1927. The following year, Beckett went to Paris, where he quickly became acquainted with a group of avant-garde artists, including James Joyce. There, Beckett taught English at the École Normale Superieure in Paris for two years before returning to Trinity College to teach French in 1930. He left Trinity College after one year...

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Mendelssohn, Moses, 1729-1786

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Moses Mendelssohn was an internationally renowned philosopher of the Enlightenment while remaining an observant Jew who defended Judaism and advocated for Jewish civil rights. Moses Mendelssohn was born in 1729 in Dessau, the son of a Torah scribe, and received a traditional Talmudic education. His mother Bela Rachel Sara was descended from an illustrious line of rabbis. At age 14, Moses Mendelssohn followed his rabbi to Berlin; in Berlin, Mendelssohn encountered a group of early enlightened ...

Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999

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An American violinist, Yehudi Menuhin was engaged in 1947 by Two Continent Pictures to appear and play in a projected moving picture named Delirium and an associated short movie; and later for a series of short films. He suggested changes in the script and performed the Mendelssohn Concerto for Delirium, but the picture apparently was not completed, nor were the short films although 22 reels were recorded and photographed. From the description of Letters and other papers relating to ...

Goodman Theatre (Chicago, Ill.)

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Goodman Theatre is a professional theater company located in Chicago's Loop. A major part of the Chicago theatre scene, it is the city's oldest currently active nonprofit theater organization. Part of its present theater complex occupies the landmark Harris and Selwyn Theaters property. The Goodman was founded in 1925 as a tribute to the Chicago playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, who died in the Great Influenza Pandemic in 1918. The theater was funded by Goodman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willia...

Porter, Cole, 1891-1964

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Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana on June 9, 1891. As a boy he took lessons in piano and violin, and began writing songs while in prep school. He attended Yale College (Class of 1913), where he composed fight songs that are still used today. After graduating, he went on to Harvard Law School, but he had little interest in law and soon began studying music instead. Porter would later complete his musical education at the Schola Cantorum in Paris. Porter's first Broadway show, See America F...

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989

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Irving Berlin (1888-1989), a writer and composer of popular songs, wrote "I Like Ike", which was used by Eisenhower's staff during the 1952 presidential campaign. Eisenhower presented Berlin with a special gold medal from the U.S. Congress in 1955 in recognition of his patriotic and popular songs. ...

Garland, Judy, 1922-1969

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The child of two vaudeville performers, Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm) began her show business career at the age of 2 years old when she joined her two older sisters in an act called "The Gumm Sisters" and continued to work singing and acting for the rest of her life in vaudeville, radio, theatre, motion pictures and television. Although best known as the star of "The Wizard of Oz", for which she received a special Academy Award, she went on to star in thirty-three films and her own tele...

Sadler's Wells Theatre (London, England)

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The Sadler's Wells site has been occupied by six different theatres since 1683. The first 'musick' house was built by a Mr Sadler, who also opened a fashionable spa there after rediscovering monastic springs believed to have medicinal properties. The spa declined in popularity but the theatre has survived through the centuries in many forms, including as an aquatic theatre staging patriotic plays in the early 1800s, a music hall showcasing acts such as Marie Lloyd and Harry Champion in the late ...

New York

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Welles, Orson, 1915-1985

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Actor, writer, director, and producer for stage, radio, and film. From the description of Papers, 1930-1959. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 31734907 George Orson Welles, named for his parents' friend George Ade, was born on May 6, 1915, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A child prodigy aided and encouraged by guardian Maurice Bernstein and teacher Roger Hill, Welles had considerable writing and acting experience before the age of twenty. Through the years this multi-talented...

Lunt, Alfred, 1892-1977

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Alfred Davis Lunt Jr. (August 12, 1892 – August 3, 1977) was an American stage director and actor who had a long-time professional partnership with his wife, actress Lynn Fontanne. Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre was named for them. Lunt received two Tony Awards, an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for 1931's The Guardsman and an Emmy Award for the Hallmark Hall of Fame's production of The Magnificent Yankee. Lunt was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1892 to Alfred D. Lunt and Harriet ...

Walt Disney Company

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The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (/ˈdɪzni/),[3] is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio; it also operated under the names The Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before officially changing its name to The Walt Disney Company in 1...

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971

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Russian born composer and conductor. From the description of Audio materials [sound recording]. 1931-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 40723194 Igor Stravinsky was a Russian composer. From the description of Sketchbook, [1917?]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122465769 Stravinsky's opera The Rake's Progress, set to the libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, was inspired by William Hogarth's series of paintings. Stravinsky had wan...

Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965

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Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965), a poet, critic, editor, and playwright, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He received a B. A. in 1909 and an M. A. in 1910 from Harvard, where he also pursued a doctoral degree in philosophy. In 1915, he married Vivienne (Vivien) Haigh-Wood. He completed his dissertation in 1916 while living in England and submitted it to Harvard, but was unable to defend it. He was literary editor of the avant-garde magazine The Egoist. In the Spring 1917, he publishe...

Weissberger, L. Arnold, 1907-1981

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L. Arnold Weissberger (1907-1981) was an American theatrical lawyer who represented many prominent artists and theatrical personalities. He was agent and attorney for both Alicia Markova and Alexandra Danilova. ...

Webster, Margaret, 1905-1972

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Margaret Webster was born in New York City, the daughter of two famous actors, Ben Webster and Dame May Whitty. She was their second child, her older brother died in infancy. Her birth was announced on stage at the theatre her father was performing in during a Shakespeare play. The family travelled extensively during her formative years as her parents moved between the USA and UK with various touring theatre companies. At 13 she became a boarder at Queen Anne's School, Caversham, an independent ...

Bagnold, Enid, 1889-1981

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Enid Bagnold, a twentieth-century British author, is best known for her novel National Velvet (1935) and her play "The Chalk Garden" (1955). Born in Rochester, England she spent much of her early life abroad. As a child Bagnold lived in Jamaica where her father was stationed with the Royal Engineers. She was educated in Germany and France. During World War I, Bagnold served in an English hospital and drove an ambulance for the French army. Drawing on these expe...

Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976

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Born in Princeton, New Jersey, on April 9, 1898, Paul Robeson was a multitalented man whose artistic and political career spanned over four decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s. Known worldwide during the 1930s and 1940s, he fell from prominence in the 1960s because of the political controversy that surrounded him during the McCarthy era. Robeson was a talented dramatic actor whose performance of Othello in this country in 1943-44 once held the record for the ...

Arizona State University

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Arizona State University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning with its main campus in Tempe, Arizona, U.S. The university offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in areas including agriculture, engineering, business, education, and the arts and sciences. It also includes Colleges of Architecture and Environmental Design, Fine Arts, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Law. Students can study abroad at locations throughout Europe, and in Mexico, Asia, and the Middle East. Br...

Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875

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Danish author. From the description of Autograph letters signed (29) and letter signed, to Richard Bentleyand an autograph letter signed to George Bentley : Copenhagen, etc. 1848 July 12-1873 Mar. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131871 Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish writer, especially famed for his fairy tales. From the description of Stories translated from the German of Hans Andersen by S.C. Winthrop, ca. 1850-1900. (Pennsylvania State University Li...

Leigh, Vivien, 1913-1967

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English actress. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Denys [Blakelock], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871310 Actress Vivien Leigh was born in Darjeeling, India, and returned to England with her parents after World War I. While attending a convent school, her mother took her to see a play, where she determined to become an actress. She had little experience before creating a sensation in the role of Scarlett O'Hara in the movie Gone With t...

Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900

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Epithet: writer of plays British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000765.0x00005f Irish writer, poet, and playwright. From the description of Collection, 1851-1957 (bulk 1877-1957). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122625016 Irish poet, dramatist and novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed :...

Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980

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Alfred Hitchcock (b. 13 August 1899, Leytonstone, England–d. 29 April 1980, Bel Air, CA) was an English film director and producer, widely regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Known as "the Master of Suspense", he directed over 50 feature films. He began his career in the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer after training as a technical clerk and copy writer for a telegraph-cable company. ...

Sayers was a British novelist, translator and apologist for the Christian faith. From the description of Dorothy L. Sayers letters and poems, 1913-1952. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 271111369 Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x00016b Novelist and playwright. From the description of Letters, to Maurice Browne, 1936-1947. (University of Michigan). Wor...

Playhouse

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Reynolds, Alfred, 1907-

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Epithet: High Sheriff of county Hertfordshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001129.0x000071 Epithet: of Welwyn British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001137.0x00037d ...

United Nations Association

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The United Nations Association came into being in 1948 with the help of money from the League of Nations Union which carried on as a parallel organisation. After the demises of the League of Nations Union the UNA took over many of its functions and staff. The UNA describes itself as a 'critical fan club of the United Nations' and has always reflected the concerns of the United Nations. It began by focussing on the issues of world peace and the danger of war through hunger and whilst...

Craig, Edith, 1869-1947

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Edith Craig was born in Hertfordshire, England, Dec. 9, 1869; the daughter of actress Ellen Terry, she made her first stage appearance at the Court Theater in 1878 during a run of Olivia; was a member of Lyceum Theatre Company for many years, working with her mother and brother, Edward Gordon Craig, under the direction of Henry Irving; at one time designed and made costumes for many London productions, but in later years became engaged in stage management and play productions; as stage director ...

John Parker

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Hale, John, 1926-

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Variety Club

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Bull, John

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Epithet: art restorer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000499.0x0001ca Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000757.0x0001da Epithet: Major British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000875.0x000188 Epithet: Comptroller of the Mint ...

Garland, Patrick

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Patrick Garland, adaptor. Virginia Woolf, author of source material. From the description of A room of one's own: typescript, 1991. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517163 ...

Addinsell, Richard

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001027.0x000262 English composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [London], 19 May 1961, to Mr. Woods, 1961 May 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873114 ...

Losey, Joe

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Pleasence, Donald, 1919-1995

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Donald Pleasence (b. 5 October 1919, Worksop, England–d. 2 February 1995, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France) was an English actor. He volunteered with the Royal Air Force during WWII and then began an acting career on stage, television and film. He is most notable for the films Halloween (1978), You Only Live Twice (1967), and The Great Escape (1963)....

Hewison

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Anouilh, Jean

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French dramatist. From the description of Jean Anouilh correspondence authorizing performance of plays, 1942-1969. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 60526849 From the description of Jean Anouilh correspondence authorizing performance of plays, 1942-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702165240 Jean Anouilh, the French playwright, was born in Bordeaux on June 23, 1910. He came to prominence as early as 1932 with the success of L'hermine at the Théâtre de l'Oeuv...

Nathans Ltd

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Hutchinson, Mary

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Epithet: wife of St John Hutchinson Master of the Bench Middle Temple British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x0000dc ...

Asquith, Anthony, 1902-1968

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Epithet: Equerry to the Prince of Wales British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001186.0x0002a0 1937-1968 president, Association of Cinematographic Technicians; governor of the British Film Institute. Epithet: film director British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0000f9 ...

Sim, Alastair, 1900-1976

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Epithet: actor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x000109 ...

Gay, John

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Epithet: of Add MS 42922 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000446.0x0002e6 John Gay is considered to be an expert on the subect of the Westernization of traditional societies. A priest, professor and scholar, Gay often writes about the civil war conflicts in Liberia and the clash between Westernization and traditional culture in his novels, articles and non-fiction works, His works include: ...

Columbia University. Press

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The Columbia University Press, one of the oldest and largest of American university presses, was founded in 1893. The Press has published dissertations and other works by academic authors from Columbia University and elsewhere, series of books and other publications for departments of the University, periodicals, and other works. From the description of Columbia University Press records, 1893-[ca. 1960], 1923-[1960] (bulk). (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat reco...

Haydn, ...

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Scofield, Paul, 1922-2008

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Paul Scofield (1922-2008) was educated at Varndean School for boys, Croydon Repertory School and the London Mask Theatre School. He started his stage career in the 1940s, unable to sign up due to medical reasons. He's career which soon became synonymous with Classical theatre began first with the Eileen Thorndike and Herbert Scott Group and secondly the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Further on in his career Scofield worked closely with the Royal Shakespeare Company for a number of years as well ...

Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-....

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English actress. From the description of Typed letter signed : London, to Denys Blakelock, 1966 May 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874999 ...

Royal Navy

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Trevelyan, Julian, 1910-1988

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Epithet: painter and printmaker British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001039.0x000251 Julian Trevelyan was born in Dorking, Surrey, in Feb 1910, the son of Elizabeth van der Hoeven and the poet R C Trevelyan (1872-1951), and the grandson of Sir George Otto Trevelyan (1838-1928), a Liberal politician and writer. One of a distinguished family he was also nephew of the historian G M Trevelyan (1876-1962) and a descendan...

Cox, John

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Epithet: director British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000499.0x0001cc Epithet: of Stowe MS 1060 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000680.0x00022b Epithet: opera director British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x0001c2 Epithet: of Add MS 36051 ...

Dicey, John

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Faber, Max.

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Topolski, Feliks, 1907-1989

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Epithet: artist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000149 ...

Somervell, Arthur, 1863-1937

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001219.0x0003dc ...

Pearsons

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Hayman, Ronald, 1932-....

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Epithet: writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000499.0x0002c1 ...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

PRP Group

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Leighton, Margaret Carver

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Margaret Carver Leighton (1896-1987) was an American author of children's books. From 1938 to 1973, she published twenty-one books, including works of adventure fiction and historical fiction. From the description of Margaret Carver Leighton papers, 1937-1973. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 67840544 Margaret (Carver) Leighton was born December 20, 1896, at Oberlin, OH. Her school years were spent in Cambridge, MA, and, during her father's teaching sabb...

Arthur Owen

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Syracuse university

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Syracuse University was involved with the Chautauqua Institution in providing a program of continuing education during the summer in undergraduate as well as graduate fields. From the description of University College, Chautauqua Center records, 1953-1969. 1953-1969. (Syracuse University). WorldCat record id: 122528964 [pending] From the guide to the New York State Publishing and Printing Collection, circa 1800-1950, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse...

Ashcroft, Peggy, 1907-1991

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English actress. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hampstead, [London], to Denys Blakelock, [1952 Mar. 21]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870222 ...

Joseph, Bob

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Hunt, Hugh

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Holloway, Stanley

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Stanley Holloway (1890-1982) made over 50 films, but he loved performing in the theatre and the comic monologues, for which he was so well known, were first introduced into a Co-Optimists' stage show in 1929. He began his career working in concert parties where he was spotted by Leslie Henson who organised Holloway's first west-end appearance in a Co-Optimists' show. His most notable post-war parts were as the first gravedigger in Olivier's Hamlet film; on stage as Bottom in the Old Vic producti...

Tchaikovsky

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Engel, Lehman, 1910-1982

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Composer, conductor, author. From the description of Reminiscences of Lehman Engel : oral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122597833 ...

Lowry, Malcolm, 1909-1957

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Lowry, (Clarence) Malcolm was a novelist born in New Brighton, England. He spent time at sea before studying at Cambridge. His most recognized novel is Under the Volcano (1947), set in Mexico where he resided 1936-37. Other works include Ultramarine (1933), based on his early sea travel, and the posthumous Dark is the Grave Wherein My Friend Is Laid (1968). Most of his productive years he lived in British Columbia. From 1954 to his death he resided in England. From the description of...

Filmline Ltd

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Duckworth

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Amateur Dramatic Club

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The Amateur Dramatic Club (or A.D.C.) in Cambridge was founded in 1855, and is the oldest University dramatic society in England. The Club produces a diverse range of productions each university term. Many of the shows are performed at the A.D.C. Theatre in Park Street, where the Club is the resident company, but there are also performances at other Cambridge venues, annually at the Edinburgh Fringe, and sometimes abroad. As well as the shows, the Club runs a programme of professional and studen...

Oxford Union

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Ward, Simon

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Armstrong, William, 1856-1942

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Epithet: West India merchant British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001108.0x00026f Epithet: Vice-President, Newcastle Chamber of Commerce British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001108.0x00026e Epithet: Major-General British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000350.0x00027b ...

Kempson, Rachel

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Epithet: actress, wife of Sir M Redgrave British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x000161 ...

Talbot, William

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Epithet: of Add MS 33084 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001084.0x0002dc Epithet: of Laxton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001084.0x0002df Epithet: Bishop successively of Oxford, Salisbury, and Durham British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001084.0x0002d9 ...

The Times

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Christie's

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Randolph, David

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Conductor, radio host, and music educator David Randolph (1914-2010) was an active member of the New York classical music community, and served as musical director of the Randolph Singers, the Masterwork Chorus, and The St. Cecilia Chorus. David Rosenberg was born in Manhattan in 1914 to Morris Rosenberg (born ca.1892) and Elsie Goodman (1893-1979). He changed his surname to Randolph shortly after graduating from high school. Randolph graduated from City College of New Y...

Box Office

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McCarthy, Lillah, 1875-1960

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English actress and theatre manager. From the description of Scrapbooks of Lillah McCarthy, 1895-1938 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612379052 ...

Astaire, Fred, 1899-1987

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Fred Astaire (b. Frederick Austerlitz May 10, 1899, Omaha, NE–d. June 22, 1987, Los Angeles, CA) was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and television musicals. His stage and subsequent film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years, during which he starred in more than 10 Broadway and London musicals, made 31 musical films, 4 television specials, and issued num...

Kelly, Gene

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Gene Kelly (b. Eugene Curran Kelly, Aug. 23, 1912, Pittsburgh, Pa.-d. Feb. 2, 1996, Beverley Hills, Calif.), American actor, dancer, singer, choreographer, director, and producer. From the description of Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582961 Dancer, actor, choreographer. From the description of Reminiscences of Gene Curran Kelly : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat recor...

Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-....

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English actress. From the description of Typed letter signed : London, to Denys Blakelock, 1966 May 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874999 ...

[Nan Munro

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Gould, Diana

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Diana Gould was a television producer and scriptwriter. She was born in New York City and graduated from U.C.L.A. in 1967. She was an independent screenwriter and producer in Los Angeles where she helped to make "Dynasty," "Kay O'Brien," "Berrengers," "Jenny, I Love You -Goodbye," "The Other Women," and "I'll Take Manhattan." She was executive story consultant to "Knots Landing." She was a member of the Hollywood Women's Political Commission, the Temescal Canyon Association, and the Writers Guil...

Clarke, John, 1755-1798

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Epithet: Lieutenant British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001476.0x000196 Epithet: afterwards Dean of Salisbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001476.0x00018e Epithet: of Add MS 36055 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001476.0x00019e Epithet: of Dav...

Rode, Ebbe

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Kaye, Danny

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Biographical Note 1913, Jan. 18 David Daniel Kaminiski born, Brooklyn, New York First native-born American and youngest of three sons born to Clara and Jacob Kaminiski, both originally from the Ukraine 1913, Aug. 29 Sylvia Fine born, Brookly...

Taccani, S.

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Handel, ...

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RADA

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Redgrave, Michael

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English actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed and autograph correspondence cards (2) : [London and n.p.], to Denys Blakelock, 1952 June 30 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872146 Epithet: actor Title: Knight British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x00015e ...

Hobson, Harold, 1904-

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Epithet: critic British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x000112 ...

Stone, Alix

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Noble, Peter

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Born in 1917 in Clerkenwell, Peter Noble grew up at the Farningham Home for Boys after the death of his father during WWI. As a young man he joined the Unity Theatre Company, and his first theatrical roles were in Babes in the Wood and Waiting for Lefty . On the outbreak of WW2, Noble volunteered as a stretcher bearer, but was invalided out and returned to the stage appearing in Lady Julie . A number of minor film roles followed, including Escape Dangerous, where he met the actress ...

Redgrave, Corin

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Epithet: actor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000544.0x0000d0 ...

Todd, Ann, 1909-1993

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Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x00013c ...

Selznick, Irene Mayer, 1907-1990

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American theatrical producer, photographer, and writer; daughter of Louis B. Mayer; married David O. Selznick. From the description of Irene Mayer Selznick collection, 1930-1990. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70968716 ...

Wood, Peter

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Epithet: of Kingston-on-Thames British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000439.0x000134 ...

Hall, Peter

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Camp Higley Hill, a left-wing summer camp for children in Wilmington, Vermont, owned and operated by Max and Grace Granich. Max Granich joined the Communist Party sometime in the late 1920s; he also served as chauffeur and bodyguard for Earl Browder, the Communist Party’s General Secretary, and as Managing Editor of China Today. Grace Granich was a key administrative figure in the national office of the Communist Party (CPUSA), USA from 1930 to 1945, serving as secretary to Browder ...

Russell, Rosalind

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Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001027.0x00025f Rosalind Russell was born in Waterbury, CT, on June 4, 1912; attended Marymount College, NY, and American Academy of Dramatic Artists, NY; she made her film debut in Evelyn Prentice (1934); she played many dramatic roles until she found her place in comedies; her star status was confirmed with her role in The women (1939); the winner ...

Cheever, John

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John Cheever was an American novelist and short-story writer. From the description of John Cheever collection of papers, 1942-1982. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 86164222 From the guide to the John Cheever collection of papers, 1942-1982, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) John Cheever (1912-1982) was an American writer. From the description of John Cheever journals, ...

Maxwell, John

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Epithet: 6th Lord Maxwell British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000135.0x0002ac Epithet: Chief Commissioner of Ashanti; Knight 1930 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000135.0x0002af Epithet: Traveller British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000135.0x0002b4 E...

Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek

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Composed originally for solo piano 1836, as one of 12 Êtudes in Op. 25.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Etude de F. Chopin op. 25, no. 7 for cello solo and orchestra / by Jules de Swert. [1931?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 49608220 Composer. From the description of Frédéric Chopin autograph letter to Julian Fontana, 1839 Oct. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 440301778 From the description of Frédéric Cho...

Bergner, Elisabeth

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Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x000142 ...

Craig, Edward

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Epithet: Reverend; of Edinburgh British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000680.0x00030a ...

Roberts, Peter

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Epithet: Reverend; of Add MS 33108 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001195.0x00039d Epithet: Reverend; of Add MS 33981 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001195.0x00039e ...

Wallis, Barnes, 1887-1979

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Aeronautical engineer. From the description of Papers, 1905-1976. (American Institute of Physics). WorldCat record id: 81803326 ...

Simon Gray

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Ford, John (John H.)

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Epithet: of Add MS 23827 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x000394 Epithet: Major; CB British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x000393 Epithet: of Add MS 41843 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x000396 John Ford, ecologist in East ...

Dehn, Paul

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Murphy, Audie, 1924-1971

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Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1924 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor, songwriter, and rancher. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at the age of 19 for single-handedly holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in J...

Hamlet

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Epithet: of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001299.0x000288 ...

Turner, Francis

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Epithet: Bishop of Rochester and Ely British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000438.0x000135 Epithet: Keeper of China Gallery, at Blenheim Palace? British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000438.0x000136 ...

Mr Melville

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Schnebbelie

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Roundhouse

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Fuller, Kay

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Thompson, Edward

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Epithet: Minister of Charlotte Chapel, Pimlico British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001344.0x0000a1 Epithet: Commissioner of Revenues, Ireland British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001344.0x0000a0 Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001344.0x00009c ...

New Theatre

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J. B. Booth

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Steinbeck, John

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From the guide to the John Steinbeck Papers, circa 1960-1961, circa 1960-1961, (Literature and Rare Books) ...

Durrant's

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Rattigan, Terence

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English dramatist. From the description of Table by the window : autograph manuscript : [England], ca. 1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616332 From the description of The deep blue sea : autograph manuscript and typescript : [New York and Connecticut?], ca. 1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616329 Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (1911-77) was a playwright. See the Dictionary of National Biography for further information. From the guide to the Dr...

United Nations

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...

Liberman, S

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Moffat, Alfred, 1866-1950

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Scottish music editor and collector. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Edinburgh, 10 November 1900, to Georg Amft, 1900 Nov. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582560 ...

Tree, Iris, 1897-1968

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English poet. From the description of Autograph letters signed (5) : London, Rome, and Venice, to Stark Young, 1934 Nov. 12, 1937 July 20 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872375 ...

Arden, John

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Epithet: merchant British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001108.0x000128 English playwright. From the description of Papers, 1959. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 36382385 ...

Embassy

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Compton, Fay, 1894-1978

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British actress. From the description of Letter : London, to Laurence Housman, [19--] Sept. 24. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 25352512 ...

University of Bristol

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The University of Bristol started life as University College, Bristol, in 1876, following a meeting held in the Victoria Rooms to found a centre for higher learning in the city of Bristol. As a subsidiary to the College, the Day Training College for the training of schoolteachers was founded at 21 Berkeley Square under Marian Pease in 1892. In 1893 the Bristol Medical School (founded 1833) was incorporated into the College as its Medical Faculty. Though University College had allowe...

Unity Theatre

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London's Unity Theatre was established in 1936 by the Rebel Players who, after many years of performing on street corners, on lorries and in community halls, converted a church hall in Britannia Street, London into a workers' theatre. The mainstay of the new theatre's artistic policy was the use of dramatic realism to educate, to encourage political action and to allow working class political and cultural expression. The name Unity Theatre was chosen to reflect this strategy. For ov...

Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883

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Ivan Turgenev, playwright. From the description of A month in the country : a comedy : typescript, 1988, 14 July. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122364035 Russian author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bade, to an unidentified recipient, 1868 Apr. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573545 Russian writer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to Madame Bohomoletz, [n.d.]. (Unknown). Worl...

Glenville, Peter, 1913-1996

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British stage and film director. From the description of Peter Glenville Papers, 1914-2001 (bulk 1933-1993). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 84696414 Peter Glenville was born to a noted theatrical family on 28 October 1913 in London. Peter’s parents Shaun Glenville, an Irish-born comedian, and Dorothy Ward were musical theater performers much-loved for their work in that characteristically-Briti...

Grey, Nadia

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Bonhams

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Owen, Dilys

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Old Vic

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Redgrave, Michael

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Michael Redgrave was born on 20 March 1908, the child of actors Margaret (Daisy) Scudamore and Roy Redgrave. He studied at Cambridge University before becoming a teacher of modern languages at Cranleigh School, Surrey, where he spent much of his time directing and acting in amateur dramatic productions. His professional acting career began at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1934, where he met and married actress Rachel Kempson. They had three children, Vanessa, Corin, and Lynn, who later...

Fletcher, Jonathan.

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Epithet: dramatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001296.0x000385 Epithet: of Add MS 15857 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x00004d Epithet: of Add MS 10543 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x00004c John Fletcher is a local hist...

Piccadilly

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Sherin, Ned

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Wright, Stephen (Stephen Graham)

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Epithet: Master-mason to the Board of Works British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000507.0x000200 ...

Garrick Club

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The first meeting was held 15 August 1900. The rules for the club state that the meetings were to be held every alternate Monday at the Belle Vue Hotel, North Ipswich, beginning at 8:00pm and closing at 10:45pm. The club was to consist of a maximum of 25 members. The last entry is for meeting 229 dated 23 September 1912. The club appears to be a literary club. From the description of OM75-27 Garrick Club Records, 1900-1912. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 755734140 ...

Knight, George Wilson, 1897-

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G. Wilson Knight (1897-1985) was born at Sutton, Surrey, and educated at Dulwich. He served as a Despatch Rider in Mesopotamia and, after the War, in Persia. Later he became Professor of English Literature at the University of Leeds. From the guide to the Wilson Knight papers, 1916-1977, (Leeds University Library) ...

Hugh Walker

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Arts Theatre

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Wallace, Oliver, 1887-1963

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Oliver Wallace (1887-1963) was a British composer who specialized in composing music for film. He worked extensively with Walt Disney Studios. 1 The film der Fuehrer's Face won the academy award for best animated short film in 1943. It was created to promote American patriotism on the home front and encourage the purchase of war bonds. In the film, Donald Duck is in a nightmare world where he is a Nazi and is forced to work producing artillery shells. At the end of the f...

Empson, William, 1906-1984

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English critic and teacher. From the description of Autograph and typed letters signed (29) : London, Sheffield, Worcester, Beijing, and Singapore, to John Davenport, 1940 Aug. 7-1966 Mar. 7 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870769 William Empson, born in 1791, was educated at Winchester and then studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. He began to contribute to the Edinburgh review in 1832 and from then until 1849 he wrote more than 60 articles on law, politics, a...

Harrison, Rex

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English actor; b. Reginald Carey Harrison, 1908; d. 1990. From the description of Rex Harrison collection, 1914-1991 (bulk 1960-1990). (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70958672 Epithet: alias 'Rex Harrison', actor Title: Knight British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x00017e ...

Green, Dick

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Shakespeare Memorial Company

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The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opened in Stratford-upon-Avon next to the River Avon in 1879, after local brewer Charles Flower donated the land and launched a campaign to build a theatre in the town of Shakespeare's birth, and the Shakespeare Memorial Company was its production company. After the original theatre was destroyed by fire, the New Shakespeare Memorial Theatre opened its doors on an adjacent site in 1932, designed by Elisabeth Scott. The Royal Shakespeare Company was founded in 196...

University of London.

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The University of London was established in 1836 out of the principle of a more inclusive approach to education, free from religious tests and more affordable. With its power to grant degrees the University worked generally in close alliance with University College and King's College London as well as numerous other colleges around Britain. In terms of degrees awarded, the University was the first in England to introduce a Bachelor of Science, tending away from the more ...

Coward, Noël, 1899-1973

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English composer, writer, actor, and producer. From the description of Signature on his visiting card, dated : [n.p., n.d.], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270899310 Badger's Green opened Jun. 12, 1930. From the description of Letter [1930] Jun. 20 [London] to Maurice Browne [London] (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34365183 English actor and author. From the description of The Birth of Hope : autograph manuscript signed ...

Wardle, Irving, 1929-....

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Epithet: theatre critic British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000544.0x0000c9 ...

Giraudoux, Jean, 1882-1944

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French author. From the description of Jeunesse d'Amerique : autograph manuscript signed : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870175 ...

Haymarket)

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Thorndike, Sybil, Dame, 1882-1976

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English actress. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Chelsea and Duchess Theatre, to Denys Blakelock, 1947 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872363 Wife of Sir Lewis Casson Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000206.0x00026f ...

Fernald, John, 1905-

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Fernald began his career as a journalist and actor, and later became a stage manager and director. After serving in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II, Fernald, became a director of several theater groups and wrote several articles and books including "The Play Produced," "Destroyer from America," and "Sense of Direction." From the description of Papers, 1953-1971. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 31451481 ...

Poel, William, 1852-1934

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William Poel was an English Shakespearean actor. He was founder and director of the Elizabethan Stage Society. His name was originally spelled William Pole. From the description of Letters to Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1916-1928. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155884645 ...

Phillips, John, 1951-

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Epithet: of Stowe MS 971 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000243.0x00031b Epithet: of Add MS 35580 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000243.0x000319 Epithet: of Add MS 28234 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000243.0x000316 ...

Hiller, Wendy

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Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000498.0x000168 ...

Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain)

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The Royal Society of Arts was founded in 1754 as the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. From the description of American correspondence of the Royal Society of Arts, 1755-1840. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122598603 The Royal Society of Arts was founded in 1754, and the scope of its work is very wide, covering scientific, technical, industrial, commercial, and artistic matters. From the description of Selected materials...

Hirschfeld, Al, 1903-2003

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Albert Hirschfeld was born on June 21, 1903 in St. Louis, Missouri, the youngest of the three sons of Isaac Hirschfeld and his Russian-born wife Rebecca. Al Hirschfeld studied art in St. Louis and moved with his family to New York City in 1915. He studied at the National Academy of Art and Design and at the Art Students League, but due to financial difficulties in 1919, he took a job at Selznick Pictures where he was given his first art assignments designing advertisemen...

Milton, John

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Epithet: of Add MS 33509 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x000274 Epithet: of Add MS 36354 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x000276 Epithet: of the Mint British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x00027c Epithet: of Sloane MS 1030 ...

Bentley, Eric, 1916-....

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Eric Russell Bentley (1916- ) was an American editor, translator and professor of dramatic literature at Columbia University. From the description of Eric Bentley papers, ca. 1960-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517495 From the guide to the Eric Bentley papers, ca. 1960-1964, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Eric Bentley, theater critic and dramatist. From the description of Eric Bentley letters to Mary Douglas Di...

Gittings, Robert.

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Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x000225 ...

Hunter, Norman, 1899-1995

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Epithet: comic author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001305.0x00034b ...

Victor

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Epithet: priest, of Antioch British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000628.0x000256 Epithet: Bishop of Tunis British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000628.0x000255 Epithet: Father; alias St Victor, alias Geyza von Kanovics, alias Graf von Csaky Kanovicks British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ...

Royal Shakespeare company

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The papers were accumulated by (John) Philip Brocklebank (1922-1989), Professor of English, Saarbr cken, 1953-54; Assistant Lecturer, University of Cambridge, and College Lecturer, Jesus College, 1954-58; Senior Lecturer, University of Reading, 1958-62; Professor of English, University of York, 1962-79; Professor of English and Director, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, 1979-88. He was also General Editor, New Cambridge Shakespeare, from 1978. His other publications ...

Nunn, Jimmy

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Kempson, Rachel

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Epithet: actress, wife of Sir M Redgrave British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x000161 ...

British Broadcasting Company

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The two part documentary ‘No Plan, No Peace: The inside story of Iraq’s descent into chaos’ was produced by BBC Current Affairs and broadcast on the 28th and 29th October 2007. From the guide to the BBC Documentary: ‘No Plan, No Peace’ Collection, 2007, (Middle East Centre Archive, St Antony's College, Oxford) In December 1981, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a series of 13 controversial programmes by its Religious Affairs Correspondent, Gerald Priestland, under the title Priestland's...

Dent, Alan

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British radio, drama, and film critic; b. Alan Holmes Dent, in Scotland, 1905; d. 1978. From the description of Alan Dent collection, 1954-1971. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70958589 Epithet: author and critic British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001305.0x000313 ...

Schaefer, Hal

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Schaefer (1925- ), a composer, pianist, and arranger, studied music with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and played in the Benny Carter, Boyd Raeburn, and Harry James orchestras. He served as an accompanist to numerous singers and was an arranger and vocal coach for 20th Century Fox from 1948-1955. Schaefer was a composer, conductor and arranger for United Artists Records and arranged dance music for Broadway shows including "Foxy" and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." From...

Evans, Edith, Dame, 1888-1976

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English actress. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : [London] and [Kent], to Denys Blakelock, 1960 Mar. 7 and 1962 Dec. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870775 Epithet: afterwards Booth , actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000265.0x0001b7 ...

University of Cambridge.

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Harvard University celebrated its 250th anniversary in 1886. Many institutions of higher education, governments, and individuals sent greetings and congratulations to commemorate the occasion. This seal accompanied greetings from the University of Cambridge, England, to the university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. From the description of Sigillum coe cancellarii mror et scholariu Universitat Cantebrigie, 1886. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228509847 The University...

Walker, Alexander, 1764-1831

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Epithet: Brigad. - General, Governor of St. Helena British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000701.0x000392 Brig.-General. Resident at the Court of the Gaekwar of Baroda, 1802-1807. From the description of Reports, 1807 November-December. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122561004 Epithet: of Add MS 40601 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/8105...

Annals, Michael

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Michael Annals was the set and costume designer for Her First Roman which opened at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City on Oct. 20, 1968 and ran for 17 performances. From the description of Costume designs for Her first Roman, [1968]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 690034734 ...

Davis, Bette, 1908-1989

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Actress. From the description of Reminiscences of Bette Davis : oral history, [197-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122631883 ...

Sussex Tapes

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Carey, Joyce, 1898-1993

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Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001085.0x0000c7 ...

British Council (Spain)

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The British Council is the United Kingdoms public diplomacy and cultural organisation. Part of its work is to send British writers on trips abroad in order to help international artistic understanding. From the guide to the British Council letters and reports, 1960-2001, (Reading University: Special Collections Services) ...

Bacon, Jill

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Whitney, F

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Mortimer, John

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Epithet: Agricultural writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000841.0x000080 ...

Bates, Alan

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Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989

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English actor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (5) : London and Naples, to Denys Blakelock, 1947-1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872061 From the description of Autograph letter signed : "South Indian Ocean" [on the way to Australia], to Denys Blakelock, 1947 Mar. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872063 From the description of Typed letter signed (8) : London, to Denys Blakelock, 1948-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874989 ...

Equity

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Redgrave's

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Dyson, George, 1883-1964

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000063 Epithet: picture dealer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000752.0x00027e ...

Croft, Michael, 1922-

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Epithet: son and heir of William Croft, deceased British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000700.0x0003ca Epithet: junior British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000700.0x0003c8 Epithet: deceased British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000700.0x0003c7 Epithet: senior...

The Guardian

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Byron

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Aa

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BUPA

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Low, David

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Epithet: junior, Town Councillor of Montrose British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000630.0x0002d2 Epithet: Bishop of Ross, Moray and Argyll British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000630.0x0002d1 ...

Osborne, John, 1929-1994

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Epithet: playwright British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x000255 Epithet: Major; Bedfordshire Militia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000442.0x00024f Epithet: witness of Wolley Ch xi.87 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000700.0x0001b4 Epith...

Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000

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English actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed and autograph postal card signed : Petersfield, to Denys Blakelock, 1958 Dec. 10 and [1959] Sept. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870929 Access to the archive was provided to Piers Paul Read who wrote the authorised biography of Alec Guinness. Therefore the archive, to some extent, has been arranged and information has been collected and added by Read. The impact of his use of the archive is most noticeable...

McBean, Angus, 1904-1990

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Epithet: photographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x000254 Angus McBean was born in South Wales in June of 1904 and the family later moved to Scotland. He was a photographer active in London who photographed most of the important stage productions in London, Stratford-on-Avon, Glyndebourne, and Aldeburgh, from the 1930s through the early 1970s. His work has been associated with surrealism. ...

Werfel, Franz

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Epithet: German novelist and playwright British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001028.0x000342 ...

London

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Neville, John.

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Title: 3rd Baron Latimer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001390.0x000396 Title: Earl of Northumberland; 1st Marquess of Montagu 1470 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001390.0x000397 Epithet: army postmaster British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001390.0x0003...

Lansing, Gerrit Yates, 1783-1862

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Politician, lawyer, banker. Lansing was born in Albany, N.Y. and graduated from Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. in 1800. He was admitted to the New York State bar in 1804. He served as a clerk in the New York State Assembly, as a judge in the court of probates, as a regent of the State University of New York and as chancellor of the State University of New York. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York State and was president of the Albany Savings Bank. Lansing died ...

Gielgud, John, 1904-2000

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English actor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (19) : London, to "Dear Mardi" [Mrs. John C. Hughes], 1972-1979. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269589158 From the description of Autograph letters signed (5) and typed letter signed : London, Hampstead, and Beverly Hills, to Denys [Blakelock], 1958 Dec. 6-1964 May 30 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870868 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, t...

Davenport, John

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Epithet: of Sloane MS 267 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000131.0x0003e1 Epithet: of Longport British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000131.0x0003e0 Epithet: of Add MS 33935 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000131.0x0003dd Epithet: of Davenport, co....

Halcyon Days

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Phoenix

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University of Cambridge.

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Lowry, Margerie Bonner.

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Margerie Bonner was born in Adrian, Michigan and was a novelist, commercial artist, and actress. In 1940 she moved toVancouver B.C. and married Malcolm Lowry. Her books include The Last Twist of the Knife (1946), The Shapes that Creep (1946), Horse in the Sky (1947). From the description of Margerie Lowry fonds. [1967]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 676738326 ...

Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741

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Op. III, L'estro armonico [Harmony of the soul], consisting of 12 concerti for various ensembles, probably composed ca. 1703. First published 1712 by Estienne Roger, Amsterdam. This concerto (no. 11) became the basis for J.S. Bach's organ concerto after Vivaldi, BWV 596. This arrangement dedicated to Thor Johnson. For a more stylistically authentic edition see callno.: 1622s. For other orchestral transcriptions of this concerto see callnos.: 3897 and 515, respectively.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. ...

Garrett, John, active 1845-1873

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Epithet: House-Surgeon, Staffordshire Lunatic Asylum British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000446.0x0000d7 Epithet: Vicar of Emlaghfad British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000446.0x0000d8 Epithet: Hon. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81...

Hallmark.

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Coss, Mary

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Brophy, Brigid, 1929-1995

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Novelist. From the description of Letters, 1961-1971. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 39309110 Epithet: afterwards Levey, writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x000237 Brigid Antonia Brophy, Lady Levey (1929-1995), was an English author of novels, biographies, essays, and other works. From the description of Brigid Brophy collection, 1937-1953. (Duke Universit...

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

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Composer. From the description of Ludwig van Beethoven autograph letter to Count Franz von Brunswick, [1813]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 242622425 From the description of Ludwig van Beethoven autograph letter to Josef Blöchlinger, [1819 Aug.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 242622372 From the description of Ludwig van Beethoven autograph letter to the Chevalier Josef de Varena, 1812 July 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 242622275 From the description...

Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005

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American playwright and novelist. From the description of Collection, 1936-1979. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34363746 From the description of Manuscripts, 1952-1953. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122412075 From the description of Arthur Miller collection, 1936-1979. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 66895316 Arthur Miller, playwright. From the description of The crucible : screen...

Scarlatti, Doménico 1685-1757

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This transcription made 1942. First performance Chicago, 10 December 1942, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Hans Lange conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Suite : for string orchestra / by Domenico Scarlatti ; orchestrated by Harold Byrns. [1942?]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54449931 For another arrangement of "Tempo di ballo," see callno.: U-4915.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Suite galante / D....

Forbes, Bryan, 1926-2013

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Epithet: film director, né John Clarke British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x0000ee ...

Reed, Carol

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Marcelle, M

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V di Paola

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Morris, James, 1752-1820

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Epithet: painter and decorator, of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x00037b Epithet: surveyor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x00037d Resident of Morris (South Farms), Litchfield County, Conn.; graduate of Yale; served as a lieutenant during the American Revolution and taken prisoner at Germantown. After ...

Helpmann, Robert, Sir, 1909-1986

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Dancer, choreographer, and actor. Robert Helpmann was born in South Australia in 1909, and died at the age of 77 in 1986. He danced with Anna Pavlova during her Australian tour in 1926 before joining J.C. Williamson's company. He was premier danseur with Sadler's Wells 1933-1950. He produced several ballets, choreographed the ballet "Red Shoes", and created "The Display" for the Australian Ballet. He was artistic director of the Australian Ballet from 1965 to 1976. From the descripti...

Marshall, John

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Epithet: LLD; Rector of St. George's, Bloomsbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001192.0x000022 Epithet: of South Queensferry?; Scots captive in Algiers British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001192.0x000041 Epithet: of Tenterden British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ...

Gray, Simon, 1936-2008

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Epithet: playwright British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000472.0x000227 Simon Gray, British playwright and university lecturer, is known for his wry wit and cynicism. His most famous play in this vein is "Butley" (1971), makes light of his own career as an English professor. "The Style of the Countess" also reflects this literary style. From the description of The Style of the Countess, Television play,...

Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990

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Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990) began her acting career in stage and silent movies. She eventually appeared in more than 80 motion pictures, including "Christmas in Connecticut," "Double Indemnity," and "Walk on the Wild Side." Stanwyck also appeared in numerous television programs, including "The Big Valley," and the mini-series "The Thornbirds." She won an emmy for her work in "The Thornbirds" and an oscar for lifetime achievement in motion pictures. From the description of Barbara St...

Maude, Cyril, 1862-1951

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Epithet: actor-manager British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000350.0x0002de Cyril Maude (1862-1951) was an actor-manager in England and America who appeared on stage from 1883 and in films from 1913. For fuller details of his life and achievements see Who was who, 1951-1960 From the guide to the Literary and theatrical manuscripts of Cyril Maude, ca. 1882-1942, (Leeds University Library) ...

Blunt, Anthony, 1907-1983

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Born, 1907; educated at Marlborough College; studied mathematics and modern languages at Trinity College Cambridge, forming close friendships with Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, H A R 'Kim' Philby; Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, 1932-1937; invited to lecture at the Courtauld Institute by the director, W G Constable, on submission of his MA thesis, 1932; joined the staff of the Warburg Institute, 1937-1939; recruited by Guy Burgess into the Russian secret intelligence service; Reader in Histo...

Oliver, Anthony

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Epithet: of Chelsea British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x00011a ...

Royal Court Theatre

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The English Stage Company (ESC) is the resident company of the Royal Court Theatre in Sloane Square, London . The company and its work is the result of two disparate groups eventually uniting in a common cause. In 1953, directors George Devine and Tony Richardson devised a scheme to present 'the whole range of contemporary drama' in London with a small permanent company. Inspired by the work of Harley Granville Barker and John Eugene Vedrenne (who produced new plays by Shaw and Bark...

Redgrave, Corin

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Epithet: actor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000544.0x0000d0 ...

Gaskill, William

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William Gaskill was born in Shipley in 1930. After experience in amateur and repertory productions and for Granada television, he began directing at the Royal Court Theatre in 1957. He worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and was a founder-director of the National Theatre, before succeeding George Devine as Artistic Director of the English Stage Company in 1965. He was a founder of the Joint Stock Company, and from 1983 began working as a freelance director and theatre teacher. He is especi...

Margaret, Princess, Countess of Snowdon, 1930-2002

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Epithet: daughter of George VI; wife of Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones Title: Countess of Snowdon British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000387.0x00022d ...

Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982

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Ingrid Bergman (b. 29 August 1915, Stockholm, Sweden-d. 29 August 1982, London, England) was a Swedish acrtess. After starring in Intermezzo (1939), she rose to fame in the US. Bergman is well known for Casablance (1942), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Gaslight (1944), and several Alfred Hitchock films. She was married Petter Aron Lindstrom and later married director Roberto Rossellini....

Robson, Flora, 1902-1984

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English actress. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) and typed letter signed : [n.p.], to Denys Blakelock, 1949 July 22, 1960 June 22 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872180 Epithet: DBE, actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000544.0x000043 ...

Hirst, Joan

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Dunbar, William, 1749-1810

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William Dunbar was a planter at Baton Rouge and Natchez and a friend of Alexander Ross, Scottish merchant and planter on the southwestern frontier during the American Revolution. From the description of William Dunbar account book, 1776-1793; 1845-1847 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23153421 Scientist and planter. From the description of William Dunbar letterbook extracts and a list of manuscripts, 1775-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009610 Wi...

Fry, Christopher, 1907-2005

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Epithet: dramatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001026.0x00002e Christopher Fry was born on 18 December 1907. He was originally named Arthur Hammond Harris and during his childhood adopted the surname Fry from his maternal grandmother. In his late twenties he became known as Christopher Fry. He went to Bedford Modern School, where he wrote his first play at eleven and his first verse drama at ei...

Cone, Anne

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Clurman, Harold, 1901-1980

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Harold Clurman, director, author, teacher, critic, and occasional actor, was born Harold Edgar Clurman on September 18, 1901, in New York City, son of Samuel M. and Bertha (Saphir) Clurman. Mr. Clurman was co-founder of the Group Theatre (1931) and was made executive consultant of the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center. He became theater critic for "The Nation" in 1953 and also wrote for the "London Observer", "New Republic" and "Tomorrow Magazine". He married Stella Adler in 1943, he later mar...

Queens

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Devine, George

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Epithet: dir The Young Vic Theatre British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000209.0x000075 ...

Carter, Ann

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Oscars

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Cook, Francis, 1817-1901

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Benthall, Michael

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Michael Benthall made his professional debut in 1938 as an actor, initially playing small parts. His career as a director began in the 1940s. He was director of the Old Vic for nine years from 1953, during which time he embarked on a 'Five Year Plan', staging all 36 plays in the first folio of Shakespeare. He was also known for his contributions to opera, ballet and contemporary theatre. From the guide to the Michael Benthall Archive, 1935-1973, 1935-1973, (V&A Department of Thea...

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