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Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968. |
Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse papers, 1909-1968, 1980. |
7.6 c.f. (19 archives boxes) |
Papers of two award-winning playwright-producers who formed one of the most successful collaborations in Broadway history. Some of the collection relates to their joint efforts, some to their work alone. Of their collaborative efforts theatrical materials predominate. Among the plays on which there are files are "Anything Goes" (1934), "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1941), "Call Me Madam" (1950), "Detective Story" (1949), "The Great Sebastians" (1956), "The Hasty Heart" (1945), "Life With Father" (1939), "Life With Mother" (1948), "The Sound of Music" (1956), and "State of the Union" (1945). The types of documentation present are scripts and drafts, stage directions, clippings, reviews, and contracts. Also included are scripts for adaptations of several of the above titles for television and motion pictures. Among the notable correspondents are S. N. Behrman, Irving Berlin, Theodore Bikel, William O. Douglas, Edna Ferber, Helen Hayes, Irving Paul Lazar, and Alfred Lunt. |
playwright, producer, theater, manuscript collection |
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Connelly, Marc, 1890-1980. |
Interview [sound recording], 1965. |
1 tape recording. |
Recorded interview with Marc Connelly (1890-1980), the noted playwright and director concerning his career on Broadway, the play The Green Pastures, and the staging of productions. |
director, playwright, theater, mixed collection |
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University of Wisconsin Fine Arts Council. |
Interviews [sound recording] |
9 tape recordings. |
Nine tapes including interviews with Freda Wintuble, John Cage, and Laurence Rhodes and selections from "Conversations in Dance." |
theater, audio collection |
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Kleinerman, Isaac. |
Isaac Kleinerman papers, 1954-1974. |
4.2 c.f. (11 archives boxes) and
283 films and
2 videorecordings; plus
additions of 25 films and
20.9 c.f. |
Papers of Isaac Kleinerman (1916-2004), an independent producer-director of television documentaries who worked for NBC (1951-1957) and CBS (1957-1976). The collection primarily concerns programs edited and produced for CBS's "The Twentieth Century" and "The 21st Century" series, and other work for CBS. |
producer, director, television, documentary, mixed collection |
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Rosenthal, Jean, 1912-1969. |
Jean Rosenthal papers, 1941-1972. |
17.2 c.f. (41 archives boxes, 1 flat box, 2 oversize folders); plus
additions of 30.8 c.f. |
Papers of a lighting and scenic director including lighting plots, charts and notes, and set designs for numerous Broadway productions, performances of the New York City Opera, and various community and school productions for which she served as consultant. Among her documented Broadway productions are "Caligula" (1961) "Dark at the Top of the Stairs" (1957), "Destry Rides Again" (1959), "The Disenchanted" (1958), "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (1962), "Jamaica" (1957), "Take Me Along" (1959), and "West Side Story" (1957). |
theater, designer, manuscript collection |
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Godmilow, Jill. |
Jill Godmilow papers, 1974-2010. |
5.0 c.f. (5 record center cartons),
14 videodiscs sd., b&w, col. ; DVD,
2 videorecordings sd., col. ; 1/2 in.,
1 videorecording sd., col. ; 3/4 in.,
3 film reels sd., b&w, col. ; 16 mm,
5 film reels sd., col. ; 35 mm; plus
additions of 1.0 c.f.,
14 audio |
Papers, 1974-2010, of Jill Godmilow, an independent filmmaker. The collection includes prints (film, video, or DVD) of her films, as well as extensive correspondence and documentation of the production, distribution, and subsequent reception of her films. Dialog lists exist for almost all her films. Especially well represented are the documentaries Far From Poland and What Farocki Taught, her sole narrative feature film Waiting for the Moon, and her unproduced narrative feature What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. |
director, independent, film, politics, female artist, mixed collection |
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Bright, John. |
John Bright writings, circa late 1940s-early 1950s. |
0.2 c.f. |
A screenplay for "The Charmer" (an unproduced film) and the manuscript of an unpublished novel, "The Paper World," both by John Bright (1908-1989), a blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter active in the late 1940s and early 1950s. |
screenwriter, film, blacklist, manuscript collection |
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McBride, Joseph, 1947- |
Joseph McBride papers, 1960-2008. |
41.6 c.f. (107 archives boxes) and
66 tape recordings; plus
additions of 63.4 c.f.,
11 audio casettes,
1 DVD recording,
19 computer discs, and
1 computer game on 3 DVDs. |
Papers of Joseph McBride, a film critic and writer, consisting of script drafts, source material, storyboards, and notes from more than 90 projects in film, television, and theater. Included is material related to his books Orson Welles (1972), John Ford (1974) co-authored with Michael Wilmington, Persistence of Vision (1969), High and Inside: The Complete Guide to Baseball Slang (1980), and Hawks on Hawks (1982); to the films Blood and Guts (1978), Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979), and Prom Night (1980); and to several American Film Institute television salutes to movie notables. Tape recordings include interviews conducted by McBride with Fred Astaire, Jacqueline Bisset, Frank Capra, Audrey Hepburn, Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum, Donna Reed, Jimmy Stewart, Billy Wilder, and others. |
critic, film, television, theater, writer, mixed collection |
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Bloomgarden, Kermit, 1904-1976. |
Kermit Bloomgarden papers, 1938-1977. |
63.8 c.f. (53 record center cartons, 7 archives boxes, 6 oversize boxes, and 3 index boxes),
4 reels of microfilm (35 mm),
21 tape recordings,
1 disc recording, and
2 film reels. |
Papers of Kermit Bloomgarden, a producer of many award-winning Broadway plays and musicals. Although the amount and type of documentation present varies for each play, the collection includes correspondence, scripts, promotion and reviews, and various kinds of production files. For several titles there are floor plans, elevations, drawings and sketches, costume materials, light plots, property and furniture plots, and prompt books. In addition, legal and business aspects of production are extensively documented by financial statements, budgets, contracts and agreements, tax forms, and royalty statements. Among the productions treated are "Another Part of the Forest" (1946), "The Autumn Garden" (1951), "The Children's Hour" (1952), "Command Decision" (1947), "The Crucible" (1953), "Death of a Salesman" (1949), "Deep Are the Roots" (1945), "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1955), "Equus" (1974), "Hot L Baltimore" (1973), "The Lark" (1955), "Look Homeward, Angel" (1957), "The Most Happy Fella" (1956), "The Music Man" (1957), "The Shrike" (1952), and "Toys in the Attic" (1960). Prominent correspondents in the files include Jean Anouilh, Leonard Bernstein, Melvyn Douglas, Ketti Frings, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Julie Harris, Rex Harrison, Lillian Hellman, George Roy Hill, Garson Kanin, Joshua Logan, and Anthony Perkins. Also present are correspondence, reports, and scripts for plays which Bloomgarden only considered for production, many of which were written by noteworthy playwrights. Personal papers and general business records document Bloomgarden's investments and finances, his work with various theatrical and other organizations, the Kergan Corporation, and Kermit Bloomgarden Productions, Inc. Correspondence with Melina Mercouri, Arthur Miller, and John and Marguerite Sanford is also included. |
theater, mixed collection |
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Douglas, Kirk, 1916- |
Kirk Douglas papers, 1945-1978. |
59.8 c.f. (8 archives boxes, 55 record center cartons, 4 flat boxes); plus
additions of 2.2 c.f. and
2 films. |
Papers of a prominent motion picture actor, together with the records of his company, Bryna Productions. Although Douglas also worked as a stage actor during the early years of his career, motion picture files form the most extensive portion of the collection. Of the motion pictures, the early films are represented only by scripts, but after 1952, coverage becomes more comprehensive, and the files include correspondence, contracts, financial papers, scripts, and photographs. The records of Bryna Productions include the above materials, as well as production, promotion, and distribution information. |
actor, producer, distributor, mixed collection |
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Babb, Kroger. |
Kroger Babb papers, undated. |
0.2 c.f. |
Writings of Hollywood promotor Kroger Babb. |
film, manuscript collection |
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Roberts, Flora. |
Lecture [sound recording], 1963. |
1 tape recording. |
"Broadway or Theatre," a lecture by theatrical agent Flora Roberts. |
theater, theatrical agent, audio collection |
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Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975. |
Lecture [sound recording], 1964. |
3 tape recordings. |
Recorded lecture on the role of the designer in the contemporary theater delivered at the University of Wisconsin by an award-winnning designer, theater consultant, and educator. |
theater, designer, audio collection |
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Lehrman, Leonard. |
Leonard Lehrman papers, 1970-2004. |
2.5 c.f.,
1 disc recording,
2 compact discs (audio recordings),
22 tape recordings, and
3 photographs. |
Papers and recordings of composer and librettest Leonard J. Lehrman (1949- ), primarily concerning his productions and additions to works by Marc Blitzstein. Also included are numerous programs related to Lehrman's performances as a pianist; articles and reviews written by Lehrman; and scores for works by Lehrman not related to Blitzstein. |
theater, music, composer, mixed collection |
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Essig, Linda. |
Linda Essig papers, 1983-2004. |
10.6 c.f. and
56 photographs. |
Papers of Essig, a stage lighting designer, documenting her work as principal or assistant lighting designer from her student productions at New York University (1983-1984), through projects for the Chautauqua Institution (1984-1985), for Westport Country Playhouse, Connecticut (1986), for La Mama Theatre, New York City (1987), for the touring production of Driving Miss Daisy (1987-1989), for various Madison, Wisconsin, theatres (1989-2004; the years when she taught lighting design at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), for the Utah Shakespearean Festival, Cedar City, Utah (1991-1994, 1998 and 2001), and for the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre (1990-1996), among others. Most of the papers document individual productions, and are arranged by production in chronological order; papers for each production usually include rehearsal schedules, production meeting minutes, rehearsal reports, hookups, instrument schedules, light cue synopses, letter-size copies of light plots, and play scripts marked up with lighting cues. For most productions there are also large-scale drawings of stage plans and sections, set designs, and light plots, which are separately held in two series of large (48-inch by 36-inch) folders, the first series consisting of original drawings in pencil on tracing paper and a few Computer-Aided-Design documents printed on plain paper, the second of a variety of reproductions: blueline, redline, and CAD printouts onto thermal paper. |
theater, design, mixed collection |
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Mandel, Loring, 1928- |
Loring Mandel papers, 1942-2006. |
21.3 c.f. (51 archives boxes and 3 flat boxes); plus
additions of 40.8 c.f.
170 photographs,
28 tape recordings,
1 compact disc (audio recording),
46 videorecordings,
2 compact discs (data), and
1 diskette (3.5 inch). |
Papers of a playwright and dramatist who gained prominence during the golden age of television drama. Television files include varying quantities of correspondence, scripts and drafts, research and production material, and notes for teleplays which appeared on "CBS Playhouse," "DuPont Show of the Month" (CBS), "DuPont Show of the Week" (NBC), "Playhouse 90" (CBS), "Studio One" (CBS), and other series. Theater materials include extensive revisions of his dramatization of "Advise and Consent" (1960), together with general and financial correspondence, research, production information, and financial records. There is similar documentation for "Project Immortality" (1966), which made its first award-winning appearance on "Playhouse 90." |
playwright, screenwriter, television, theater, film, mixed collection |
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Madison Public Library Collection |
176 film prints |
Titles from the former circulating film collection of the Madison Public Library. Includes educational films and some classic and foreign features. |
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Blitzstein, Marc. |
Marc Blitzstein papers, 1918-2004. |
40.0 c.f. (113 boxes),
71 reels of microfilm (35 mm),
23 tape recordings, and
114 disc recordings; plus
additions of 0.5 c.f.,
7 disc recordings, and
1 CD-ROM. |
Personal and professional papers of Marc Blitzstein (1905-1964), a talented and innovative composer, lyricist, and librettist, best known for his concern with making his work socially as well as artistically significant. The collection provides particularly interesting documentation of the creative process of composition and of Blitzstein's efforts to reconcile the political, psychological, and musical aspects of composition. Blitzstein was most famous for his operas "The Cradle Will Rock," a controversial work produced for the Federal Theatre Project in 1937, "Regina" (1949), "Reuben, Reuben" (1955), and "Juno" (1959); his motion picture score for "Native Land" (Frontier Films, 1942); "The Airborne Symphony" (1946); and his very successful adaptation of "The Threepenny Opera" (1954). The collection is comprised chiefly of scores and scripts, with related correspondence, research material, and clippings, pertaining to Blitzstein's work in motion pictures, opera, ballet, theater, and symphonic orchestra. Also included are personal papers such as correspondence, contracts, notebooks, and journals concerning his travels, writings and lecture materials, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and memorabilia. Among the prominent correspondents are Eric Bentley, Leonard Bernstein, Nadia Boulanger, Bertolt Brecht, Cheryl Crawford, Gian-Carlo Menotti, Billy Rose, Victor deSabata, Alexander Siloti, and Deems Taylor. Papers of Blitzstein's wife, Eva Goldbeck (1901-1936), including many personal letters, journals, and unpublished writings, are also present. There are tape and disc recordings of performances or excerpts of many of Blitzstein's works, including "The Airborne Symphony" (complete 1946 recordings of its world premiere performance by the New York Symphony Orchestra, and by the NBC Symphony Orchestra for "General Motors' Symphony of the Air"), "The Cradle Will Rock," "Freedom Morning," "I've Got the Tune," "Juno," "Mother Courage," "Native Land," "No for an Answer," "Reuben, Reuben," "Regina," "This Is the Garden," and "Valley Town." Also on tape are interviews with Blitzstein, July 29, 1943, and with opera singer Lina Abarbanell. |
theater, film, composer, mixed collection |
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MGM Films, 1927-1983 |
81 films |
1927-1983; 81 titles in mostly 16mm format, but also 35mm and video |
film collection, studio era |
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Douglas, Michael, 1944- |
Michael Douglas papers, 1934-1980. |
15.4 c.f. (24 archives boxes, 6 record center cartons, and 1 flat box),
1 reel of microfilm (35 mm), and
1 film; plus
additions of 4 tape recordings. |
Papers of an actor-producer, primarily consisting of scripts for "The Streets of San Francisco" (ABC), a television series in which he co-starred, and production files for the Oscar-winning "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (UA, 1975). In the production files are variant scripts by William Peter Blatty, Ken Kesey, Dale Wasserman, and others; correspondence; promotional material; and reviews. Smaller files of similar composition relate to several other films, plays, and television programs with which Douglas was involved. There is also a subject file containing miscellaneous personal and business correspondence and fan mail, clippings, a microfilmed scrapbook, and a file relating to his work for and support of the Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theatre Center. Prominent correspondents include Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr., Cesar E. Chavez, Kirk Douglas, Betty Ford, Tom Hayden, Arthur B. Krim, and Irving Paul Lazar. |
actor, producer, television, film, studio, mixed collection |
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