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Sardi's (Restaurant)
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 1979-005
This collection contains some of the drawings that were displayed on the walls of Sardi's restaurant from the first drawing of Alex Gard to Don Bevan drawings of the early 1950s. The caricatures are predominately, but not exclusively, from the... more
Holland, Joseph, 1910-1994
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2006-021
.46 linear feet (2 boxes)
Joseph Holland (1910-1994) was an American actor who appeared on the Broadway stage during the mid 20th century. The Joseph Holland papers date from 1937 to 1989 (bulk dates: 1950-1957) and contain correspondence and a scrapbook with clippings,... more
Young, Roland, 1887-1953
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2010-004
1.3 linear feet (3 boxes)
Stage, screen and television actor, Roland Young (1887-1953), was born in London and performed in England and the United States. One of his most notable films was Topper (1937). Young became a U.S. citizen in 1918; he died at home in his sleep in... more
Kingsley, Walter J.
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2005-020
1.4 linear feet (1 box, 7 volumes)
Walter J. Kingsley was an American press agent and journalist. He reported for the New York Telegraph and for the London Daily Express before beginning his career as a press agent in the 1900s.... more
Spitzer, Mara
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 1996-023
1.2 linear feet (4 boxes)
Mara Spitzer was an American caricaturist for newspapers and magazines. The collection dates from 1924 to 1950 and contains caricatures of actors and actresses from the 1920s and 1930s; drawings and sketches; and a scrapbook with clippings of... more
Frueh, Alfred Joseph, 1880-1968
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 2010-028
ca. 34 linocuts : some col ; 46 x 36 cm. or smaller. 15 boxes (ca. 530 drawings) : some col ; 75 x 60 cm. or smaller
Caricaturist, cartoonist and illustrator, Alfred Frueh, was born in Lima, Ohio in 1880. In his early career, he worked at the St. Louis post-dispatch and the New York world. From 1908 to 1909, Frueh studied art in Europe. In 1925, Frueh joined the... more
Gard, Alex
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 2010-029
8 boxes ( ca. 925 drawings) : some col ; 61 cm x 55 cm. or smaller
Born in Kazan, Russia in 1900, Gard emigrated to the United States in 1924. Perhaps Gard's most famous works are his caricatures of Broadway celebrities for the walls of Sardi's restaurant, for which he was paid in meals. His drawings also... more
Miller, Llewellyn
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-VIM 2012-004
1 box (ca. 63 drawings) : b&w ; 48 x 25 cm. or smaller
Author, drama critic, and editor, Llewellyn Miller, was born ca. 1899. She began her career in Los Angeles as a newspaper caricaturist. Miller later became a drama and film editor for the Los Angeles record, as well as working as a drama critic.... more
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-VIM 2013-208
1 box (64 drawings) : some col ; 73 x 44 cm. or smaller
Comedian and author Joe Laurie Jr. (ca. 1894-1954) was born on the Lower East Side of New York City. He entered vaudeville in his teens, later performing in a number of shows on Broadway and across the U.S. Laurie and his first wife, Aleen... more
Binns, L. J.
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Vim 1998-025
.5 linear feet (.5 linear feet (2 boxes))
The caricatures are predominately of British personalities, mainly from the world of theater including actors, actresses, playwrights, theater managers and musicians. Also includes a few Americans who were working in the London theater scene, some... more
Baral, Robert
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1983-001
Robert Baral was a free-lance writer and sometime publicist. The collection consists of photographs, clippings, programs, and correspondence relating to Ziegfeld, the Ziegfeld Follies, and the revue era. With its roots... more
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