- Creator
- DaCosta, Morton, 1914-1989
- Call number
- *T-Mss 1989-005
- Physical description
- 6 linear feet (16 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- Morton DaCosta papers, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Morton DaCosta (born Tecosky), stage and film director and actor, was born 7 March 1914 in Philadelphia. A graduate of Temple University, Mr. DaCosta began his career as an actor and director in regional theatre in 1937. He made his acting debut on Broadway in 1942 in THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH and his New York directing debut in 1949 with a revival of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Among his many productions are PLAIN AND FANCY (1955), NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS (1955), AUNTIE MAME (1956) with which he made his film directing debut in 1958, and THE MUSIC MAN (1957). Mr. DaCosta died in 1989. The Morton DaCosta Papers consist of scripts and promptbooks, production materials, correspondence and personal papers documenting his life and career as a director and actor of stage and film. The papers span the years 1929 to 1978 and include such productions as THE MUSIC MAN, SARATOGA, NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS and AUNTIE MAME, among others.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
gift, Estate of Morton DaCosta, 1989Related Material
Morton DaCosta Papers, musical scores and sound recordings
Key terms
Names
- DaCosta, Morton, 1914-1989
- Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986
- Danfer, Stefan
- Frime, Rudolph
- Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774
- Hague, Albert, 1920-2001
- Inge, William
- Jacobson, Kenneth
- Lampell, Millard, 1919-1997
- Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004
- Levin, Ira, 1929-2007
- Luce, Clare Boothe, 1903-1987
- Peretti, Hugo
- Smith, Dodie, 1896-1990
- Weinstock, Jack
- Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984
- Julius Lefkowitz and Co
Subjects
- Actors -- United States
- Musical theater
- Theater -- Production and direction -- United States
- Theatrical producers and directors -- United States
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Location
Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor