- unitid
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{"value"=>"186037", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2021-010", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b22776911", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1940s-2016", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1940/2016"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Carole Shelley papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"42 boxes, 3 tubes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"15.75 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Billy Rose Theatre Division</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"The Carole Shelley papers, dated 1940s to 2016, document the career of character actor Carole Shelley (1939-2018). Her collection contains correspondence, production scripts, notes, photographs, posters, costume sketches, scrapbooks, animation cels, awards and sound recordings."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Shelley, Carole", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Carole Shelley (1939-2018) was a character actor on stage, film, and television. Born in London, England, her parents were Deborah (Bloomstein) Shelley, a singer and Curtis Shelley, a composer. Shelley's career started in childhood as an advertising model and actress. Her early credits include the plays <span class=\"title\">Great Expectations</span>; <span class=\"title\">Simon and Laura</span>; and the films <span class=\"title\">Give Us This Day</span>; and <span class=\"title\">It's Great to be Young</span>.</p> <p>During the 1960s, Shelley transitioned to adult roles, mostly appearing in theatrical productions. In 1964, Shelley moved to New York City, never returning to live in England. Success followed quickly with her Broadway debut in <span class=\"title\">The Odd Couple</span> as one of the Pigeon sisters in 1965. This led her to appear in both the film version and the television series. Other notable roles include Amelia in the Disney animation <span class=\"title\">The Aristocats</span> (1970); Madame Morrible in <span class=\"title\">Wicked</span> (2003); and Grandma in <span class=\"title\">Billy Elliot</span> (2009). Shelley also performed during the summer at The Shaw Festival in Toronto, Canada.</p> <p> Her nominations and awards include a Tony award for her role as Mrs. Kendal in <span class=\"title\">The Elephant Man</span> and a Tony nomination as Jane in <span class=\"title\">Absurd Person Singular</span>.</p> <p>Shelley died of cancer in 2018.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Carole Shelley papers, dated from 1940s to 2016, document her career as a featured actor on stage, in film, and on television. The collection spans her childhood in England, to her adult career in the United States. The collection has the following arrangement: correspondence, writings, photographs, scripts, awards and nominations, memorabilia, animation cels, costume sketches, posters, artifacts, and audio and moving image materials.</p> <p>The correspondence hold letters from colleagues, prominent individuals in the entertainment industry, and fans. These files include good wishes and congratulations for Shelley's nomination and Tony Award for her portrayal of Mrs. Kendal in <span class=\"title\">The Elephant Man</span>. Related material located in other groups are the photographs from the stage production with actors Philip Anglim and Mark Hamill in the title role; posters from the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions; and sketches with fabric samples for her costumes.</p> <p>The writings include daybooks, and notes for productions that include <span class=\"title\">Arms and the Man</span>, <span class=\"title\">As You Like It</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Cherry Orchard</span>, <span class=\"title\">The Merchant of Venice</span>, <span class=\"title\">Stepping Out</span> and <span class=\"title\">The Taming of the Shrew</span> and some poetry by Shelley.</p> <p>The scripts, utilized for rehearsals, have extensive underlining, lines edited out or added, comments in the margins, and doodling by Shelley. These scripts occasionally include notes, the schedule of performances, the author of the script, location of the production, score, different editions of the script, and letters to Shelley from the director regarding her character in the stage production <span class=\"title\">Cabaret</span>.</p> <p>The photographs offer strong evidentiary visual information about Shelley in productions. The files have pictures of Shelley performing with other actors; preparing for her roles; publicity shots and portraits of Shelley. Many of the photographs are in black and white, with the name of the photographer occasionally identified. Early photographs of Shelley are located in scrapbooks in the Memorabilia section.</p> <p>Other files are the animation cels from the Disney animation <span class=\"title\">The Aristocats</span>, posters, and costume sketches.</p> <p>The Audio and Moving Image section holds mostly audio recordings from the productions where Shelley was credited in the production. The video recordings document Shelley's work in film, television and stage productions.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged into the following groups: Correspondence; Writings; Photographs; Scripts; Awards and Nominations; Memorabilia; Animation Cells; Costume Sketches; Posters; Artifacts; Audio and Moving Image Materials.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection was a gift of the Estate of Carole Shelley, through Catherine Chadwick, 2021.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Valerie Wingfield</span> in <span class=\"date\">2022</span>.</p>"}
- accessrestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>Inquiries regarding audio and moving image materials in the collection may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Audio and moving image materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.</p>"}
- date_start
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1940
- keydate
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1940
- date_end
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2016
- date_inclusive_start
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1940
- date_inclusive_end
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2016
- extent_statement
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15.75 linear feet (42 boxes, 3 tubes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Carole Shelley papers, *T-Mss 2021-010. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}