Helen Hayes correspondence with Anita Loos

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unitid

{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2005-016", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"21759", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Helen Hayes correspondence with Anita Loos"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1946-1993", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1946/1993"}

{"value"=>"undated", "type"=>"inclusive"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".25 lin. ft (1 box)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1946

date_inclusive_end

1993

origination

{"value"=>"Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Helen Hayes (1900-1993), leading American actress, known as the \"First Lady of American Theater,\" made her stage debut in 1905 and by the 1920s was a fixture on the Broadway stage, appearing over the years in such classics as SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER, MARY OF SCOTLAND, THE FRONT PAGE, and THE GLASS MENAGERIE, and as Queen Victoria in VICTORIA REGINA, perhaps her best-known role.</p><p>Anita Loos, American author and screenwriter, wrote over 150 screenplays beginning in the silent era, but is perhaps best known for her 1925 novel, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES, which she adapted for both the stage and screen. Her witty touch helped propel the careers of Douglas Fairbanks, Mae West, Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe. In the 1940s, Loos was asked by her friend, actress Helen Hayes, to write a script that would help Hayes break out of a string of overly serious roles. Loos wrote HAPPY BIRTHDAY, starring a librarian in a bar. The play premiered on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theater on Halloween 1946 and ran for 564 performances. Later, Loos collaborated with Hayes on a book about New York City, TWICE OVER LIGHTLY: NEW YORK THEN AND NOW (1972).</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Letters, cards and postcards by Hayes to Loos are intimate and detailed, providing a rich depiction of Hayes' work, theatrical touring and personal life. Most of the material is undated. Also includes a few letters and telegrams from Loos to Hayes, a few items of correspondence with third parties, a few clippings and a snapshot of Hayes from 1978.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"THE Mss 2005-016"}

{"materials"=>"Papers", "source"=>"A. Lovell Elliott", "method"=>"Gift/Purchase", "date"=>"11/27/2005", "extent"=>"46 o", "value"=>"Papers: Gift/Purchase, A. Lovell Elliott, 11/27/2005"}

note

{"value"=>"<p>This collection is a combination of a recent gift/purchase and earlier holdings of Helen Hayes Papers that were cataloged in the Library's Cage file and as 8-MWEZ + n.c. 28,632. As the materials are all stamped \"From The Estate of Anita Loos,\" they appear to share the same provenance though they did not share the same route to the Library</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"500"}

keydate

1946

prefercite

{"value"=>"Helen Hayes correspondence with Anita Loos, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>" Letters, cards and postcards by Hayes to Loos are intimate and detailed, providing a rich depiction of Hayes' work, theatrical touring and personal life. Most of the material is undated. Also includes a few letters and telegrams from Loos to Hayes, a few items of correspondence with third parties, a few clippings and a snapshot of Hayes from 1978.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.25 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1946

date_end

1993

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