- unitid
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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 1990-011", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"21276", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1899/1989", "value"=>"1899-1989"}
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1899
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1989
- keydate
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1899
- date_start
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1899
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1989
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Aline MacMahon papers"}
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".5 lin. ft. (1 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center</span> <span class=\"addressline\">40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Aline MacMahon was born May 3, 1899 in McKeesport, Pa. After studying and performing with the Neighborhood Playhouse Theatre, she made her Broadway debut in THE MIRAGE (1921). She appeared in over 50 plays, among them THE EVE OF SAINT MARK (1942); ROMEO AND JULIET (1959); CORIOLANUS (1965); THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT (1961); and TRELAWNY OF THE 'WELLS' (1975). Miss MacMahon also had a distinguished film career. Her 43 films include notable productions such as FIVE STAR FINAL (1931); ONCE IN A LIFETIME (1932); KIND LADY (1935); AH, WILDERNESS (1935); DRAGON SEED (1944) for which she won an Oscar nomination; THE SEARCH (1948) and ALL THE WAY HOME (1963). She appeared, as well, on radio and television. She died in October 1991. The Aline MacMahon Papers consist of correspondence, programs and photographs which document her career and personal life. The correspondence includes early dealings with the Shuberts and fan mail. Photographs include both personal and professional images. There are also transcripts of oral history interviews highlighting her life and career."}
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{"value"=>"Materials in English"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Aline MacMahon papers, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"MacMahon, Aline, 1899-1991", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Aline MacMahon was born May 3, 1899 in McKeesport Pa. She attended Erasmus Hall High School and Barnard College.</p> <p>After studying and performing with the Neighborhood Playhouse Theatre, Miss MacMahon made her Broadway debut in THE MIRAGE in 1921. She has appeared in over fifty plays. Included are THE EVE OF SAINT MARK 1942, ROMEO AND JULIET 1959, CORIOLANUS 1965, THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT 1961 and TRELAWNY OF THE 'WELLS' 1975. Miss MacMahon has had a distinguished film career. Among her forty-three films are FIVE STAR FINAL 1931, ONCE IN A LIFETIME 1932, KIND LADY 1935, AH, WILDERNESS' 1935, DRAGON SEED 1944, for which she won an Oscar nomination, THE SEARCH 1948 and ALL THE WAY HOME 1963. She has also appeared on many radio and television programs.</p> <p>Miss MacMahon was married to Clarence S. Stern who died in 1975.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The Aline MacMahon Papers document Miss MacMahon's career and life. The material is arranged in.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Aline MacMahon papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21276#c1132146'>I. Papers</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Includes correspondence and programmes. The correspondence includes her early dealings with the Shuberts and some fan mail.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21276#c1132149'>II. Photographs</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21276#c1132159'>III. Oral History</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>I. Papers; II. Photographs</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>The Aline MacMahon Papers were donated to The Billy Rose Theatre Collection, The New York Public Library For The Performing Arts, October 11, 1990 by Miss MacMahon.</p>"}
- note
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{"type"=>"did", "value"=>"Card catalog available."}
- extent_statement
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.5 linear feet (1 boxes)