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{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2000-018", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"18661", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1904-2001", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1904/2001"}
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1904
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2001
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1904
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{"value"=>"Joel Grey papers"}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. <span class=\"subarea\">Billy Rose Theatre Division</span></span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Joel Grey (1932-) is an American actor, singer, dancer and director, working in theatre and film from the 1950s through the present. The Joel Grey Papers contain publicity and general production files, scripts, photographs and memorabilia on stage productions Joel Grey appeared in. There are also production materials on television, radio and film projects he did and solo acts/personal appearances."}
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{"value"=>"<p>Joel Grey papers, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Grey, Joel, 1932-", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Joel Grey was born Joel David Katz on April 11, 1932, in Cleveland, Ohio. His father Mickey Katz was a musician and comedian, well-known for his parody songs and routines, usually written for a Jewish audience, sometimes in Yiddish. Joel Grey began his career in his father's shows, as a child actor.</p> <p>Grey spent the 1950s appearing in stock productions and two Broadway revues, Borscht Capades (1951) and The Littlest Revue (1956). He also had roles in a few film and television projects. In the early 1960s he moved up to replacing a lead role on Broadway in the Neil Simon comedy, Come Blow Your Horn. His next job was replacing Anthony Newley in Stop the World--I Want to Get Off! Grey also replaced Newley in his next star vehicle, The Roar of the Greasepaint-The Smell of the Crowd, this time on tour though. He also replaced Tommy Steele in Half a Sixpence on Broadway.</p> <p>At this point in his career, it was clear that Grey could carry a show, but he was growing impatient of replacement gigs and dreaming of originating his own starring role. This opportunity came in the form of a new musical written by John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff and directed by Harold Prince, based on John Van Druten's play I am a Camera, which had been based on Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories. The show was Cabaret and Grey was cast as the Master of Ceremonies, a role which made him a star and won him the 1967 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. When Bob Fosse directed the film version of Cabaret in 1972, Grey re-created his role and won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, joining a select group of nine actors who have won the Tony and the Oscar for the same role.</p> <p>After Cabaret, Grey had no trouble getting starring roles in new musicals, and he followed it with George M!, (1968) a musical biography of the legendary performer and song-writer George M. Cohan. In the 1970s he starred in two more musicals. Goodtime Charley, by Larry Grossman, Hal Hackaday and Sidney Michaels, was an original musical based on the Joan of Arc legend starring Grey as the Dauphin and Ann Reinking as Joan. Grey's next show was Jerry Herman's The Grand Tour, based on Franz Werfel and S. N. Berman's play Jacobowsky and the Colonel. Though the show only had a short run, Grey's nuanced and sensitive performance was universally praised.</p> <p>In the 1980s Grey took a chance by breaking away from his song and dance man image to tackle a challenging role in a controversial new play when he was cast as the highly strung whistle blower Ned Weeks in Larry Kramer's harrowing drama about AIDS, The Normal Heart (1985) which played off-Broadway at The Public Theater. He also starred in a revival of Cabaret in 1987.</p> <p>In 1996 Grey appeared in a revival of another Kander and Ebb show, Chicago, in the City Center Encores! Series, on Broadway and in London. Grey played Amos Hart opposite his Goodtime Charley co-star Ann Reinking. In 2003 he originated the role of The Wizard of Oz in Wicked. In 2011, he appeared as Moonface Martin in a revival of Anything Goes and directed the first Broadway production of The Normal Heart, for which he won the Tony as Best Director of a Play.</p> <p>Throughout his theatre career, Grey has continued to appear regularly in various films and television series.</p> <p>Grey was married to actress Jo Wilder from 1958 to 1982. They have two children, a son, James and Actress Jennifer Grey.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Joel Grey Papers consist mainly of production materials on plays, musicals, films and television programs Grey appeared in. These files include scripts, correspondence, awards, background research files, set design drawings and blueprints, sheet music and production information such as contact sheets, agreements, casting notes, call sheets and rehearsal schedules. Correspondence usually is made up of opening night telegrams and cards and occasionally fan mail. Scripts are often annotated with notes about technical and creative aspects of production. Photographs in this collection are both posed and live production shots, backstage and rehearsal candids and in one case, a series of photographs documenting Grey's hair and make-up routine. There are also publicity materials such as clippings, press releases, interviews, reviews, flyers, souvenir books and programs and copies of Al Hirschfeld drawings. The Special Appearances Files cover not production-specific performances, such as nightclub acts, solo shows, benefits, concerts and recordings and Grey's career in general. The materials on these appearances include scrapbooks, publicity files, negotiations and correspondence.</p> <p>The Joel Grey papers have a substantial audio/visual component. There are over 70 items in a variety of formats such as VHS videocassettes. audiocassettes, reel to reels and long-playing records. These are recordings of live performances, television appearances, commercial recordings, award shows and press reel footage. Audio/visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access. Inquiries regarding audio materials in the collection may be directed to the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound at rha@nypl.org.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>The Production files in the Joel Grey Papers are arranged in alphabetical order by show title. Some of the files on special appearances are arranged chronologically, to maintain original order.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Joel Grey, 2001.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by Diana Bertolini.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p>The Joel Grey Papers arrived in three approximate runs of Production Files (publicity, contracts, etc.) Scripts and Photographs These materials were all merged into one run of Production Files. The materials on solo acts, recordings, benefits, and concerts were grouped together in the Special Appearances section.</p>"}
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10.95 linear feet (29 boxes)
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1904
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2001
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1949
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2001