Kim Hunter scripts and rehearsal notes

id
3573
origination
Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002
date statement
1957-1993
key date
1957
identifier (local_mss)
21326
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Mss 1978-003
b-number
b12024927
total components
31
total series
0
max depth
1
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(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:48 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 20:37:49 UTC
status note
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physdesc
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unittitle
{"value"=>"Kim Hunter scripts and rehearsal notes"}
repository
{"value"=>"The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Kim Hunter Papers, *T-Mss 1978-003, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts</p>"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Stage, film and television actress Kim Hunter (nee Janet Cole) was born in Detroit, Michigan on November 12, 1922. She attended public schools in Miami Beach, Florida where she studied acting and made her stage debut in a production of <span class=\"title\">Penny Wise</span> at the Miami Women's Club in1939. In 1943 she was discovered by a David O. Selznick talent scout and was put under contract only to be immediately loaned out to Val Lewton for his thriller <span class=\"title\">The Seventh Victim</span>, her film debut. In 1947 Ms. Hunter won the role of Stella in the Broadway production of <span class=\"title\">A Streetcar Named Desire</span>. For her portrayal she received both the Donaldson Award and the Variety NY Drama Critics Award. When she repeated her role in the 1951 film version, she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress. Ms. Hunter joined the Actors' Studio in 1948.</p> <p>Her film career was interrupted for a period during the 1950's when she was blacklisted, ostensibly for being a sponsor for the 1949 World Peace Conference. Fortunately she was still able to work in the theater during this time, appearing in several plays including <span class=\"title\">Darkness at Noon</span> and a revival of <span class=\"title\">The Children's Hour</span>.</p> <p>Kim Hunter has had a distinguished career working extensively in theater, film, and television. She starred on Broadway, in national tours, and in regional theater; appeared in numerous television films, series, and mini-series; and was featured on the soap opera <span class=\"title\">The Edge of Night</span>. Her many film appearances include <span class=\"title\">Stairway to Heaven</span>, <span class=\"title\">Lillith</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The Planet of the Apes</span> films for which she is most well-known.</p> <p>Ms. Hunter is also the author of an autobiographical cookbook entitled <span class=\"title\">Kim Hunter - Loose in the Kitchen</span>. She has been married to writer Robert Emmett since 1951, has two children, and resides in New York City.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>The collection was donated to the Billy Rose Theatre Division in three installments (1978, 1984 and 1994) by Kim Hunter.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This collection represents a cross-section of the range of Kim Hunter's theater, film and television experience and spans the years 1957-1993. Most of the scripts are annotated and often include cast lists, rehearsal schedules, and Ms. Hunter's handwritten cue sheets. The folders containing <span class=\"title\">Faulkner's Bicycle</span> include an account of her daily rehearsal experiences for both the <span class=\"corpname\">Yale Rep</span> and New York productions. This journal gives a wonderful insight into an actor's emotional and technical journey towards performance.</p> <p>The collection encompasses new plays as well as revivals. Performance spaces include universities, regional theaters, Broadway, and Off Broadway. One motion picture script, seven television scripts, and one radio script are included.</p>"}
accessrestrict
{"value"=>"<p>Photocopying prohibited.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division.</p>"}
note
{"value"=>"Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound 2 audio cassette tapes related to the play Remembrance Theatre Collection General Script Files Kim Hunter's script for the original production of A Streetcar Named Desire NCOF + 93-1105."}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1957-1993", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1957/1993"}
date_inclusive_start
1957
date_inclusive_end
1993
origination
{"value"=>"Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002", "type"=>"persname"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"Arranged alphabetically"}
acqinfo
{"accession_number"=>"THE Mss 1978-003"}
{"accession_number"=>"THE Mss 1978-003(2)"}
{"accession_number"=>"THE Mss 1978-003(3)"}
{"date"=>"1978", "source"=>"Kim Hunter", "address"=>"See donor file", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Kim Hunter, 1978"}
{"date"=>"1984", "source"=>"Kim Hunter", "address"=>"See donor file", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Kim Hunter, 1984"}
{"date"=>"1994", "source"=>"Kim Hunter", "address"=>"See donor file", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Kim Hunter, 1994"}
abstract
{"value"=>"The Kim Hunter scripts and rehearsal notes represent a cross-section of her involvement in theater, film and television and span the years 1957-1993. Most of the scripts are annotated and often include cast lists, rehearsal schedules, and her own handwritten cue sheets. The materials on FAULKNER'S BICYCLE include an account of her daily rehearsal experiences for both the Yale Repertory and New York productions. The collection encompasses new plays and revivals, as well as motion picture, television and radio scripts. Performance spaces included universities, regional theaters, Broadway and Off-Broadway."}
keydate
1957
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Susan McArthur.</p>"}
date_start
1957
date_end
1993

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