Richard Ward papers

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id: 5255
origination: Ward, Richard, 1915-1979
date statement: 1949-1980
key date: 1949
identifier (local_mss): 21270
org unit: Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number: 8MWEZ26255-26264
b-number: b11524050
total components: 284
total series: 6
max depth: 4
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component layout: Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields: false
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created: 2013-04-01 15:05:16 UTC
updated: 2026-08-16 02:22:59 UTC
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unitdate: {"value"=>"1949-1980", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1949/1980"}
unittitle: {"value"=>"Richard Ward papers"}
physdesc: {"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"4 lin. ft. (11 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository: {"value"=>"The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. <div class=\"address\"> New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498</div>"}
abstract: {"value"=>"Richard Ward, actor, director, author, educator, and police detective, was born on March 15, 1915. Mr. Ward started out in show business in vaudeville when he was 11 years old when he teamed up with his sisters, calling their act, Dot, Flo, and Dick. For 10 years Mr. Ward was a police detective assigned to the office of Frank S. Hogan, Manhattan district attorney. Richard Ward was born Richard Waugh. \"Richard Ward\" is a stage name. Mr. Ward died on June 30, 1979. The Richard Ward Papers consist of clippings, correspondence, production notes, photographs and scripts which deal with his career as a scriptwriter and actor. The collection spans the years 1949 to 1980 and include a diary of his army years."}
langmaterial: {"value"=>"Materials in English"}
prefercite: {"value"=>"Richard Ward papers, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library"}
origination: {"value"=>"Ward, Richard, 1915-1979", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist: {"value"=>"Chronology: <ul class=\"chronlist\"> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1949Christopher Columbus Brown</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> circa 1950Perry Como Show (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1951Detective Story</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1952Shuffle Along</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> circa 1953Caravan Repertory Players</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> (1953)(The Bennett Case - cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1955The Last Mile</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1955Mamba's Daughters</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1954Anna Lucasta (Eur. tour)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1954Take A Giant Step</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1955-57A Member of the Wedding (tour)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1956Snapfinger Creek (Kraft Tele. Th.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1957Carib Gold (cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1957Berlin Festival</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1957The Big Story (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1957The Green Pastures (Hallmark Hall of Fame - tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1957A Land Beyond the River</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1957Seven Lively Arts (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1957With Respect To Joey</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1957Decoy (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1958A Land Beyond the River</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1958The Man Who Never Died</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1958The Midnight Caller</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1959The Ballad of Jazz Street</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1959Divided We Stand (Our American Heritage - tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1959Caesar and Cleopatra</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1960James J. Walker (The Witness - tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1960Positive Identification (Armstrong Circle Th. — tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1960Alexander Hamilton Show (Our American Heritage - tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1960Al Capone (The Witness - tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1960Nat Turner</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1960Naked City (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1960Arrowsmith (DuPont Show of the Month - tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1960Shakespeare In Harlem</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1961Black Monday (Play of the Week - tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1962Black Roses</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> (1963)(No Man Walks Alone - cinema) Walk In Darkness</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1964Black Like Me (cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1964Blues For Mr. Charlie</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1964The CoolWorld (cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1965The Amen Corner (Eur. tour)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1965Lower Than the Angels (reading)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1965The Sweet Enemy</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1966Barefoot In Athens (Hallnark Hall of Fame - tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1966Bedford Forrest</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> (1967)(On the Sidewalks of New York - cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> (1967)The Niggerlovers</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> (1967)Carry Me Back To Morningside Heights (stage manager)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1963Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1963Daddy Goodness</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1963The Firebugs</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1969The Learning Tree (cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1969Ceremonies In Dark Old Men</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1969DOUBT]</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1970The Immortal (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1970/1971Brother John (orig. title; Kane) (cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1971Ceremonies In Dark Old Men (Baltimore)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1971Black Church I (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1971No Place To Be Somebody</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1972Across 110th Street (cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1972The Brian Keith Show (aka The Little People) (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1972Death Of A Salesman (Baltimore)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1972An Evening With Richard Ward (Baltimore)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1972Felix</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1973Cops and Robbers (cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1973I Am</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1973Roll Out ! (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1974For Pete's Sake (cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1974American Night Cry</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1974Writers In Residence: Vigil Of Candles</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1974Petrocelli (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1974The Sty Of the Blind Pig (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1974/75Penance</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1975Mandingo (cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1975The Bottom Line (cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1975Panorama</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1975Halfway Tree Brown (reading)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1975Beacon Hill (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1975Go, U.S.A. (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1975Baretta (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1975Good Times (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1975Sanford and Son (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1975Starsky and Hutch (tele, pilot)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1975/76Every Night When the Sun Goes Down</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1975/76The Jeffersons (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1976Muggsy (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1977O'Neill Memorial Theatre Center production</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1977The Lion and the Jewel</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1977Contract On Cherry Street (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1977Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1977Police Story (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1977Visions: Freeman (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1978Bubba (unoptioned tv pilot) (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1978Good Times (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1978Starsky and Hutch (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1978Visions: Charlie Smith and the Fritter Tree (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1979All In the Family (tele.)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> (1979)(Whisper In My Good Ear - cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> 1980Brubaker (aka Shadow Walk) (cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> (1980)Windows [orig. title: Corky - cinema)</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> undatedBallad For Bimshire (reading</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> undatedThe Breaking Of A Ripple</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> undatedn.y Heart's In the Highlands</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> undatedApollo Theatre appearance</li> <li class=\"chronitem\"> undatedThe Last American Dixieland Band</li></ul>"}
arrangement: {"value"=>"Alphabetical", "supress_display"=>true}
note: {"value"=>"Card catalog available."}
date_start: 1949
keydate: 1949
date_end: 1980
date_inclusive_start: 1949
date_inclusive_end: 1980
extent_statement: 4 linear feet (11 boxes)
scopecontent: {"value"=>"The Richard Ward papers are arranged in six series:\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21270#c1346743'>1. Clippings, Programme, Production Notes</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21270#c1346825'>2. Photographs</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21270#c1346861'>3. Papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21270#c1346987'>Business and Financial Papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21270#c1347004'>Personal Papers</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/the/21270#c1347016'>Other Scripts</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'>The following scripts have been removed to the RM or CTR file. SEE scripts catalogues for call number information.</div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}

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