Walter Johnson scripts

id
9952
origination
Johnson, Walter, 1884-1964
date statement
1913-1952
key date
1913
identifier (local_mss)
18897
org unit
Billy Rose Theatre Division
call number
*T-Mss 2012-039
b-number
b20636377
total components
82
total series
0
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2015-06-30 20:45:14 UTC
updated
2026-01-20 20:50:35 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"*T-Mss 2012-039", "type"=>"local_call"}
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1913-1952", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1913/1952"}
date_inclusive_start
1913
date_inclusive_end
1952
keydate
1913
date_start
1913
date_end
1952
unittitle
{"value"=>"Walter Johnson scripts"}
physdesc
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repository
{"id"=>"THE", "value"=>"Billy Rose Theatre Division"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Walter Johnson (1884-1964) was an actor, comedian, stage manager, director, and writer. The Walter Johnson scripts are from plays, musicals, television programs, and vaudeville and burlesque shows in which Johnson performed, wrote, or directed."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>Walter Johnson scripts, *T-Mss 2012-039. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Johnson, Walter, 1884-1964", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Walter Johnson was born in 1884. He worked in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia as an actor, comedian, stage manager, director, and writer. His Broadway credits as an actor include <span class=\"title\">Sky High</span> (1925), <span class=\"title\">Artists and Models</span> (1927), <span class=\"title\">The Street Singer</span> (1929), <span class=\"title\">A Little Racketeer</span> (1932), <span class=\"title\">The Hot Mikado</span> (1939), <span class=\"title\">The Student Prince</span> (1943), and <span class=\"title\">Blossom Time</span> (1943). He died in New York, New York on October 7, 1964.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Walter Johnson scripts date from 1913 to 1952 and document plays, musicals, television programs, and vaudeville and burlesque shows. Many of these works were written and directed by Johnson, but many productions and sketches in which he performed are represented here; as well as many for which he may have provided uncredited consultation. There are outlines and drafts for full-length plays, musicals, and television programs; as well as many sketches and skits written for revues, vaudeville shows, and burlesque shows. There are also indices and collections of individuals jokes, comic bits, and gags. One folder of personal miscellany contains a passenger list and a special certificate for Johnson's wife from a 1935 sea voyage from Los Angeles, California to Melbourne, Australia; clippings from humor magazines; and one unidentified photograph.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>The Walter Johnson scripts are arranged in the following four groups: Full Length Plays, Musicals, and Revues; Sketches; Collections of Gags, Bits and Jokes; and Personal Miscellany.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Unknown.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Diana Bertolini</span>, <span class=\"date\">2015</span></p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.</p>"}
dsc_type
combined
extent_statement
5.3 linear feet (13 boxes)

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