Series II: Client Files

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{"value"=>"337174", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1966-1981", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1966/1981"}
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1966
date_inclusive_end
1981
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1966
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{"value"=>"Series II: Client Files"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The client files are arranged alphabetically by client followed by general files of clients not represented in the alphabetical run. This series also contains biographical files and news clippings.</p> <p>The client files can consist of correspondence, inter-office memoranda, scripts, outlines of publicity projects and campaigns, press releases and other publicity material, and press junket schedules. Occasionally they contain scripts, typescript drafts, or scores, or reflect a personal matter like buying a work of art or booking a vacation. Material in the client files varies depending on a client's particular publicity needs and the length of time they contracted with the firm. Plays, films, or special events usually contracted the firm for a few months while individual actors, dancers, or singers often remained clients for many years.</p> <p>Clients represented in the alphabetical run include actors Henry Fonda and Debbie Reynolds; director Richard Fleischer; singer Peggy Lee; the play Poor Murderer; films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, My Dinner with Andre, and Scenes from a Marriage; and the documentary The Children of Theater Street. There is a particularly large amount of material representing the stage and film versions of Equus and the firm's first client, Richard Burton. In addition to her own client files, material relating to Elizabeth Taylor can be found in the Burton files during the duration of their marriage, from 1966 to 1976. Also included is the American International Pictures retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art; the Spoleto Festival, both the original Italian festival and the first United States festival in 1977, and a tribute to Josephine Baker held one year after her death at the Metropolitan Opera House.</p> <p>Other clients represented in the general files include dancers Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride; the play Cyrano; the national tour of the musical The Music Man; and many films, including Beau Pere, Christ Stopped at Eboli, The Day of the Dolphin, Dressed to Kill, Fiddler on the Roof, Funny Girl, Jabberwocky, The Man Who Loved Women, Pink Flamingos, The Seduction of Mimi, and Sophie's Choice, among others. The general files also represent a tribute to Harold Clurman to raise funds for the Clurman Theater, an American Film Institute tribute to Bette Davis, and the openings of various New York City restaurants including the reopening of Gallagher's. Throughout the general files, there is material relating to the New York Film Festival, from 1966 to 1980, including schedules, press lists, and publicity packets for individual films. To see the full extent of films that were screened during these years, please consult the alphabetical listing of films maintained by on the New York Film Festival's website: http://filmlinccom.siteprotect.net/archive/nyff/nyfffestlista.htm</p> <p>Biographical files contain capsule biographies of clients that were used in-house or sent to publications. News clippings are from publications outside of the New York City metropolitan area, and represent newspapers from across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.</p> <p>There is one video recording of a public service spot on drug abuse featuring Will Rogers and Elizabeth Taylor. Inquiries regarding visual materials in the series may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatrediv@nypl.org). Visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.</p>"}
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1966
date_end
1981

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  1. American Greetings Corporation - Arnold, Stanley
  2. Arnold, Stanley - Burton, Richard
  3. Burton, Richard
  4. Burton, Richard
  5. Burton, Richard
  6. Burton, Richard
  7. Burton, Richard
  8. California Shakespearean Festival - Diller, Phyllis
  9. Diller, Phyllis - Equus (film)
  10. Equus (play) - Fonda, Henry
  11. Fonda, Henry
  12. Fonda, Henry - Fritz the Cat
  13. George M. - Herzl
  14. Huston, John - Lost and Found
  15. The Man Who Fell to Earth - Poor Murderer
  16. Prince, Hal - Revson, Lyn
  17. Road Games - Spoleto Festival (Italy)
  18. Spoleto Festival (U.S.A.)
  19. Spoleto Festival (U.S.A.) - Taylor, Elizabeth
  20. Taylor, Elizabeth - The Trial of Billy Jack
  21. Tribute to Josephine Baker - Walt Disney Productions
  22. Other Clients
  23. Other Clients
  24. Other Clients
  25. Other Clients
  26. Other Clients
  27. Other Clients
  28. Other Clients
  29. Other Clients
  30. Other Clients
  31. Other Clients
  32. Biographical Files
  33. Biographical Files
  34. News Clippings
  35. News Clippings