Found 9 collections related to Actresses.

Hughes, Barnard, 1915-2006
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2012-008
11.30 linear feet (28 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Barnard Hughes (1915-2006) and Helen Stenborg (1925-2011) were prolific stage and screen actors. Hughes was best known for his award-winning turn as the titular character in Da, and Stenborg performed extensively with... more
Davis, Ossie
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee Collection
4.62 linear feet (12 boxes)
Ossie Davis (1917-2005) and Ruby Dee (1922-2014) were American actors, writers, and activists whose careers spanned the mediums of theater, film, television, radio, and print. The Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee photographs, dating from the 1940s to... more
Channing, Carol
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 2021-011
63.49 linear feet (191 boxes, 9 oversize folders, 2 tubes)
Carol Channing (1921-2019) was an American actress, singer, and comedian best known for her leading roles in the Broadway musicals Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Hello, Dolly! The Carol Channing... more
Jeannette, Gertrude, 1914-
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | SCP 186198
10.17 linear feet (23 boxes)
Gertrude Hadley Jeannette (1914-2018) was a Black actor, playwright, director, and theatre producer. She began writing plays in 1950 and founded the Harlem-based HADLEY Players company in 1979. The collection dates from 1928 to 2018, and depicts... more
McClendon, Ernestine, 1913-1991
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Ernestine McClendon Photographs Collection
1.38 linear feet (4 boxes)
Ernestine McClendon was an actress and comedian who was best known as the first Black theatrical agent in New York City. She started her agency, McClendon Enterprises, after a one-woman 1960 letter writing campaign to acting agencies and product... more
Horne, Lena
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Horne 1990-04
5 audio_recordings. 3 video_recordings
Lena Horne (June 30, 1917- May 9, 2010) was a singer, actress, dancer, and civil rights activist. The collection consists of three moving image recordings featuring Horne, including two promo reels for the broadway musical Lena... more
Haynes, Hilda, 1912-1986
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Haynes 1997-51
1 video_recording
Hilda Haynes (1912-1986) was a stage, screen, and television actress whose career spanned almost forty years. The collection consists of one video recording of The Sweet Flypaper of Life featuring Haynes, based on the... more
Davis, Ossie
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 305
73.67 linear feet (179 boxes)
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee were African American actors, directors, writers, and activists whose careers spanned the mediums of theatre, television, radio, film, and print. Their papers date from 1932 to 2015, and chronicle the couple's artistic... more
Browne, Marie Joe, 1902-1999
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Browne 2000-09
1 audio_recording. 2 video_recordings
Marie Joe Browne (March 17, 1902- 1999) was a stage actress, teacher, school secretary, and community volunteer. The collection consists of two video recordings including Browne presenting at a nursing home, and Jester Hairston on his ninetieth... more
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