Found 3 collections related to United States Steel hour %28Television program%29

The Sara Greenspan Theatre Guild Files chiefly contain correspondence relating to activities of the Theatre Guild during some of its most significant years of operation. Sara Greenspan, who began as secretary with the Guild in 1925, served as the business manager of the prestigious production company for twenty years before retiring in 1963. less

The Theatre Guild United States Steel Hour Records are comprised of correspondence, financial records, casting, rehearsal, and recording notes, as well as some scripts for productions that were telecast as part of The United States Steel Hour television series. The United States Steel Hour, which was a continuation of the Guild's earlier radio anthology series, Theatre Guild of the Air (1945-1953), ran for two seasons (1953-1955) on the ABC Television Network. In 1955, it moved to the CBS television network, where it remained through 1963. less

Designer, technical advisor, jazz pianist, and lyricist, Carl Kent (1918-1959), was born in New York City. A graduate of the National Academy of Design, he also studied at the Art Students League. Kent served as technical advisor and supervisor on a number of Broadway and television productions, often under Harry Horner. His Broadway design credits include Tis of thee (Maxine Elliott's Theatre, 1940); Career angel (National Theatre, 1944); Peepshow (Fulton Theatre, 1944); As we forgive our debtors (Princess Theatre, 1947); Leaf and bough (Cort Theatre, 1949). Among Kent's television credits are NBC Opera Theatre (1951) and United States Steel hour (1955-1956). At the time of his death, he was living in Great Neck, New York and died at North Shore Hospital at the age of 43. Original set designs (mostly color) primarily for television, but also for theater, by Carl Kent (1918-1959). A number of set designs are for the television programs NBC Opera Theatre (1951) and United States Steel hour (1955-1956). The collection also contains blueprints for Peepshow by Ernest Pascal (Fulton Theatre, 1944), for which Kent designed lighting, as well as for the motion picture Crowded paradise (1956), on which Kent served as art director. There are also a few designs for businesses such as De Soto, Gordon's Distillers and John Strobl's Viennese Restaurant. Several set designs are untitled and unidentified. less