Philip Loeb papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Philip Loeb (1894-1955) was an American stage and television actor. He worked at a number of theaters in New York as an actor, stage manager and casting director. He also taught at the Americ.an Academy of Dramatic Arts. In the 1930s he joined the Actors' Equity Association and was a member of its Executive Committee. He was accused of being a communist supporter and was blacklisted after being summoned by the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1951. Collection consists of correspondence, Loeb's personal papers and printed matter. Correspondence, 1937-1955, includes letters concerning his alleged communist activities. Personal papers contain materials relating to his involvement with Actors' Equity, 1940-1954; House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1951; American Academy of Dramatic Arts, 1953; legal documents, 1913-1948; and financial records, 1932-1955. Also, file of newspaper clippings, 1947-1950.
Philip Loeb (1894-1955) was an American stage and television actor. He worked at a number of theaters in New York as an actor, stage manager and casting director. He also taught at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In the 1930s he joined the Actors' Equity Association and was a member of its Executive Committee. He was accused of being a communist supporter and was blacklisted after being summoned by the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1951.
Collection consists of correspondence, personal papers and printed matter. Correspondence, 1937-1955, includes letters concerning his alleged communist activities. Additional files include materials relating to his involvement with Actors' Equity, 1940-1954, especially the Frank Fay case; the House Committee on Un-American Activities, 1951; American Academy of Dramatic Arts, 1953; legal documents, 1913-1948; financial records, 1932-1955 and newspaper clippings, 1947-1950.
Estate of Philip Loeb, 1957
Susanna Pancaldo, February 1988, Revised by Melanie Yolles, August 2004
Available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-458