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Creator
Bronson, Owen, Mrs.
Call number
*T-Mss 1995-030
Physical description
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Preferred Citation
Mrs. Owen Bronson scrapbook, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Billy Rose Theatre Division
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Scriptwriter for silent films, Nell B. Bronson published under the name Mrs. Owen Bronson. Born in Menlo Park, California, the former Nell Booth Poole was an assistant post office employee before having 40 "photo plays" accepted in 1914. Titles include LOVE'S SUNSET, THE HIDDEN SCAR, THE WILES OF A SIREN and THEY WERE ON THEIR HONEYMOON. Scrapbook consists mostly of clippings but also contains photographs and a few letters, including two from Norma Talmadge.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Scrapbook: Gift, Jean Williamson, Bronson's niece, 11/30/95

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Location

Billy Rose Theatre Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor