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Creator
Richard Astor Agency
Call number
*T-Mss 1992-020
Physical description
.21 linear feet (1 box)
Preferred Citation

Richard Astor Agency - Papers about Beatrice Lillie, *T-Mss 1992-020, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Repository
Billy Rose Theatre Division
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Beatrice Lillie was an actress and comedian. The Richard Astor Agency managed Ms. Lillie's career from the 1960s through 1982. The collection contains correspondence, contracts and photographs documenting Beatrice Lillie's career during that time and her relationship with the agency. The correspondence is about Beatrice Lillie and various negotiations for roles and appearances.

Biographical/historical information

Beatrice Lillie, stage star, was born in Toronto, Canada on May 29, 1894. Her first appearances on stage were in 1914 in Canada and in England in musical revues. She made her Broadway debut in Andre Charlot's Revue of 1924. Miss Lillie's most notable Broadway performances were in The Seven Lively Arts, Inside U. S. A., Ziegfeld Follies of 1957 and High Spirits. She toured the world in An Evening with Beatrice Lillie from 1952 to 1956. Miss Lillie appeared in films and on television. She married Sir Robert Peel in 1920. Beatrice Lillie retired to England in 1977. She died January 20, 1989.

Scope and arrangement

The Beatrice Lillie papers consist of clippings, correspondence, contracts and photographs. The collection is primarily from the 1960s and documents her professional life at that time though there is some correspondence from 1970 to 1982. Of special note is the file on the television program The Pruitts of Southamptonin which she was scheduled to be a regular. This however, was never finalized. There are some photographs in the collection including publicity photographs from her appearance at a charity fundraiser for the Jewish General Hospital in June 1954.

Arrangement

Chronological

Administrative information

Custodial history

The Richard Astor Agency Papers about Beatrice Lillie were donated in June 1992 by the Richard Astor Agency.

Source of acquisition

Gift, Richard Astor Agency, 06/11/1992

Processing information

Processed by Mary Ellen Rogan.

Using the collection

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

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Access restrictions

Photocopying prohibited.