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- Creator
- Wharton, Betty
- Call number
- *T-Mss 2007-011
- Physical description
- 2.5 linear feet, (6 boxes and 1 oversized scrapbook)
- Preferred Citation
- Betty and John Wharton papers, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The Betty Wharton Papers contain photographs, programs, scrapbooks and correspondence documenting the careers of Ms. Wharton and her husband. Ms. Wharton's papers include photographs, scrapbooks and programs from 1917-1947. The papers of her husband, John F. Wharton, include business correspondence and papers from 1962-1978, and a theatrical scrapbook from 1921-1922.
Biographical/historical information
Betty Wharton, actress, was born in 1911 in Pasadena, California. She made her acting debut at age 7 in a Los Angeles production of PENROD. She moved to New York in 1934 and appeared on the Broadway stage in numerous productions including: THE SKY'S THE LIMIT, BROTHER RAT, THE PRIMROSE PATH, CAFE CROWN and CHARLEY'S AUNT.
John F. Wharton, Betty's husband, practiced law in New York City from the 1920s through the 1970s, with a special focus on theatrical law.
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- Wharton, Betty
- Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959
- Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967
- Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955
- Wharton, John F. (John Franklin), 1894-1977
- Playwrights' Producing Company
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Location
Billy Rose Theatre DivisionNew York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor