- Creator
- Shafer, Robert K., 1901-1981
- Call number
- *T-Vim 2014-090
- Physical description
- 1.05 linear feet (2 boxes, 1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
Robert Shafer papers, *T-Vim 2014-090. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
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Robert Shafer (1908-1981) was an American actor known mostly for his roles in regional musicals. One of his most successful roles was in Damn Yankees!, portraying the character Joe Boyd, a role he reprised for the movie. The Robert Shafer papers, dated 1936 to 1965, hold mostly letters between Robert Shafer and his wife Jane while he was touring in USO camp shows during WWII and regional musicals, including Damn Yankees. There are occasional letters from his son Rikard; a pencil sketch of the Shafers; photographs of Shafer and his wife, actors, and performances; clippings; playbills; and a scrapbook from the stage production The Merry Widow.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Donated by Rik Shafer, 2014.
Processing information
Compiled by Valerie Wingfield, 2016.
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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
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