- Creator
- Pierce, Charles, 1926-1999
- Call number
- *T-Mss 2016-015
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
Charles Pierce oral history transcript, *T-Mss 2016-015. Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Billy Rose Theatre Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Charles Pierce (1926-1999) was a drag performer and actor. This transcript is of an interview conducted with Pierce in 1989 as part of Southern Methodist University oral history program. The interview outlines Pierce's career, including his early work in radio in Watertown, New York; his experiences at the Pasadena Playhouse as a student in the 1940s and a professional actor in the 1950s; and the development and the development and performance of his night club act through the 1980s. The transcript includes a two-page addendum from 1998 in which Pierce describes his career and life in the time since the first interview was conducted.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Donated by Richard Barsam, 2016.
Processing information
Compiled by Kit Fluker, 2016.
Key terms
Subjects
- Drag shows
- Entertainers -- United States -- 20th century
- Female impersonators
- Gay actors -- United States
Material types
Using the collection
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
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