Baum, Vicki, 1888-1960
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1888-01-24 - 1960-08-29
Gender
- Females
Occupations
Places
- Vienna (Austria) (Place of Birth)
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) (Place of Death)
- Los Angeles (Calif.) (Place of Death)
- Austria (Associated Country)
- United States (Associated Country) -- Date: 1932 - 1960
Languages Used
- English
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Marta Mierendorff papers
Collection
Identifier: 0214
Abstract
The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, and ephemera regarding the lives and work of many German-speaking emigre artists in Southern California.
One focus of the collection are German Expressionist Theater director Leopold Jessner (1878-1945) and his brother-in-law, the actor and director Fritz Jessner (1889-1946), both of whom left Germany in the 1930s to escape the Nazi persecution of Jews. The collection also includes more extensive materials on Walter...
Dates:
1933 - 1985
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections