Madge Kennedy photographs and clippings

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2535

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of photographs and clippings of American theatre and film actress Madge Kennedy. Materials are composed of promotional photographs of Kennedy for theatre production of Michael and Mary (1929) and Paris Bound (1927) along with clippings from various publications in 1922.

Originally part of the Ethel Barrymore Memorial Theatre Arts Collection at the University of Southern California Library 100 Series, and was labeled 100-20.

Dates

Creation: 1922 - 1929

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical / Historical

Madge Kennedy (1891-1987) was an American theatre, silent film, radio, and television actress. Kennedy starred in 21 films including Baby Mine (1917), The Service Star (1918), and Dollars and Sense (1920). Her television career included appearances on Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951-1959), and recurring roles on Leave it to Beaver (1957-1963), and The Odd Couple (1970-1975).