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Gay actors

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Artists records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2013-005
Abstract Meeting minutes, event records, promotional material, clippings, photographs, correspondence, membership records, newsletters and other material, 1980-1992, from the Alliance for Gay and Lesbian Artists in the Entertainment Industry (AGLA), formed to encourage the responsible portrayal of gays and lesbians in entertainment media. Materials in the collection document the organization's most active period, particularly when it produced an annual awards show for gay and lesbian representation...
Dates: circa 1980-1992

An all-star reading of Valley of the Dolls collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2014-056
Abstract

A flier, cast photograph, and signed program of an all-star reading of "Valley of the Dolls." The production was held on July 26 and 27, 2001, at the Renberg Theater at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center as a benefit performance for the Victory Fund.

Dates: July 26-27, 2001

Celebration Theatre collection

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 2
Identifier: Coll2007-017
Abstract

Early executive committee minutes, performance budgets, programs, flyers, press kits, photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, including reviews, documenting the activities of the Celebration Theatre, 1982-2006. The collection consists of materials from the collections of Jim Kepner, the first Vice Chairman, of Robert Schrock, a former artistic director, and of the Purple Circuit, an information clearinghouse for gay and lesbian theater, founded by Bill Kaiser.

Dates: 1982-2018

Samson DeBrier papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2014-005
Abstract Correspondence, notes, photographs, clippings, biographical material, and other personal papers, 1948-1995, from actor, artist, and raconteur Samson DeBrier. After working as an actor in the 1910s and 1920s, most notably in the film Salome, the eccentric DeBrier remained in Hollywood and literati circles throughout his life and was known for hosting salons with creative locals in his Hollywood home. The bulk of the collection is correspondence sent to...
Dates: 1948 - 1995

Ken Dickmann papers and photographs

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1.
Identifier: Coll2013-063
Abstract Personal papers, writings, theater production records, publicity material, correspondence, photographs, negatives, slides, and other material, circa 1920-1995, from Ken Dickmann. Materials document Dickmann's life as an Air Force veteran, writer, performer, director, publicist, and gay activist in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. The collection includes his published and unpublished articles related to theater and film criticism and issues in the gay community; material from his work...
Dates: circa 1920-1995; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1995

Michael Kearns papers

 Collection — Box 1: Series Series 1:; Series Series 3
Identifier: Coll2008-009
Abstract

Clippings, flyers, manuscripts, photographs, programs, posters, scripts, and VHS videotapes of the works, theatrical performances, and appearances of Michael Kearns; a parent, playwright, producer, director, actor, author, and activist, who is openly gay and HIV-positive.

Dates: 1950 - 2014

Dale Reynolds papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll2015-007
Abstract Correspondence, writings, audiocassettes, clippings, administrative records, contracts, publicity material, photographs, and other material, 1974-2011, from film and theater producer, actor, and writer Dale Reynolds. The collection includes documents related to film and theatrical productions that Reynolds produced; research material, recorded interviews, and manuscripts for Reynold's magazine articles covering the entertainment industry and for his published book ...
Dates: 1974-2011

Don Scotti papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Coll2011-073
Abstract

Clippings, correspondence, contractual documents, and manuscripts from New York-based gay actor and performer Don Scotti, circa 1975-1980.

Dates: 1975-1987

Stephen Stewart photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Coll2010-006
Abstract

Photographs and the resulting published work documenting icons, iconic places, and events of the United States lesbian and gay movement, 1982-1984. The collection primarily consists of Stephen Stewart's published and unpublished black and white photographs from his work, Positive Image: A Portrait of Gay America, along with other Stewart photographs.

Dates: 1982-1984