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Actresses -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Archival resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Eleanor Audley scripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2187
Abstract

This collection consists of the scripts of American actress Eleanor Audley (1905-1991). Audley acted in animated features, television series, film, Broadway, and radio programs.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1950s-1960s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Lillian Bronson papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 0126
Abstract

This collection contains ephemera, correspondence, and clippings documenting the career of stage and film actress Lillian Bronson (1902-1955). Bronson appeared in more than eighty films and was Fonzi’s grandmother on the television show Happy Days.

Dates: 1940 - 1950
Found in: USC Libraries Music Library

Millie Hudson Brown photographs

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 2546
Abstract

This collection consists of signed and unsigned photographs of various Hollywood actors.

Dates: c. 1920s-c. 1930s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Lion Feuchtwanger papers

 Collection
Identifier: 0204
Abstract Lion Feuchtwanger (1884-1958) was a celebrated German-Jewish novelist and outspoken enemy of the Nazis. He began his literary career as a theater critic and turned his talent to writing plays in the 1910s and 1920s. He first became internationally known for his historical novel Jud Süss published in 1925. In 1933, he went into exile in Southern France and in 1941 he emigrated to the United States. He was an important figure in intellectual and artistic circles in Los Angeles during the...
Dates: 1906 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1958
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Jean Sarah Frost scripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2474
Abstract

This collection consists of scripts from casting director and actress Jean Sarah Frost. She was in films and television series including "Goodbye, Norma Jean" (1976) and "Annie Hall" (1977). She was a casting director for films and television series including "Misfits of Science," "Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean" (1990), and "Bad Attitudes" (1991).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1970s-1980s
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

Betty Harte papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275051120245]
Identifier: 2496
Abstract

This collection contains the papers of actress Betty Harte (1883-1965) including original short stories, photographs, posters, and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1909 - 1965
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

D.J. Holland collection of Rotary Photographic Co. postcards

 Collection
Identifier: 2544
Abstract

Collection consists of Rotary Photographic Company actress portrait postcards.

Dates: c. 1898 - 1910; 1968
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library

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

Morning Telegraph collection

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31275056491104]
Identifier: 6256
Abstract

The Morning Telegraph (1839-1972) was a broadsheet newspaper published in New York City. It was devoted primarily to theatrical and horse racing news. The issues in this collection consist of Section III of the paper, which was dedicated to photographs (and some drawings) of actresses and actors.

Dates: 1908
Found in: USC Libraries Special Collections

Suzanne Pleshette collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2658
Abstract

This collection consists of the scripts of American theatre, film, television, and voice actress Suzanne Pleshette (1937-2008).

Dates: 1950s-2003
Found in: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
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