Garson Kanin papers, 1941-1965.
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 2,500 items; 18 containers; 7.5 linear feetContained works: - Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999. Amazing Adele. 1950
- Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999. Born yesterday. 1946
- Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999. Boy. 1956
- Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999. Come on strong. 1962
- Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999. Diary of Anne Frank. 1955
- Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999. Do re mi. 1955
- Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999. Hole in the head. 1956
- Clair, René, 1898-1981 -- Correspondence
- Guinness, Alec, 1914-2000 -- Correspondence
- Massey, Dorothy Ludington, 1902-1982 -- Correspondence
- Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 -- Correspondence
- Drama -- Stories, plots, etc
- Motion pictures -- Production and direction
- Theater -- Production and direction
- Actors
- Authors
- Motion picture directors
- Theatrical directors
Open to research.
Correspondence and production material relating to Kanin's stage and film projects. Includes scripts of plays and screenplays that Kanin wrote or directed including The Amazing Adele, Born Yesterday, The Boy, Come on Strong, The Diary of Anne Frank, Do Re Mi, and A Hole in the Head. Accompanied by casting deliberations, performance evaluations, technical notes, financial records, foreign productions, stock and amateur rights, publicity, and printed matter. Correspondents include René Clair, Alec Guinness, Dorothy Ludington Massey, and Robert E. Sherwood.
Photographs transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Actor, author, and director.
Collection material in English.
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