Research Catalog

Title

Cheryl Crawford papers, 1920-1986.

Author

Crawford, Cheryl, 1902-1986

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Additional Authors

• Green, Paul, 1894-1981
• Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950
• Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
• Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988
• Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983
• Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
• Chodorov, Edward, 1904-1988
• Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983
• Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975
• Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984
• Kazan, Elia
• Martin, Mary, 1913-1990
• Newman, Paul, 1925-2008
• Woodward, Joanne, 1930-
• Page, Geraldine
• Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014

Description

51.5 lf. (83 boxes, 49 volumes and 1 artwork)

Summary

The Cheryl Crawford papers span 1920-1986 and consist of correspondence, production files, scripts, photographs, programs, ledgers, scrapbooks, clippings, and other documents relating to Cheryl Crawford's career in theater. The strength of the collection is in the correspondence and production materials. Of special note are the materials for PORGY AND BESS which includes a prompt book for the original Broadway production, and a file on WEST SIDE STORY, which Miss Crawford rejected as a project. Correspondence includes letters from Tennessee Williams, Thornton Wilder, Lillian Hellman, Elia Kazan, Mary Martin, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Geraldine Page, and Eli Wallach. Production materials include files on PORGY AND BESS, BRIGADOON, PAINT YOUR WAGON, THE ROSE TATTOO, CAMINO REAL, SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH, and OH, MEN! OH, WOMEN! Also includes a small amount of material on the Theatre Guild, the Group Theatre and the Actors Studio.

Subjects

• Strasberg, Lee
• Scrapbooks
• Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014
• Scripts
• Kazan, Elia
• Theatre Guild
• Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983
• Crawford, Cheryl, 1902-1986
• Woodward, Joanne, 1930-
• Photoprints
• Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984
• Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975
• Group Theatre (U.S.)
• Theater > New York (State) > New York
• Martin, Mary, 1913-1990
• Page, Geraldine
• Correspondence
• Theatrical producers and directors
• Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
• Lewis, Robert, 1909-1997
• Newman, Paul, 1925-2008

Genre/Form

• Scripts.
• Correspondence.
• Photoprints.
• Scrapbooks.

Access (note)

• Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Patrons are requested to use service copies of material in Boxes 1 and 2; originals are available by permission only.

Source (note)

• Cheryl Crawford

Biography (note)

• Producer/director Cheryl Crawford (1902-1986) was a founding member of the Group Theatre in 1931, and of the Actors Studio in 1947. Born in Akron, Ohio, Crawford became involved with the Theatre Guild in the 1920s, first as secretary, later as actress and stage manager, and ultimately as casting director. With Lee Strasberg she co-directed the Group Theatre's first production, THE HOUSE OF CONNELLY, in 1931, and went on to direct and/or produce many plays in the decades which followed, on Broadway and off, including ONE TOUCH OF VENUS, the 1942 revival of PORGY AND BESS, BRIGADOON, FLAHOOLEY, and SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH. Cheryl Crawford co-founded the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg, Elia Kazan, and Robert Lewis, and remained with that organization until her death.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.

Processing Action (note)

• Processed

Call Number

*T-Mss 1973-004

OCLC

NYPW00-A104

Author

Crawford, Cheryl, 1902-1986.

Title

Cheryl Crawford papers, 1920-1986.

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Patrons are requested to use service copies of material in Boxes 1 and 2; originals are available by permission only.

Biography

Producer/director Cheryl Crawford (1902-1986) was a founding member of the Group Theatre in 1931, and of the Actors Studio in 1947. Born in Akron, Ohio, Crawford became involved with the Theatre Guild in the 1920s, first as secretary, later as actress and stage manager, and ultimately as casting director. With Lee Strasberg she co-directed the Group Theatre's first production, THE HOUSE OF CONNELLY, in 1931, and went on to direct and/or produce many plays in the decades which followed, on Broadway and off, including ONE TOUCH OF VENUS, the 1942 revival of PORGY AND BESS, BRIGADOON, FLAHOOLEY, and SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH. Cheryl Crawford co-founded the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg, Elia Kazan, and Robert Lewis, and remained with that organization until her death.

Indexes

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Occupation

Theatrical producers and directors.

Added Author

Green, Paul, 1894-1981. The house of Connelly.

Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. One touch of Venus.

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess.

Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. Brigadoon.

Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. Sweet bird of youth.

Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. The rose tattoo.

Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. Camino real.

Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. West Side story.

Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. Paint your wagon.

Chodorov, Edward, 1904-1988. Oh, men! oh, women!

Crawford, Cheryl, 1902-1986. Correspondence.

Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 Correspondence.

Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 Correspondence.

Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984 Correspondence.

Kazan, Elia. Correspondence.

Martin, Mary, 1913-1990 Correspondence.

Newman, Paul, 1925-2008 Correspondence.

Woodward, Joanne, 1930- Correspondence.

Page, Geraldine. Correspondence.

Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014 Correspondence.

Research Call Number

*T-Mss 1973-004