Cornell, Katharine, 1893-1974
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1893-02-16 - 1974-06-09
Biography
Katharine Cornell (1893-1974), was an American stage actress, writer, theater owner and producer.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Crawford Theater collection
Collection
Call Number: MS 1387
Abstract:
The collection consists of playbills and programs, photographs in a variety of formats, engravings, posters, clippings, and other printed material which document the performing arts in the United States and throughout the world from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries. Material relating to dramatic performance forms the nucleus of the collection, but dance, opera, motion picture, circus, radio, and television performances are also represented.
Dates:
1663-1992
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Crawford Theater collection
Mary Kennedy papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 814
Abstract:
The papers contain personal and business correspondence, writings, personal papers, and financial records documenting the life and work of the American actress and author Mary Kennedy. Correspondents include her husband American composer Deems Taylor, authors Laura Bene?t, Pearl S. Buck, and Edna St. Vincent Millay, composer Samuel Barber, fashion designer Valentina, and colleagues from the theater world including Katharine Cornell, Lynn Fontanne, Margalo Gillmore, Helen Hayes, Clare Kummer,...
Dates:
1894-1988