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Actors

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered general works on both male and female actors collectively, works on both male and female stage actors collectively and works on individual male and female stage actors. Works on male actors collectively are entered under [Male actors.] Works on female actors collectively are entered under [Actresses.] Works on actors, collectively or individually, specializing in particular media are entered under the appropriate specific heading, e.g. [Television actors and actresses,] with an additional heading [Male actors] or [Actresses,] assigned as appropriate to works of collective biography. Use for: Stage actors ; Theater actors ; Theatrical actors

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Elizabeth Firth Papers

 Collection
Identifier: D113
Abstract

This collection contains printed theatre materials used by and photographs of Elizabeth Firth during her acting career.

Dates: 1899-1921
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Elizabeth Firth Papers

Grey and Byron Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B458
Abstract The Grey and Byron collection contains a variety of materials from the traveling Vaudeville pair, Dolly Grey and Bert Byron. Types of materials include clothing, accessories, jewelry, handgun, bullets, photographs, newspaper clippings, membership certificates, property documents, death certificates, scripts, poems, notes, short stories, sheet music, lyrics, general ledgers, pocket calendars, travel albums, and photo albums. Individuals included in this collection include Dolly Grey, Bert...
Dates: 1885 - 1964
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Grey and Byron Collection

Hugh O'Brien Foundation Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M249
Dates: Other: 1980s
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Hugh O'Brien Foundation Papers

John A. Chapman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M039
Abstract John Chapman (1900-1972), nicknamed ''Old Frostface'' by the press and ''The Curmudgeon'' by affectionate colleagues, was a drama critic for the New York Daily News in the 1930s through the 1950s. Chapman spent some time reviewing movies in Hollywood, but his base was always in Manhattan. He and his wife Georgia also maintained a home in Westport, Connecticut. He was the son of Arthur Chapman, a Denver, Colorado newspaperman best known for his poem ''Out Where the West Begins.'' The bulk...
Dates: 1874-1979
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / John A. Chapman Papers

Morris and Price Family Material Culture and Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: B351
Abstract

The Morris and Price families became connected with the marriage of Stanley A. Morris and Maylene Price. Both were Russian Jewish immigrant families with Yiddish and English speaking parents. Collection contains Russian candlesticks, religious items, medals, photographs, and scrapbooks related to the Morris and Price family from 1865 through 2012.

Dates: 1865-2012
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Morris and Price Family Material Culture and Photographs

Oberfelder Concert Series and Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: B367
Abstract

Pioneer impresario Arthur M. Oberfelder came to Denver in 1913 and by 1917 had started his own concert management company. He started the Concert Under the Stars at Red Rocks and was responsible for bringing many entertainment groups to Denver. Collection contains invitations, programs, news clippings, portraits, certificates, photographs, scrapbooks, and autograph books related to the Oberfelder family and the Oberfelder Concert series from 1924 through 1978.

Dates: Other: 1911-circa 1980
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Oberfelder Concert Series and Family Papers

R. Russell Porter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M035
Abstract R. Russell Porter (1908-1995) served as Head of the University Theater and Chairman of the School of Communication Arts at the University of Denver from 1964 to 1976. In addition to his teaching and administrative functions, Porter wrote, directed, and produced plays, operas and radio dramas. He also acted in plays and radio dramas. Many of his artistic endeavors were librettos written with Normand Lockwood who was composer-in-residence at the University of Denver from 1959-1968. These...
Dates: 1933-1986
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / R. Russell Porter Papers

Willis Marks Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M036
Abstract Willis (Willie) Marks (1865-1952) was a screen actor in silent films and a stage actor. He directed his first plays in his hometown of Rochester, Minn. and by the 1888/1889 season he worked in St. Paul, Minn. During the early 1900's he moved to Los Angeles, Calif. and in 1910 played a minor part in the silent film, Over the Garden Wall. He was a member of the cast in the silent films: Mysterious Mrs. M (1917); The Unknown soldier (1917); The Jack-knife man (1920); Traveling on (1922); and...
Dates: 1841-1926
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Willis Marks Papers

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