Paul Robeson award ceremonies collection

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Creator

Actors' Equity Association. Paul Robeson Award.

Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Extent

• 19 sound cassettes : analog.

Scope/Contents Note

The collection consists of recordings of the award presentation ceremonies, from 1978 to 1996. Recipients include: Sam Jaffe (1978) ; Harry Belafonte (1979) ; AliceChildress (1980) ; Studs Terkel (1981) ; Ed Asner (1982) ;John Henry Faulk (1983) ; Lena Horne (1984) ; Arthur Mitchell (1985) ; Vinie Burrows (1986) ; Joseph Papp (1987) ; Jacques D'Amboise (1988) ; Bill Ross & Dr. Margaret Burroughs (1989) ; Maya Angelou (1990) ; Gordon Parks (1991) ; The 20th Anniversary ceremony (held in 1991) ; Gil Noble (1995) ; George C. Wolfe (1996). Speakers at these ceremonies include Theodore Bikel, EllenBurstyn, Barbara Colton, Colleen Dewhurst, Carl Harms, Nancy Marchand, Frederick O'Neal, Susan Robeson, Tom McDermott, and Stuart Hutchinson, among many others.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Paul Robeson Award is presented annually by Actors' Equity Association to honor an individual for both artistic achievement and exemplary humanitarian service.

Controlled Access Terms

• Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.
• Asner, Edward.
• Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
• Burrows, Vinie.
• Childress, Alice.
• Faulk, John Henry.
• Horne, Lena.
• Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
• Papp, Joseph.
• Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008.
• Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984.
• D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-
• Ross, William, 1948-
• Burroughs, Margaret, Dr.
• Angelou, Maya.
• Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006.
• Noble, Gil.
• Wolfe, George C.
• Theater -- Awards.
• Sound recordings.

Additional Creator Names

• Asner, Edward.
• Belafonte, Harry, 1927-
• Burrows, Vinie.
• Childress, Alice.
• Faulk, John Henry.
• Horne, Lena.
• Mitchell, Arthur, 1934-
• Papp, Joseph.
• Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008.
• Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984.
• D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934-
• Ross, William, 1948-
• Burroughs, Margaret, Dr.
• Angelou, Maya.
• Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006.
• Noble, Gil.
• Wolfe, George C.
• Bikel, Theodore.
• Burstyn, Ellen, 1932-
• Colton, Barbara.
• Dewhurst, Colleen.
• Harms, Carl.
• Marchand, Nancy, 1928-2000.
• O'Neal, Frederick, 1905-1992.
• Robeson, Susan, 1953-
• Robeson, Paul.