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Beatrice Lillie papers, 1919-1989.

Title
  1. Beatrice Lillie papers, 1919-1989.
Author
  1. Lillie, Beatrice, 1894-1989

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Laffey, Bruce
Description
  1. .4 lin. ft. (1 box)
Summary
  1. The Beatrice Lillie papers consist of clippings, correspondence, programs and photographs.
Subject
  1. Lillie, Beatrice, 1894-1989
  2. Musical theater -- United States
  3. Musicals
  4. Theater -- United States
Genre/Form
  1. Playbills.
  2. Clippings.
  3. Photographic prints.
Call number
  1. *T-Mss 1990-025
Access (note)
  1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Source (note)
  1. Bruce Laffey
Biography (note)
  1. Beatrice Lillie, stage star, was born in Toronto, Canada on May 29, 1894.
Indexes/finding aids (note)
  1. Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.
Processing action (note)
  1. Cataloged
Author
  1. Lillie, Beatrice, 1894-1989.
Title
  1. Beatrice Lillie papers, 1919-1989.
Restricted access
  1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography
  1. Beatrice Lillie, stage star, was born in Toronto, Canada on May 29, 1894. Her first appearances on stage were in 1914 in Canada and in England in musical revues. She made her Broadway debut in ANDRE CHARLOT'S REVUE OF 1924. Miss Lillie's most notable Broadway performances were in THE SEVEN LIVELY ARTS (1944), INSIDE U.S.A. (1948), THE ZIEGFIELD FOLLIES OF 1957 and HIGH SPIRITS (1964). She toured the world in AN EVENING WITH BEATRICE LILLIE from 1952 to 1956. Miss Lillie appeared in films and on television. She married Sir Robert Peel in 1920.
  2. Beatrice Lillie retired to England in 1977. She died January 20, 1989.
Indexes
  1. Finding aid available in repository and on the Internet.
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  2. Finding Aid
Added author
  1. Laffey, Bruce.
Research call number
  1. *T-Mss 1990-025
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