Research Catalog
Mervyn Nelson papers
- Title
- Mervyn Nelson papers, 1982-1990.
- Author
- Nelson, Mervyn, -1991.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Moving image | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1993-045 | Offsite |
Details
- Description
- .1 lin. ft. (1 portfolio).
- Summary
- The collection, from his late career, primarily focuses on a projected filming of a second international tour of THE JAZZ TRAIN, this one to the Far East.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Source (note)
- Estate of Mervyn Nelson
- Biography (note)
- Mervyn Nelson acted, wrote, produced, and directed for stage and film.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 1993-045
- OCLC
- NYPW94-A441
- Author
- Nelson, Mervyn, -1991.
- Title
- Mervyn Nelson papers, 1982-1990.
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
- Mervyn Nelson acted, wrote, produced, and directed for stage and film. He began in vaudeville at the age of five and worked on Broadway (1940-1960), appearing in TIS OF THEE (1940) and THE SNARK WAS A BOOJUM (1943), and directing BABES IN ARMS (1951), THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY, and TICKETS, PLEASE. His writing included a play, THE IVY GREEN, and films, SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE..., and FUN AND GAMES. He also wrote and produced THE JAZZ TRAIN (1955), an all black revue that toured the United States and Europe, and directed stage shows for the Roxy Theatre in New York City. In his later years he taught acting and was a consultant to the Producer Circle Company.
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- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 1993-045