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Additional authors

1. Barstow, Richard.
2. James, Morgan.

Description

1. .21 lf. (1 box)

Summary

1. The correspondence consists largely of personal letters written by Richard Barstow to his friend Morgan James, as well as some business related correspondence and documents related to litigation. Also includes a script entitled THE RAINBOW YEARS, dated January 30, 1958, for a performance marking the twentieth anniversary of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, i.e. the "March of Dimes." The script features material written for celebrity performers such as Lillian Gish, Eddie Cantor, Don Ameche, and Rudy Vallée.

Subject

1. James, Morgan
2. Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
3. Scripts
4. Correspondence
5. Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows
6. Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964
7. Vallée, Rudy, 1901-1986
8. Ameche, Don
9. Barstow, Richard

Genre/Form

1. Scripts.
2. Correspondence.

Call number

1. *T-Mss 1981-013

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. James, Morgan

Biography (note)

1. Richard Barstow (1908-1981) was a director and choreographer, known for his work for the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, for industrial shows, and for stage and television productions.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Barstow, Richard.

Title

1. Correspondence to Morgan James, 1958-1977.

Restricted access

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography

1. Richard Barstow (1908-1981) was a director and choreographer, known for his work for the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, for industrial shows, and for stage and television productions. Richard Barstow was born the youngest of seven children in Ashtabula, Ohio, on April 1, 1908; his family relocated to Seattle shortly after his birth. He travelled as part of a dance act with his sister Edith (1908-1960), then, upon her marriage, settled in Chicago where he found work at the Palmer House with Eddie Duchin's revue, learning choreography and directing. After Army service during World War II, Richard Barstow, who had never seen a circus, was offered a job by Ringling Brothers, for whom he worked as choreographer for many years. He served as choreographer for Cecil B. DeMille's 1952 film THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. Richard Barstow died on May 2, 1981.

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Added author

1. Barstow, Richard.
2. James, Morgan.

Research call number

1. *T-Mss 1981-013