Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Crane, Cheryl

Description

1. 16.17 linear feet (39 boxes); 1811 audio files

Summary

1. Cliff Jahr (1937-1991) was an American journalist and writer. This collection consists of research files for celebrity profiles and other articles about the entertainment industry published between 1972 and 1991, and files on the 1988 book Detour: A Hollywood Tragedy -- My Life with Lana Turner, My Mother, which Jahr co-wrote with Cheryl Crane.

Subject

1. Actors -- Interviews.
2. Actors -- 20th century.
3. Actresses -- Interviews.
4. Actresses -- 20th century.
5. African American authors -- Interviews.
6. Biography -- 20th century -- Interviews.
7. Dramatists, American -- 20th century -- Interviews.
8. Fame.
9. Motion picture producers and directors -- Interviews.
10. Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.
11. Singers -- United States -- Periodicals.
12. Singers -- United States -- Biography.
13. Theater -- Production and direction -- United States -- 20th century.
14. Theatrical producers and directors -- Interviews.

Genre/Form

1. Clippings (information artifacts)
2. Interviews.
3. Manuscripts.
4. Oral histories
5. Sound recordings.

Call number

1. *T-Mss 1991-013

Language

1. English

Access (note)

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Audio/visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.

Terms of use (note)

1. The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.

Source (note)

1. Donated by Brenda Barak, 1991.

Author

1. Jahr, Cliff.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid
2. Request Access to Theatre Division Special Collections material

Occupation

1. Authors.
2. Biographers.
3. Journalists.

Added author

1. Crane, Cheryl.