Research Catalog
John Marriott audio collection : 17 items.
- Title
- John Marriott audio collection : 17 items.
- Author
- Marriott, John, 1893-1977
Details
- Additional Authors
- Summary
- The collection consists of 17 audio recordings reflecting Marriott's acting career in theater, movies, and television commercials. The holdings are available in the Moving Image and Recorded Sound (MIRS) Division.
- Subjects
- African American actors
- American drama > African American authors
- African Americans in the performing arts
- African American dramatists
- African Americans in television broadcasting
- African Americans in the motion picture industry
- African American entertainers
- African Americans in radio broadcasting
- Marriott, John, 1893-1977
- Note
- John Marriott was an African-American actor whose theater, film and television credits extended over fifty years. He began his career in 1922 as a member of the celebrated Karamu Players of Cleveland, an association he maintained for twelve years. He appeared in Off Broadway theater "The Respectful Prostitute" in 1948 and many Broadway productions, most notably "The Iceman Cometh" in 1946, "The Green Pastures," The Little Foxes," "The Miracle Worker," "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui," "Mulatto," "No Way Out," and "You Can't Take It With You," among others. He also appeared in a number of productions at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Marriott's film performances include "The Little Foxes," "The Joe Louis Story," "The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell," "The Spirit of St. Louis," and "Dog Day Afternoon." He was also in a number of television shows such as "That Was The Week That Was," "The Patty Duke Show," Hallmark Hall of Fame, and Kraft Theater as well as several soap operas.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the John Marriott archive. Papers can be found in the Manuscripts, Archvies and Rare Books Division: John Marriott papers, 1933-1977. (Sc MG 149)
- Call Number
- Sc MIRS Marriott 1979-19
- OCLC
- 1177095946
- Author
- Marriott, John, 1893-1977, creator.
- Title
- John Marriott audio collection : 17 items.
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of the John Marriott archive. Papers can be found in the Manuscripts, Archvies and Rare Books Division: John Marriott papers, 1933-1977. (Sc MG 149)
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977.Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.Mitchell, Loften.Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division.
- Research Call Number
- Sc MIRS Marriott 1979-19