American Actor (682 results)

Condition: Very good. Circa [1890]., [1890]. Very good. - Close of a letter, approximatly 1-1/2 inches high by 4-1/2 inches wide, mounted on a slightly larger piece of card. Signed "Yours very truly / Sol Smith Russell". The mount is slightly darkened. Very good. Sol Smith Russell [1848-1902] was a nineteenth-century American comedic actor who began performing as a boy during the Civil War. At the age of thirteen, soon after the outbreak of the war, he ran away from home to serve in the Union Army as a drummer boy. He tried to enlist as a musician but was unable to obtain the written consent of his parents. He soon became popular with the officers and soldiers by providing entertainment to break the dull routine of their daily camp life.

Condition: Fine. Washington, D.C., May 31, 1977., 1977. Fine. - A one-and-a-quarter-page letter consisting of over 175 words typed on two 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide sheets with the first page on "American College Theatre Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" letterhead. Writing as producing director of the American College Theatre Festival, David Young warmly conveys information to his friend and colleague Jean Dalrymple "I so enjoyed our meeting last week. I didn't feel it was work at all. I was particularly delighted to see your office and all the fond memories of the fine plays you have done - that I enjoyed so much all the years I lived in New York City." He goes on to list information about 2 "community Theatre" books as well as the dates of the American Theatre Association's National Convention in Chicago where she might speak to their Community Theatre National Board. He mentions enclosing the festival's shopping bag as a memento. Signed "David". The 2 pages are stapled at top left and folded for mailing. Else fine. Also included is a retained copy of Jean Dalrymple's reply dated June 20th apologizing for the delay as she wanted to write a "real letter" and not a thank you note. She then asks if he might have some photos from various community theatre groups he could share for the book that she is in the process of writing "The Complete Community Theatre Handbook". The teacher, actor and theatre director David Young (1928-2020) was the producing director for the American College Theatre Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. As a professional actor, he'd appeared on NBC's "Medallion Theathre", as well as Off-Broadway and toured London, Winchester, Edinburgh, Moscow, Costa Rica, South Africa and the Salzburg Festival. He became producing director for the American College Theatre Festival in 1979, a position he held for 15 years and subsequently joined the faculty at the University of Florida. He taught throughout the world and was awarded the Kennedy Center National Partner Award for Lifelong Service to the Theater in 2012. The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.

Condition: Good. - Card, 3-1/2 inches high by 4- 5/8 inches wide, inscribed "very sincerely yours / David Warfield / 1925". The card is darkened & small pieces of tape adhere to the corners on the verso where the card has been removed from an album. There is a tiny pinhole in the bottom right of the card. Good. David Warfield [1866-1951] was an American stage actor and a leading performer in comedy. His first stage appearance was in 1888 in "The Ticket of Leave Man". Two years later he moved from California to New York City where he was discovered and promoted by David Belasco. Two of his best known roles were in "The Auctioneer" in which he played 1,400 times, and as Anton von Barwig in "The Music Master", a role which he performed more than 1,000 times from 1904-1907.

Condition: Good. - Card, 3-1/2 inches high by 4- 5/8 inches wide, inscribed "very sincerely yours / David Warfield / 1925". The card is darkened & small pieces of tape adhere to the corners on the verso where the card has been removed from an album. Good. David Warfield [1866-1951] was an American stage actor and a leading performer in comedy. His first stage appearance was in 1888 in "The Ticket of Leave Man". Two years later he moved from California to New York City where he was discovered and promoted by David Belasco. Two of his best known roles were in "The Auctioneer" in which he played 1,400 times, and as Anton von Barwig in "The Music Master", a role which he performed more than 1,000 times from 1904-1907.

Condition: Very good. - Card, 3-1/2 inches high by 4-5/8 inches wide, inscribed "very sincerely yours / David Warfield / 1909". There are remnants of paper adhering to the verso where the card has been removed from an album. Very good. David Warfield [1866-1951] was an American stage actor and a leading performer in comedy. His first stage appearance was in 1888 in "The Ticket of Leave Man". Two years later he moved from California to New York City where he was discovered and promoted by David Belasco. Two of his best known roles were in "The Auctioneer", in which he played 1,400 times, and as Anton von Barwig in "The Music Master", a role which he performed more than 1,000 times from 1904 to 1907.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 9 pages, illustrated. With list of books. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 14 x 21 cms. Category: Book & Magazine Collector; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Condition: Very good. - A portion of a manila envelope addressed and signed in blue ink: "Mr. Chamberlain Brown / 145 W. 45th St. NY. / from / Miss Mady Christians". There are a few light creases to the envelope. Very good. Born in Vienna, actor Marguerita Maria "Mady" Christians moved to New York with her family in 1912. After returning to Europe to study under Max Reinhardt and appearing in a number of European films, she moved back to the U.S. where she made a successful career in theatre and film until she was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. She starred in Lillian Hellman's "Watch on the Rhine" on Broadway and originated the title role in the 1944 play "I Remember Mama". Her last movie roles were in the film adaptation of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" and in "Letter from an Unknown Woman". Some attributed her death of a stroke at the age of 59 to the stress of being blacklisted.

Condition: Fine. - 43 words penned on a 4-1/4 inch high by 6-3/8 inch wide personalized note card with his name printed at the top. Signed "Fondly / George". Fine. Grizzard writes to City Center producer Jean Dalrymple: "I'm glad you had a good time at "California Suite". We're having a wonderful time and it looks like we'll be there for a good long time." George Grizzard was in the original cast of Neil Simon's "California Suite" which ran at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles from April 23 to June 5, 1976. The play transferred to the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on Broadway with the same cast, running from June 10, 1976 to July 2, 1977. Grizzard left the cast at the end of February 1977.George Grizzard was an American stage, film and television actor who won an Emmy award for his work in "The Oldest Living Graduate" and a Tony Award for Best Actor in the 1996 revival of Edward Albee's "A Delicate Balance" . He was a frequent interpreter of Albee's plays, also appearing as Nick in the original production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and in the 2005 revival of "Seascape". His notable film appearances included parts in "Advise and Consent", "From the Terrace" with Paul Newman and "Comes a Horseman" with Jane Fonda."Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theatre and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Cary Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jose Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member, producer, and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.

Condition: Good. - A piece of cream-colored paper, 2 inches high by 4-3/8 inches wide, is boldly signed in blue ink "Yours Sincerely / R. B. Mantell". A piece of slightly heavier paper has been glued to each side of the verso causing light creasing & offsetting to the recto. The bottom edge of the paper has been unevenly cut. Good. Robert B. Mantell [1854-1928] was a Scottish-born American actor, known for his Shakespearian roles, especially his performance as King Lear. He made his first silent film in 1915 at the age of 61. "Under the Red Robe" is believed to be the only one of his films still extant.

Condition: Fine. New York, December, 1958., 1958. Fine. - Over 55 words penned on his 6-7/8 inch high by 6 inch wide personal stationery. Best known as a radio and television personality Ben Grauer refers to Heidi Lenssen's book "Hands In Nature and Art", thanking Fridolf Johnson and his wife Heidi for their gift, "Just a note to say thanks for your heartfelt gift. Melanie loved the Hands book and we spent a [___] hour together reading it & enjoying the hands from around the world." He mentions a calligraphy show. Signed "BenGr". Folded for mailing, else fine. The American radio and television personality Benjamin Franklin Grauer (1908-1977) started as a child actor in films and on Broadway in the 1920's. He had a role in David' Warfield's "The Return of Peter Grimm" and in movies directed by D.W. Grffith. Starting in radio as an actor, he became part of the staff at the National Broadcasting Company and was one of four narrators on the public affairs series "The Big Story" along with Burgess Meredith. Together with Don Gillis, Grauer created the Peabody Award-winning radio series "Toscanini, the Man Behind the Legend". A book collector of Fine Press books, Grauer founded the "Between Hours Press" known for its fine printing and limited editions. An illustrator and artist as well as a fine pressman and founder of the "Mermaid Press", Fridolf Johnson was an editor of American Artist Magazine until his retirement in the 1970's. As a graphic artist, he designed title panels for Hollywood movies and art & typography for advertising as well as dust jacket illustrations. He wrote and illustrated his own children's books in addition to other works. He also compiled and edited the Knopf book "Rockwell Kent: An Anthology of His Work".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 4 pages. Owen P Smyth "Shakespeare in Formal Settings" / Dorothy Green "Clothes and the Actor" / Celia Turrill "Some American Impressions" / "Across the Footlights" (SL#128).

First Edition. Near fine promotional portrait. Remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 1 photograph. Notes; No clear publication date given. Subjects; Tyrone Power (194-1958). American Actors. Promotional Photographs. 3 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. HBDJ, 1st Edition, 1ST Printing, 1975, Dates Match Title & Copyright page, #1 Intact in Number Line, VG/VG, AS-IS, Index, 288 pgs, Black Boards Sunned with Black Cloth Spine, Cover light Rub, Wear, Interior Nice tight Clean light FOX, Wear, DJ light Rub, Wear & tiny Chips Extremities, . Garfield was especially adept at playing brooding, rebellious, working-class character roles, and was twice nominated for an Academy Award.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original orange paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 189 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Cheap paper browning to the closed page edges and margins, minimal foxing to the end papers. Near Fine clean condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun yellowing, not price clipped. Loosely inserted monochrome photograph of Clint Eastwood. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 070916159X CINEMA, SCREEN & FILMS.

First Edition. Near fine promotional portrait. Remains well preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 1 photograph. Notes; No clear publication date given. Subjects; Tyrone Power (194-1958). American Actors. Promotional Photographs. 1 Kg.

Condition: Fine. New York, September 17, 1961., 1961. Fine. - Over 45 words penned on his 6-7/8 inch high by 6 inch wide "Between Hours Press" stationery. Best known as a radio and television personality Ben Grauer thanks Fridolf Johnson "for the Typographical Epitaphs - another handsome piece from the Mermaid-" He continues "My own Between Hours has been very quiet - the schedule hasn't given much time." Signed "BenG". Folded for mailing, else fine. The American radio and television personality Benjamin Franklin Grauer (1908-1977) started as a child actor in films and on Broadway in the 1920's. He had a role in David' Warfield's "The Return of Peter Grimm" and in movies directed by D.W. Grffith. Starting in radio as an actor, he became part of the staff at the National Broadcasting Company and was one of four narrators on the public affairs series "The Big Story" along with Burgess Meredith. Together with Don Gillis, Grauer created the Peabody Award-winning radio series "Toscanini, the Man Behind the Legend". A book collector of Fine Press books, Grauer founded the "Between Hours Press" known for its fine printing and limited editions. An illustrator and artist as well as a fine pressman and founder of the "Mermaid Press", Fridolf Johnson was an editor of American Artist Magazine until his retirement in the 1970's. As a graphic artist, he designed title panels for Hollywood movies and art & typography for advertising as well as dust jacket illustrations. He wrote and illustrated his own children's books in addition to other works. He also compiled and edited the Knopf book "Rockwell Kent: An Anthology of His Work".

3½'' x 5¼'' unused portrait monochrome post card. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. CINEMA, SCREEN & FILMS.

Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 12'' x 9''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. Small tears across the top edges and in Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).

Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 11'' x 8½''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. Sello tears to the edges and in Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).

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Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 11'' x 8½''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).

Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).

Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).

Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).

Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).

Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).

Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).

Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).

Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 11'' x 8½''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).

Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 8 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).