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Walter Abel papers

Title
Walter Abel papers, 1900-1976, 1916-1975.
Author
Abel, Walter, 1898-1987.
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Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1993-050 Box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1993-050 Box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 3Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1993-050 Box 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 4Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1993-050 Box 4Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 5Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1993-050 Box 5Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Description
2.5 lin ft. (4 boxes and 4 vols.).
Summary
The papers of Walter Abel consist primarily of correspondence, contracts, speeches, and clippings documenting his work as an actor.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Clippings.
  • Contracts.
  • Speeches.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Source (note)
  • Abel, Walter
Biography (note)
  • An actor on stage, film, radio, and television, Abel's career spanned sixty years.
  • Abel was active in many professional theatrical associations, serving as a council member of Actor's Equity, a vice president of the Screen Actor's Guild and of the Episcopal Actors Guild, a member of the board of the American National Theater and Academy (ANTA), and president of ANTA (1966-1970). Through ANTA he visited colleges and universities, lecturing and acting in and directing plays.
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  • Finding aid available in repository.
Processing Action (note)
  • Reprocessed from 8-MWEZ + n.c. 24,911-24,920 and MWEZ + n.c. 24,925
Call Number
*T-Mss 1993-050
OCLC
NYPW94-A81
Author
Abel, Walter, 1898-1987.
Title
Walter Abel papers, 1900-1976, 1916-1975.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography
An actor on stage, film, radio, and television, Abel's career spanned sixty years. He was born on June 6, 1898 in St. Paul, Minnesota and studied for the stage at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, 1917-1918. He made his first professional appearance in the 1918 film Out of a Clear Sky, and his Broadway debut in Forbidden at the Manhattan Opera House in 1919. His early career was on the New York stage where he appeared in plays by Eugene O'Neill and others. His film career began in earnest when he starred as D'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers in 1935. He appeared in over sixty films, usually in supporting roles, often playing district attorneys or harrassed fathers. Abel returned to the stage after World War II and in his later years was also a concert narrator or reader.
Abel was active in many professional theatrical associations, serving as a council member of Actor's Equity, a vice president of the Screen Actor's Guild and of the Episcopal Actors Guild, a member of the board of the American National Theater and Academy (ANTA), and president of ANTA (1966-1970). Through ANTA he visited colleges and universities, lecturing and acting in and directing plays. Abel was married to Marietta Bitter, a concert harpist.
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*T-Mss 1993-050
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