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Kim Hunter scripts and rehearsal notes

Title
Kim Hunter scripts and rehearsal notes, 1957-1993.
Author
Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002.
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Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1978-003 Box 1Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 2Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1978-003 Box 2Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 3Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1978-003 Box 3Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 4Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1978-003 Box 4Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Additional Authors
McDonald, Heather.
Description
1.5 lf. (4 boxes)
Summary
The Kim Hunter scripts and rehearsal notes represent a cross-section of her involvement in theater, film and television and span the years 1957-1993.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Radio scripts.
  • Television scripts.
  • Scripts.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Source (note)
  • Kim Hunter
Biography (note)
  • Stage, film and television actress Kim Hunter (nee Janet Cole), was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1922.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
Processing Action (note)
  • Accessioned
  • Accessioned and Cataloged
Call Number
*T-Mss 1978-003
OCLC
NYPW95-A33
Author
Hunter, Kim, 1922-2002.
Title
Kim Hunter scripts and rehearsal notes, 1957-1993.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography
Stage, film and television actress Kim Hunter (nee Janet Cole), was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1922. She studied acting and made her stage debut in Florida in a production of PENNY WISE at the Miami Women's Club in 1939. In 1943 she was discovered by a talent scout for David O. Selznick and was put under contract. Her film debut was in THE SEVENTH VICTIM. Kim Hunter is best known for her role as Stella in Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE which she played both on stage and screen.
Her film career was interrupted for a time during the 1950's when she was blacklisted for being a sponsor for the 1949 World Peace Conference. During this period she worked in the theater appearing in DARKNESS AT NOON and THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
Kim Hunter has had a varied career encompassing work in television, film and the stage. Her television credits include the soap opera THE EDGE OF NIGHT, while her films include STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, LILLITH, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE and PLANET OF THE APES.
Kim Hunter is married to Robert Emmett and has two children.
Indexes
Finding aid available in repository and on Internet.
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McDonald, Heather. Faulkner's bicycle.
Research Call Number
*T-Mss 1978-003
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