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Cecile Dixon scrapbook

Title
Cecile Dixon scrapbook, 1919-1992, bulk (1924-1931).
Author
Dixon, Cecile, 1903-1984.

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Box 1Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1992-009 Box 1Offsite

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Description
.1 lin. ft. (1 box).
Summary
The Cecile Dixon Scrapbook consists of clippings documenting her entire acting career from 1924-1931. One early clipping [1919] is from a school production. Also contains a manuscript [1992] by her son-in-law Michael Venables of anecdotes on her acting career.
Subjects
Note
  • Six photographs that came with the scrapbook were placed in the Library's Photograph Collection.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Source (note)
  • Michael Venables
Biography (note)
  • Cecile Dixon was a British stage actress who first appeared in the famous 1924 production of THE WAY OF THE WORLD with Edith Evans, Elliott Playfair and Elsa Lanchester.
Processing Action (note)
  • Accessioned
  • Cataloged
Call Number
*T-Mss 1992-009
OCLC
NYPW92-A159
Author
Dixon, Cecile, 1903-1984.
Title
Cecile Dixon scrapbook, 1919-1992, bulk (1924-1931).
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography
Cecile Dixon was a British stage actress who first appeared in the famous 1924 production of THE WAY OF THE WORLD with Edith Evans, Elliott Playfair and Elsa Lanchester. She then emigrated to the United States where she appeared in OLD ENGLISH with George Arliss. Other productions include THE GREEN HAT, THE ADVENTUROUS AGE, SPELLBOUND and HE WALKED IN HIS SLEEP. In 1929 she married Charles Courtneidge. She retired from the theater in 1931 after the birth of her daughter Ann Courtneidge.
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Occupation
Actresses, English United States.
Research Call Number
*T-Mss 1992-009
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