Research Catalog

Title

Betty Bowman ephemera, 1920-1926.

Author

Bowman, Betty, 1906-1995.

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Details

Description

.2 lf. (1 portfolio)

Summary

The Betty Bowman ephemera collection documents her life and career during the 1920's and contains photographs, clippings and a manuscript autobiography.

Subjects

• Printed ephemera
• Clippings
• Photographs
• Smith, Joe, 1902-1937
• Bowman, Betty, 1906-1995 > Biography
• Vaudeville

Genre/Form

• Photographs.
• Clippings.
• Printed ephemera.

Access (note)

• Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Source (note)

• Grace Bowman Zehel

Biography (note)

• Betty Bowman, actress and singer was discovered by Paul Whiteman while playing the piano in Denver, Colorado.

Processing Action (note)

• Arranged, described and cataloged

Call Number

*T-Mss 1996-034

OCLC

NYPW97-A102

Author

Bowman, Betty, 1906-1995.

Title

Betty Bowman ephemera, 1920-1926.

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography

Betty Bowman, actress and singer was discovered by Paul Whiteman while playing the piano in Denver, Colorado. She began her career in vaudeville and eventually established a stage career in New York City. An introduction to J.J. Shubert led to a chorus job in the SECOND EDITION OF ARTISTS AND MODELS. Betty Bowman later toured in the FIRST EDITION OF ARTISTS AND MODELS and appeared in NAUGHTY RIQUETTE. In 1926, while doing her piano specialty act in Atlantic city, NJ, she was discovered by Al Jolson. She signed a two year contract to appear in his musical BIG BOY but after touring with the show for a few months, she chose to leave the stage to marry bandleader Joe Smith.

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Research Call Number

*T-Mss 1996-034