Research Catalog
Richard Seff papers.
- Title
- Richard Seff papers.
- Author
- Seff, Richard, 1927-
- Publication
- 1945-2003.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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8 Items
| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2004-021 Box 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2004-021 Box 2 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 3 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2004-021 Box 3 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 4 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2004-021 Box 4 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 5 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2004-021 Box 5 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 6 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2004-021 Box 6 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 7 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2004-021 Box 7 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Box 8 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2004-021 Box 8 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- 5.85 lin. ft. (3 boxes and 5 scrapbooks)
- Summary
- Collection contains correspondence, contracts, photographs, programs, clippings and scrapbooks. The materials reflect Mr. Seff's professional career as an actor, playwright and agent.
- Subject
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography (note)
- American actor, playwright and agent, Richard Seff was born September 27, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts from New York University and studied acting with Stella Adler in the early 1950's. Seff's acting career began in radio and moved on to stage and screen. In his twenty years as a theatrical agent, Mr. Seff worked for the Liebling-Wood Agency and as a vice president at MCA (Music Corporation of America). In 1962 with Stark Hesseltine and Leo Bookman, Seff formed HBS which merged with CMA (Creative Management Associates) in 1969. Returning to the creative end of the business, Seff resumed acting and began writing for theatre in 1975. In 2003, he endowed the Richard Seff award through the Actors' Equity Foundation to honor one character actor and one character actress per year for best performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 2004-021
- OCLC
- NYPG05-A10179
- Author
- Seff, Richard, 1927-
- Title
- Richard Seff papers.
- Imprint
- 1945-2003.
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
- American actor, playwright and agent, Richard Seff was born September 27, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts from New York University and studied acting with Stella Adler in the early 1950's. Seff's acting career began in radio and moved on to stage and screen. In his twenty years as a theatrical agent, Mr. Seff worked for the Liebling-Wood Agency and as a vice president at MCA (Music Corporation of America). In 1962 with Stark Hesseltine and Leo Bookman, Seff formed HBS which merged with CMA (Creative Management Associates) in 1969. Returning to the creative end of the business, Seff resumed acting and began writing for theatre in 1975. In 2003, he endowed the Richard Seff award through the Actors' Equity Foundation to honor one character actor and one character actress per year for best performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production.
- Indexes
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 2004-021