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Howard Dietz papers
- Title
- Howard Dietz papers, 1915-1976.
- Author
- Dietz, Howard, 1896-1983.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-31 Box 1 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-31 Box 2 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 3 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-31 Box 3 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 4 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-31 Box 4 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 5 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-31 Box 5 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 6 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-31 Box 6 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 7 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-31 Box 7 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 8 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-31 Box 8 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 9 | Mixed material | Supervised use | JPB 06-31 Box 9 | Offsite |
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- Description
- 5 linear feet (9 boxes )
- Summary
- The Howard Dietz papers mainly consist of materials from his autobiography, Dancing in the Dark: Words by Howard Dietz, (1974).
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence.
- Galley proofs.
- Manuscripts for publication.
- Biography (note)
- Howard Dietz (1896-1983) was an important musical theater lyricist and motion picture publicist, who is well-known for his professional partnership with composer Arthur Schwartz, as well as for his long association with the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Call Number
- JPB 06-31
- OCLC
- 86107908
- Author
- Dietz, Howard, 1896-1983.
- Title
- Howard Dietz papers, 1915-1976.
- Biography
- Howard Dietz (1896-1983) was an important musical theater lyricist and motion picture publicist, who is well-known for his professional partnership with composer Arthur Schwartz, as well as for his long association with the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio. Born in New York City, Dietz was educated in public schools and attended Columbia University's School of Journalism. He worked as a contributing journalist and writer for various publications while at Columbia and simultaneously was an assistant at Phillip Goodman's advertising agency. During World War I, Dietz left Columbia to enlist in the United States Navy and edited the magazine Navy Life. After the war, Dietz worked as a motion picture promoter and publicist, joining M-G-M in 1924, where he would remain for thirty years and serve in many capacities, including stints as director of advertising and publicity and as a vice-president of the company. Dietz's second career as a lyricist developed and thrived in tandem with his publicity work. His first major Broadway hit came with the revue, The Little Show (1929), which also was his first show with Arthur Schwartz, who would become his most frequent collaborator. Throughout the early 1930s, Dietz and Schwartz continued to write hit revues, including Three's A Crowd (1930), The Band Wagon (1931), Flying Colors (1932), and At Home Abroad (1935) as well as book shows, such as Revenge with Music (1934) and Between the Devil (1937). In later years, Dietz devoted more of his time to his career as a publicist, taking occasional breaks to work on book shows, including Sadie Thompson (1944) with Vernon Duke, as well as The Gay Life (1961) and Jennie (1963) with Schwartz. Dietz was married three times; to Elizabeth Bigelow Hall, Tanis Guines, and costume designer Lucinda Ballard. He also was involved with various other administrative positions throughout his career, including serving a term as director of the American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) from 1959-1961. In addition to his many other accomplishments, Dietz also was a painter, whose works received various exhibitions. In 1974, he published an autobiography, Dancing in the Dark: Words by Howard Dietz.
- Indexes
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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- Occupation
- Lyricists.Press agents.
- Added Author
- Ballard, Lucinda.Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.Kaufman, George S. (George Simon), 1889-1961.Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967.Porter, Cole, 1891-1964.Webb, Clifton, 1889-1966.Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975.Woollcott, Alexander, 1887-1943.Schwartz, Arthur, 1900-1984.
- Research Call Number
- JPB 06-31