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Michael Strange papers

Title: Michael Strange papers, 1917-1925.
Author: Strange, Michael, 1890-1950.
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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment 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 1994-009 Box 4	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 3A	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1994-009 Box 3A	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 2A	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1994-009 Box 2A	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.	Box 1A	Mixed material	Supervised use	*T-Mss 1994-009 Box 1A	Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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Additional Authors

Barrymore, John, 1882-1942.

Description

1.25 lin. ft. (7 boxes).

Summary

The Michael Strange papers consist primarily of 218 autographed letters, many more then 2 pages in length, from her second husband John Barrymore.

Subject

Access (note)

Original correspondence in Boxes 1-3 is restricted. Patrons are requested to use photocopy surrogates in Boxes 1A-3A. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Source (note)

Gwenn Thomas-Avillez / Viviane Thomas Trimble

Biography (note)

Michael Strange, playwright and poet is probably best known as the second wife of John Barrymore.

Processing Action (note)

Accessioned / Cataloged

Call Number

*T-Mss 1994-009

OCLC

NYPW95-A6

Author

Strange, Michael, 1890-1950.

Title

Michael Strange papers, 1917-1925.

Restricted Access

Original correspondence in Boxes 1-3 is restricted. Patrons are requested to use photocopy surrogates in Boxes 1A-3A. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography

Michael Strange, playwright and poet is probably best known as the second wife of John Barrymore. She was born Blanche Oelrichs in Newport, Rhode Island in 1890. After meeting John Barrymore in 1917, she divorced her first husband, Leonard Thomas and married Barrymore in 1920. Their marriage lasted until 1928. It was during this period that Barrymore acted in his greatest role as Hamlet.

Blanche Oelrichs took the name Michael Strange at the beginning of her literary career. Known first as a playwright, she later was known for her poetry, some of which was published with illustrations done by John Barrymore. Among her works are, Clair de Lune based on Victor Hugo's work L'Homme Qui Rit, which opened with both John and Ethel Barrymore in the cast. The play was not a success and the reviews of the critics caused John Barrymore to send letters of rebuttal to the newspapers defending his wife's literary work. Her other well known works are primarily poetry and include: Selected Poems, Resurrecting Life and Poems. Her autobiography is entitled Who Tells Me True. Michael Strange died in 1950.

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Added Author

Strange, Michael, 1890-1950. Dark tower.

Barrymore, John, 1882-1942.

Research Call Number

*T-Mss 1994-009

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