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Romney Brent papers
- Title
- Romney Brent papers, 1934-1975 (bulk dates 1969-1975)
- Author
- Brent, Romney, 1902-1976.
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| 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. | reel 2 (1936-1937) | Mixed material | Use in library | *ZC-566 reel 2 (1936-1937) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Vol. 2 (1936-1937) | Mixed material | Restricted use | *T-Mss 1998-011 Vol. 2 (1936-1937) | Offsite Rose - Performing Arts |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | reel 1 (1933-1935) | Mixed material | Use in library | *ZC-566 reel 1 (1933-1935) | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Vol. 1 (1933-1935) | Mixed material | Restricted use | *T-Mss 1998-011 Vol. 1 (1933-1935) | Offsite Rose - Performing Arts |
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 1998-011 Box 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
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- Description
- .41 lin. ft. (1 box)
- 2 reels of microfilm
- Summary
- The Romney Brent papers document his career and contain correspondence, photographs and two scrapbooks.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Reproduction (note)
- are available on microfilm;
- Source (note)
- Romney Brent
- Biography (note)
- Romney Brent, actor, writer and director was born in Mexico in 1902.
- Processing Action (note)
- Processed
- Microfilmed
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 1998-011
- OCLC
- NYPW98-A203
- Author
- Brent, Romney, 1902-1976.
- Title
- Romney Brent papers, 1934-1975 (bulk dates 1969-1975)
- Reproduction
- Scrapbooks are available on microfilm; Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts; *ZC 566
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
- Romney Brent, actor, writer and director was born in Mexico in 1902. He became an actor after viewing a Theatre Guild production, having tried both engineering and the law. His first role was as an acrobat in the production HE WHO GETS SLAPPED. Brent's acting career included roles in plays such as: PEER GYNT, THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE, THE SQUALL, ANDROCLES AND THE LION, in which he played The Lion, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE as Launcelot Gobbo, and many others.During the 1940s he began directing as well as acting. Some productions he directed include: THE WINTER'S TALE, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, BRIGADOON and a Spanish language production of THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON. Romney Brent was a member of the State Department sponsored tours of South American in 1956, Europe and Latin America in 1961, and the Far East, with Helen Hayes, in 1965.He wrote the comedy THE MAD HOPES in 1932 and collaborated on NYMPH ERRANT with Noel Coward. He married the actress Gina Malo in 1930 and had one daughter. Romney Brent died in Mexico City in 1976 at the age of 74.
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- Chase, Ilka, 1905-1978.Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993.Ibsen, Lillebil, 1899-1989.Lunt, Alfred.Marshall, Armina.Martin, Mary, 1913-1990.Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979.Williams, Emlyn, 1905-1987.Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 1998-011*ZC-566