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Bessie Breuer papers

Title
Bessie Breuer papers, 1948.
Author
Breuer, Bessie, 1893-

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Additional Authors
  • Kazan, Elia.
  • Harris, Julie, 1925-2013.
Description
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Summary
The Bessie Breuer papers consist of documents concerning the Broadway run of Breuer's play SUNDOWN BEACH, which opened at the Belasco Theatre on Sep. 7, 1948, and closed on the 11th after seven performances.
Subject
  • Breuer, Bessie, 1893-
  • Kazan, Elia > Friends and associates
  • Harris, Julie, 1925-2013 > Correspondence
  • Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
Correspondence.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Source (note)
  • found in cage file
Biography (note)
  • Bessie Breuer (1893-1975) was a journalist, novelist, short story writer and playwright whose only produced play, SUNDOWN BEACH (1948), was one of the first efforts of the Actors Studio.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
*T-Mss 2003-042
OCLC
NYPW03-A209
Author
Breuer, Bessie, 1893-
Title
Bessie Breuer papers, 1948.
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
Biography
Bessie Breuer (1893-1975) was a journalist, novelist, short story writer and playwright whose only produced play, SUNDOWN BEACH (1948), was one of the first efforts of the Actors Studio. After an early career in journalism as reporter and editor, Breuer began publishing short stories and, in 1935, her first novel, MEMORY OF LOVE. During World War II she wrote radio scripts for the Office of War Information. After the war a health crisis compelled Breuer to go south to recover, and in Florida she met the recuperating Air Force fliers who became the central figures of her play SUNDOWN BEACH. In later years Breuer continued to write novels. She died in New York City in September 1975 at the age of 81.
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Added Author
Kazan, Elia.
Harris, Julie, 1925-2013.
Research Call Number
*T-Mss 2003-042
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