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Alexander H. Cohen papers
- Title
- Alexander H. Cohen papers, 1880-2003 (bulk 1938-2003)
- Author
- Cohen, Alexander H., 1920-2000.
- Supplementary Content
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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 396 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 396 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 395 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 395 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 394 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 394 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 393 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 393 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 392 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 392 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 391 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 391 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 390 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 390 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 389 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 389 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 388 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 388 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 387 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 387 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 386 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 386 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 385 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 385 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 384 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 384 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 383 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 383 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 382 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 382 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 381 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 381 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 380 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 380 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 379 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 379 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 378 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 378 | Offsite |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person. | Box 377 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 1969-001 Box 377 | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.
- Burton, Richard, 1925-1984.
- Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.
- Parks, Hildy, 1926-2004.
- Grudeff, Marian
- Jessel, Raymond
- Holmes, Rupert
- American Express Company
- Actors' Fund of America
- Erlanger Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- G.H. Mumm et Co.
- Locust Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Morris A. Mechanic Theatre (Baltimore, Md.)
- O'Keefe Centre (Toronto, Ont.)
- Description
- 189.75 linear feet (396 boxes)
- Summary
- Primarily documenting the career of theater and television producer Alexander H. Cohen, the papers consist of correspondence, contracts, financial records, office files, photographs, slides, scrapbooks, programs, scripts, datebooks, publicity material, clippings, production materials, scores, writings, posters, floor plans, and costume designs.
- Subject
- Cohen, Alexander H., 1920-2000
- Parks, Hildy, 1926-2004
- Barnum, P. T. 1810-1891 > Autographs
- Actors' Fund of America
- O'Keefe Centre (Toronto, Ont.)
- Television broadcasting > Awards > United States
- Television producers and directors > United States > 20th century
- Theater > Production and direction > England > London
- Theater > Production and direction > New York (State) > New York
- Musical theater > Production and direction
- Theatrical producers and directors > United States > 20th century
- Women in television broadcasting
- Theater > Ontario > Toronto
- Tony Awards
- Genre/Form
- Appointment books.
- Clippings.
- Financial records.
- Posters.
- Press releases.
- Programs.
- Scores.
- Scrapbooks.
- Television scripts.
- Costume design drawings.
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public, with the exception of Boxes 52 and 53, which require permission of the Curator to access. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography (note)
- American theater and television producer Alexander H. Cohen (1920-2000), whose multifaceted producing career spanned several decades introduced many innovations in marketing and audience development techniques.
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 1969-001
- OCLC
- NYPG06-A66
- Author
- Cohen, Alexander H., 1920-2000.
- Title
- Alexander H. Cohen papers, 1880-2003 (bulk 1938-2003)
- Restricted Access
- Collection is open to the public, with the exception of Boxes 52 and 53, which require permission of the Curator to access. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Biography
- American theater and television producer Alexander H. Cohen (1920-2000), whose multifaceted producing career spanned several decades introduced many innovations in marketing and audience development techniques. Known early on as zBroadway's Millionaire Boy Angel,y Cohen began his involvement with the theater at an early age, running two summer theaters on Long Island and investing in such hit Broadway productions as Angel Street (1941). In the late 1940s, Cohen went to work for the Bulova Watch Company, where, as Director of Publicity and Advertising, he created the first licensed Academy Award merchandise. He also honed his producing skills under veteran Broadway producer Herman Levin, working on Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949) and My Three Angels (1954). In the mid-1950s, Cohen established his own public relations firm, Interscope, Incorporated. Having divorced his first wife, Jocelyn Newmark, Cohen married Hildy Parks, an actress, in 1956. Parks also would become his professional partner, both as producer and scriptwriter. In 1959 Cohen set up the London Company to develop productions for both Broadway and the West End, maintaining a London office for some ten years. Cohen presented several productions in London and throughout his career, many of Cohen's North American productions would have a decidedly British flavor. Cohen's theater productions numbered more than 100; among the most notable were the John Gielgud-directed Hamlet (1964), starring Richard Burton, and Harold Pinter's The Homecoming (1967), which won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Play. Cohen also produced a number of musicals, including Baker Street by Raymond Jessel and Marian Grudeff (1965), for which he employed a colorful and massive marketing campaign.It may have been television, however, that truly provided the opportunity, the budget, and the venue to give life to productions matching Cohen's sense of scale. In 1967, he conceived and originated the national Tony Awards telecast and both Cohen and Parks would produce the awards show until 1986 (with Parks also writing the scripts). The team also was responsible for the three Night of 100 Stars programs (1982, 1985, and 1990) to raise money for the Actors' Fund of America. The couple also produced the Emmy Awards broadcasts in 1978, 1985, and 1986, as well as numerous other television specials. In addition to his producing activities, Cohen supervised the building of the O'Keefe Centre in Toronto, which he managed for its first three years of operation. He also managed the Erlanger and Locust Street Theatres in Philadelphia, the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore, and the Rich Forum for the Stamford Center for the Arts at various points in his career. Cohen was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Tony Award, Emmy Award, and the Academy Award; he also was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Television producers and directors.Theatrical producers and directors.Television writers.
- Added Author
- Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.Burton, Richard, 1925-1984.Gielgud, John, 1904-2000.Parks, Hildy, 1926-2004.Grudeff, Marian. Baker Street.Jessel, Raymond. Baker Street.Holmes, Rupert. Accomplice.American Express Company.Actors' Fund of America.Erlanger Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)G.H. Mumm et Co.Locust Street Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.)Morris A. Mechanic Theatre (Baltimore, Md.)O'Keefe Centre (Toronto, Ont.)
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 1969-001