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P. Jay Sidney collection

Title: P. Jay Sidney collection [graphic].
Author: Sidney, P. Jay, 1915-1997
Publication: [1930?]-[1970?]

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.	Still image	Use in library	Sc Photo P. Jay Sidney Collection	Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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111 items (.3 cu. ft., 1 box); 28 x 21 cm. or smaller.
44 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
11 photographic prints : gelatin silver, b&w ;
39 clippings : b&w, col. ;
17 ephemera : b&w, one col.;

Summary

The P. Jay Sidney Collection, dating from the 1930s to the 1970s, depicts some aspects of actor Sidney's professional career. The collection consists of individual portraits used for publicity purposes, film and television stills, as well as views of theater scenes. The collection does not document Sidney's personal life nor his civil rights activism.
Most of the individual portraits of Sidney are of his portrayals in various productions. Also included is a quarter-length studio portrait with a resume attached. Most of the views of Sidney in performance are unidentified. Identified performances for television are U.S. Steel's presentation of "Notebook Warrior" and the sitcom "You're Never too Rich" later re-named the "Phil Silvers Show" featuring Phil Silvers with Sidney (1955). Views of theatrical performances are "Androcles and the Lion" produced by the Negro Theatre Project of the Federal Theatre Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) (1939) and "Twentieth Century," which appeared on Broadway. A film still of "Black like Me" features Sidney with James Whitmore (1964).

Alternative Title

Androcles and the Lion.
Black Like Me.
Twentieth Century.
You'll Never Get Rich.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Portrait photographs – 1930-1979.
Publicity photographs – 1930-1979.
Gelatin silver prints – 1930-1979.

Note

Title devised by cataloger.
Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso. Some items bear handwritten captions on verso. Some items have printed captions on recto. Some items are cropped. Items were originally compiled in a scrapbook. One photograph has a resume affixed to verso.
Collection contains work by Fred Fehl, Terrence A. Gill, Gary Wagner, and WPA Federal Theatre Photos, among others.

Terms of Use (note)

Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

P. Jay Sidney was born in 1915 in rural Virginia. After moving to New York City, he appeared on stage, in films and played minor roles in more than 70 productions in early television. He was Private Palmer on the sitcom "You'll never get Rich" in 1955, which later became the "Phil Silvers Show." Sidney played a waiter on "Appointment in Samara" on the "Robert Montgomery Presents" series (1950-1957), one of the few roles that featured a serious Black actor during that era. Sidney's stage performances included the WPA Federal Theatre Project, Broadway, and regional theater productions. His film credits include "The Joe Louis Story" "Black like Me" and "Rosemary's Baby." Sidney died in 1997 in New York City.

Call Number

Sc Photo P. Jay Sidney Collection

OCLC

753706096

Author

Sidney, P. Jay, 1915-1997, collector.

Title

P. Jay Sidney collection [graphic].

Imprint

[1930?]-[1970?]

Terms Of Use

Some items are restricted; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

P. Jay Sidney was born in 1915 in rural Virginia. After moving to New York City, he appeared on stage, in films and played minor roles in more than 70 productions in early television. He was Private Palmer on the sitcom "You'll never get Rich" in 1955, which later became the "Phil Silvers Show." Sidney played a waiter on "Appointment in Samara" on the "Robert Montgomery Presents" series (1950-1957), one of the few roles that featured a serious Black actor during that era. Sidney's stage performances included the WPA Federal Theatre Project, Broadway, and regional theater productions. His film credits include "The Joe Louis Story" "Black like Me" and "Rosemary's Baby." Sidney died in 1997 in New York City.

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