Stage Deaths: A Biographical Guide to International Theatrical Obituaries, 1850 to 1990, Vol. 9

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A companion volume to the compiler's Stage lives: a bibliography and index to theatrical biographies in English (Greenwood, 1985), this reference provides basic biographical facts, citations of obituaries and death notices in selected Anglo-American newspapers, and references to book-length biographies and autobiographies in English of theatrical artists who died between 1850 and 1990. The thousands of entries (fully cross-referenced) outline the lives and careers of actors, directors, musical directors, designers, producers, playwrights, composers, screenwriters, scenarists, theatre and company managers, and agents connected with stage, screen, radio, television, vaudeville, circus, menagerie, and carnival. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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This reference volume provides basic biographical facts, citations of obituaries and death notices in selected Anglo-American newspapers, and references to book-length biographies and autobiographies in English of theatrical artists who died between 1850 and 1990. Through thousands of entries and cross references, Stage Deaths details the lives and careers of actors, directors, musical directors, designers, producers, playwrights, composers, screenwriters, scenarists, theatre and company managers, and agents connected with stage, screen, radio, television, vaudeville, circus, menagerie, and carnival. A complete entry contains stage name(s), sobriquet, real name, parents; names, spouse(s)'s name(s), date and place of birth and death, citations of obituaries, and a list of autobiographies and biographies in English.


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This reference volume provides basic biographical facts, citations of obituaries and death notices in selected Anglo-American newspapers, and references to book-length biographies and autobiographies in English of theatrical artists who died between 1850 and 1990. Through thousands of entries and cross references, Stage Deaths details the lives and careers of actors, directors, musical directors, designers, producers, playwrights, composers, screenwriters, scenarists, theatre and company managers, and agents connected with stage, screen, radio, television, vaudeville, circus, menagerie, and carnival. A complete entry contains stage name(s), sobriquet, real name, parents; names, spouse(s)'s name(s), date and place of birth and death, citations of obituaries, and a list of autobiographies and biographies in English.


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