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Background imageStage Actor Collection: Laurence Olivier in Costume as Oedipus in Oedipus Rex

Laurence Olivier in Costume as Oedipus in Oedipus Rex
(Original Caption) 1946: Laurence Olivier appears as the doomed King Oedipus in a theatrical performance of Sophocles "Oedipus Rex." Oilvier wears an ancient Greek costume of a tunic

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Chinese Stage Actors in Costume with Stage Set

Chinese Stage Actors in Costume with Stage Set

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Edwin Booth in Costume as Hamlet

Edwin Booth in Costume as Hamlet
Stage actor Edwin Booth plays the title role in Hamlet

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Pawnee Bill, Buffalo Bill, and Buffalo Jones

Pawnee Bill, Buffalo Bill, and Buffalo Jones
Gordon W. Lillie, aka Pawnee Bill, "Buffalo" Bill Cody, and Charles Jones, aka "Buffalo Jones", sit for a portrait

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Bert Williams on Stage

Bert Williams on Stage
(Original Caption) Bert A. Williams in stage make-up (old picture)- no other information

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Actors Bert Williams And George Walker

Actors Bert Williams And George Walker
(Original Caption) Comedians Bert Williams and George Walker on stage in "Sons of Ham." Photograph, c. 1900

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Interior of the Theatre Italien (Ovation of an Actor) by Eugene Lami

Interior of the Theatre Italien (Ovation of an Actor) by Eugene Lami
(Original Caption) Italian Opera House, Paris. Le Theatre Italien. Italianisches Opernhaus, Paris

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Old-Time Vaudeville Actor

Old-Time Vaudeville Actor
Picture shows a head shot of an old-time vaudeville actor impersonating a "joyful" person. He is wearing an old suit with a star on the shoulder. Undated photo circa 1900s

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Lee Dixon with Arm Around Celeste Holm

Lee Dixon with Arm Around Celeste Holm
(Original Caption) Stage performance of Oklahoma, starring Celeste Holm and Lee Dixon

Background imageStage Actor Collection: A Scene from A Raisin in the Sun

A Scene from A Raisin in the Sun
(Original Caption) 1954-Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier and Diana Sands in "A Rasin in the Sun"

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Portrait of Ethel Barrymore

Portrait of Ethel Barrymore
(Original Caption) Ethel Barrymore didn't wait for "vehicles" with tailor-made roles

Background imageStage Actor Collection: John Gielgud in The Lady's Not for Burning

John Gielgud in The Lady's Not for Burning
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: John Gielgud in "The Lady's Not For Burning." Undated photograph

Background imageStage Actor Collection: W.C. Fields Juggling Top Hats

W.C. Fields Juggling Top Hats
1900-W. C. Field in his younger days, juggling hats during a vaudeville skit. Photograph, May 1900

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Ziegfeld Follies Stage Production of Salome

Ziegfeld Follies Stage Production of Salome
(Original Caption) The original Ziegfeld Follies of 1919. Salome stage production

Background imageStage Actor Collection: John Barrymore on Stage as Hamlet

John Barrymore on Stage as Hamlet
Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Paul Robeson as The Emperor Jones

Paul Robeson as The Emperor Jones
Paul Robeson in "The Emperor Jones" (either stageplay in 1923 or film 1933) by Eugene O'Neill

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Barrymore and Compton in Hamlet

Barrymore and Compton in Hamlet
(Original Caption) Barrymore and Compton in Hamlet in London

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Gertrude Lawrence and Noel Coward in Private Lives

Gertrude Lawrence and Noel Coward in Private Lives
(Original Caption) Gertrude Lawrence and Noel Coward hamming it up at the piano in a scene from the play, "Private Lives." Photograph, 1931. BPA2# 5008

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Noel Coward

Noel Coward starring in his own play, "Tonight at 8:30." 1936

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Gertrude Lawrence and Noel Coward

Gertrude Lawrence and Noel Coward in the play, Tonight at 8:30. Photograph, 1936

Background imageStage Actor Collection: W.P.A. actors dramatize the year 1935 during a Living Newspaper performance

W.P.A. actors dramatize the year 1935 during a Living Newspaper performance
W.P.A. actors dramatize news events from 1935 and the Great American Public's unanimous indifference to them, in Living Newspaper performance 1935

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Davis And Tracy Get 1939 Academy Awards

Davis And Tracy Get 1939 Academy Awards
(Original Caption) 1939- Los Angeles, CA: Cedric Hardwick presents the Academy Awards to a smiling Spencer Tracy, who won for "Boy's Town" and a beaming Bette Davis

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Todd Duncan and Anne Brown in Porgy and Bess

Todd Duncan and Anne Brown in Porgy and Bess
(Original Caption) Todd Duncan and Anne Broun starring in George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess." Exact date of photograph unknwon; either 1935 or 1942 production

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Humphrey Bogart in You Can't Get Away with Murder

Humphrey Bogart in You Can't Get Away with Murder
Frank Wilson (Humphrey Bogart ) and Johnny Stone (Billy Halop) take contraband from a fellow prisoner in the 1939 movie You Can't Get Away with Murder

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Bette Davis And Spencer Tracy With Award

Bette Davis And Spencer Tracy With Award
(Original Caption) 2/26/39-Los Angeles, California: Bette Davis and Spencer Tracy pictured with their gold statuettes

Background imageStage Actor Collection: The Ghost of Frankenstein Movie Poster

The Ghost of Frankenstein Movie Poster
A movie poster for the 1942 Universal Pictures release The Ghost of Frankenstein pictures Bela Lugosi as Ygor, Lon Chaney, Jr. as the monster, Lionel Atwill as Dr

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Hollywood Stars with Map

Hollywood Stars with Map
There are about 150 movie stars entertaining servicemen over the holidays. Here is a group of them showing where they have been sent by the Hollywood Victory Committee and the USO

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Redgrave Family Watching Makeup Artist at Work

Redgrave Family Watching Makeup Artist at Work
(Original Caption) Visiting Denham Studios with their mother Rachel Kempson, Vanessa and Corin William are interested spectators

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Canada Lee in On Whitman Avenue on Broadway

Canada Lee in On Whitman Avenue on Broadway
A scene from Act One of the Broadway hit play, On Whitman Avenue, starring Canada Lee (center, speaking) and Will Geer (center right)

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Actress Ethel Merman as Annie Oakley

Actress Ethel Merman as Annie Oakley
Actress Ethel Merman shows actor Ray Middleton the Winchester rifle Annie Oakley used in her 1887 European tour. The gun was loaned by Mrs. Spencer T

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Stage Production of A Streetcar Named Desire

Stage Production of A Streetcar Named Desire
Actors perform a scene from the original production of A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Spectators at Stage Presentation

Spectators at Stage Presentation
(Original Caption) A French Theatre During Moliere's Management

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Michael Bennett with A Chorus Line Cast

Michael Bennett with A Chorus Line Cast
Michael Bennett stands before the cast of A Chorus Line, acknowledging the applauding crowd. Bennett directed the musical by Edward Kleban and Marvin Hamlisch

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Tommy Tune and Twiggy

Tommy Tune and Twiggy
(Original Caption) Twiggy and Tommy Tune, stars of Broadway's My One and Only, are captured outside the St

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Tony Nominees of Joe Egg at Luncheon

Tony Nominees of Joe Egg at Luncheon
Jim Dale, Stockard Channing, and Joanna Gleason are the 1985 nominees for a Tony Award honoring their performance in the play Joe's Egg

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Portrait of John Houseman

Portrait of John Houseman
John Houseman sits on a chair backwards. Houseman founded the Acting Company in 1972, and was known for his producing as well as acting

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Curtain Call for 'Starlight Express'

Curtain Call for "Starlight Express"
A curtain call for the cast of "Starlight Express", a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber about trains in which the performers, in train costumes, are on roller skates

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Actor James O'Neill

Actor James O'Neill
(Original Caption) James O'Neill (actor), father of Eugene O'Neill. Photographed in 1900

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Maude Adams in the Play L'Aiglon

Maude Adams in the Play L'Aiglon
(Original Caption) 1900-American actress Maude Kiskadden Adams (1872-1953), as she appeared in her role in L'Aiglon. She wears a military unifrom and crosses her arms

Background imageStage Actor Collection: NBC Radio's Information Please

NBC Radio's Information Please
(Original Caption) Information Please panel from left to right: Oscar Levant, John Kieran, Cedric Hardwicke, and F. P. Adams. Photograph

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Edwin Booth In Middle Age

Edwin Booth In Middle Age
(Original Caption) Edwin Booth in middle age. Undated photograph

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Actor Louis Jouvet

Actor Louis Jouvet
(Original Caption) Portrait of Louis Jouvet (1887-1951), French actor, director, and designer. Undated photograph

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Beer and the Ballet Newspaper Illustration

Beer and the Ballet Newspaper Illustration
Magazine illustration in Police Gazette shows a montage of beer drinking

Background imageStage Actor Collection: William Carlos Williams Reading Play to Two Actors

William Carlos Williams Reading Play to Two Actors
(Original Caption) Rehearse for World Premiere play. New York: Poet and author Dr

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Eleanor Roosevelt Bidding Farewell to Howard University Students and Faculty

Eleanor Roosevelt Bidding Farewell to Howard University Students and Faculty
As a Howard University Trustee, Eleanor Roosevelt bids farewell to 21 African American students and three faculty members of Howard University

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Katharine Hepburn and William Prince

Katharine Hepburn and William Prince as Rosalind and Orlando in a Broadway production of Shakespeare's As You Like It at the Cort Theater

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Orson Welles and Eartha Kitt

Orson Welles and Eartha Kitt performing on stage in "Orson Welles Faust." Welles has written and directed two plays, both starring himself

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Orson Welles in Costume as Faust

Orson Welles in Costume as Faust
(Original Caption) Orson Welles, actor-producer-director, glares into space as he wears his Dr

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Actor John Gielgud in The Lady's Not For Burning

Actor John Gielgud in The Lady's Not For Burning
(Original Caption) John Gielgud as he appeared in the stage play, The Lady's Not For Burning

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Actor Orson Welles Putting on Makeup

Actor Orson Welles Putting on Makeup
Stage and movie actor Orson Welles puts on stage makeup for his part as Othello in the play Othello by Shakespeare at the St. James Theatre in London

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Ginger Rogers and Paul McGrath in Love and Let Love

Ginger Rogers and Paul McGrath in Love and Let Love
Paul McGrath and Ginger Rogers on stage together in the Broadway play Love and Let Love by Louis Verneuil

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Young Stage Actors Holding Acting Awards

Young Stage Actors Holding Acting Awards
(Original Caption) Cited for their acting

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Ginger Rogers and Tom Helmore in Love and Let Love

Ginger Rogers and Tom Helmore in Love and Let Love
Tom Helmore and Ginger Rogers on stage together in the Broadway play Love and Let Love by Louis Verneuil

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Jan Clayton and John Raitt In Carousel

Jan Clayton and John Raitt In Carousel
(Original Caption) 03/29/1953

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer in Costume Holding Bouquet

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer in Costume Holding Bouquet
(Original Caption) Costars Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer hold flowers backstage at the opening of the play Ondine, February 18th, at the 46th Street Theater

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Mel Ferrer Giving Audrey Hepburn Flowers

Mel Ferrer Giving Audrey Hepburn Flowers
(Original Caption) 2/18/1954-New York, NY- Audrey Hepburn is shown with a bouquet of flowers, after the premiere of "Ondine" at the 46th Street Theater

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer in Ondine

Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer in Ondine
(Original Caption) 2/21/54-New York, New York- Audrey Hepburn in the title role of the nymph "Ondine" now breaking theatre records on Broadway, stands over the still form of Mel Ferrer

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Backstage at the Martin Beck Theater

Backstage at the Martin Beck Theater
Actor David Wayne applies makeup to Marilyn Monroe while her husband Joe DiMaggio looks

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Mary Martin as Peter Pan and Cyril Ritchard as Captain Hook

Mary Martin as Peter Pan and Cyril Ritchard as Captain Hook
(Original Caption) 1954-Left to right: Mary Martin as "Peter Pan" (in show of that name) and Cyril Ritchbard as "Captain Hook."

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Gloria Vanderbilt Rehearsing with Franchot Tone

Gloria Vanderbilt Rehearsing with Franchot Tone
(Original Caption) Gloria Vanderbilt, who recently announced her separation from maestro Leopold Stokowski, began rehearsals today for her performance in William Saroyan's The Time of Your Life

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Actress Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch

Actress Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch
Actress Marilyn Monroe gets her big toe caught in a bathtub faucet and actor Victor Moore, in the role of a plumber, has the enviable task of correcting the situation

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Paul Muni and Bethel Leslie Rehearsing Inherit the Wind

Paul Muni and Bethel Leslie Rehearsing Inherit the Wind
(Original Caption) Actor Paul Muni rehearses a scene from Inherit the Wind with Bethel Leslie in preparation for his return tomorrow evening

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady

Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady
(Original Caption) Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison in a scene from the stage musical "My Fair Lady."

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Rossano Brazzi And Katharine Hepburn

Rossano Brazzi And Katharine Hepburn
(Original Caption) Rossano Brazzi and Katharine Hepburn in an amorous confrontation in the film "Summertime, " film on location in Venice, 1956. Movie still

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Mel Ferrer and Audrey Hepburn in Costume Kissing

Mel Ferrer and Audrey Hepburn in Costume Kissing
(Original Caption) Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer, co starring in the romance Ondine by Jean Giraudoux, give each other an opening night kiss, February 18th, at the 46th street Theater

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Lloyd Nolan Holding His Emmy Award

Lloyd Nolan Holding His Emmy Award
(Original Caption

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Katharine Hepburn and Stanley Bell on Stage

Katharine Hepburn and Stanley Bell on Stage
Scene from The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Lena Horne and Ricardo Montalban

Lena Horne and Ricardo Montalban
(Original Caption) Appearing in starring roles on Broadway for the first time, screen favorites Ricardo Montalban and Lena Horne make beautiful music together in the hit show

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Lena Horne Rehearsing Atop Ladder

Lena Horne Rehearsing Atop Ladder
(Original Caption) Plenty of Horne. New York: Sultry singer Lena Horne climbs off the nightclub circuit and up the ladder for a Broadway role in the new musical, Jamaica

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Ralph Bellemy and Anne Seymour in Sunrise at Campobello

Ralph Bellemy and Anne Seymour in Sunrise at Campobello
From the film Sunrise at Campobello by Dore Schary

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine in The Visit

Actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine in The Visit
(Original Caption) 5/1958-New York, New York: Picture shows actors, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine, in a scene from the Broadway show, The Visit. They are shown seated on a bench talking to one-another

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine in The Visit

Actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine in The Visit
(Original Caption) 5/1958-New York, New York: Picture shows actors, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine, in a scene from the Broadway show, The Visit

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Actor Alfred Lunt in The Visit on Broadway

Actor Alfred Lunt in The Visit on Broadway
(Original Caption) 5/1958-New York, New York: Picture shows actor, Alfred Lunt, in a scene from the Broadway show, The Visit, leaning against a wall wearing a suit and hat

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Paul Newman and Others on Broadway

Paul Newman and Others on Broadway
Performance of Tennessee Williams Sweet Bird of Youth

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Paul Newman Looking in Mirror

Paul Newman Looking in Mirror
(Original Caption) Paul Newman, stage and screen star

Background imageStage Actor Collection: 1960 Tony Award Winners

1960 Tony Award Winners
Melvyn Douglas, Mary Martin Jackie Gleason and Anne Bancroft display the Tony Awards they won in 1960

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Julie Harris and William Shatner in A Shot in the Dark

Julie Harris and William Shatner in A Shot in the Dark
Actors Julie Harris and William Shatner perform in the Broadway comedy A Shot in the Dark

Background imageStage Actor Collection: M'el Dowd in Camelot on Broadway

M'el Dowd in Camelot on Broadway
Actress M'el Dowd, in the role of Morgan Le Fey, stands behind two dueling men in a scene from Camelot on Broadway

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Noel Coward Posing with Elaine Stritch

Noel Coward Posing with Elaine Stritch
(Original Caption) Noel Coward and Elaine Stritch backstage after the opening of the new musical Sail Away, at the Broadhurst Theater, in which Ms. Stritch stars

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Theater Posters and Pedestrians on Broadway

Theater Posters and Pedestrians on Broadway
(Original Caption) New York City: Broadway Melody of 1963. Posters advertising the hit Broadway shows line the famous Shubert Alley, which links 44th Street with 45th Street in the theater district

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Joan Crawford Giving Anne Bancroft Oscar

Joan Crawford Giving Anne Bancroft Oscar
Joan Crawford presents Anne Bancroft, still onstage and in costume for Mother Courage and Her Children on Broadway, with the Academy Award for Best Actress, for her performance in The Miracle Worker

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Wilfrid Hyde-White and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady

Wilfrid Hyde-White and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady
(Original Caption) Wilfrid Hyde-White and Audrey Hepburn in a scene from the movie: "My Fair Lady." Logged April 10, 1964

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Alan Bates and Anthony Quinn in Zorba The Greek

Alan Bates and Anthony Quinn in Zorba The Greek
Alan Bates as Basil and Anthony Quinn as Zorba, in the film Zorba the Greek

Background imageStage Actor Collection: Jeremy Brett, Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, and Wilfrid Hyde-White

Jeremy Brett, Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, and Wilfrid Hyde-White
Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn), accompanied by Freddie Eynsford-Hill (Jeremy Brett, on left), Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison), and Colonel Hugh Pickering (Wilfrid Hyde-White)



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