Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Ruth Gordon
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1896, Oct. 30 | Born, Wollaston, Mass. |
| 1915 | Appeared as Nibs in Peter Pan (play) |
| 1918 | Married Gregory Kelly (died 1927) |
| 1936 | Appeared as Margery Pinchwife in The Country Wife (play) |
| 1940 | Appeared as Mary Todd Lincoln in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (film) |
| 1942 | Married Garson Kanin |
| 1946 | Wrote Years Ago (play) |
| 1949 | Wrote Adam's Rib (film) |
| 1952 | Wrote Pat and Mike (film) |
| 1953 | Wrote The Actress (film based on play Years Ago) |
| 1955 | Appeared as Dolly Levi in The Matchmaker (play) |
| 1965 | Appeared as Mrs. Clover in Inside Daisy Clover (film) |
| 1968 | Appeared as Minnie Castevet in Rosemary's Baby (film) |
| 1969 | Won 1968 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Rosemary's Baby |
| 1971 | Appeared as Maude in Harold and Maude (film) |
| 1978 | Appeared as Ma Boggs in Every Which Way But Loose (film) |
| 1985, Aug. 28 | Died, Edgartown, Mass. |
Garson Kanin
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1912, Nov. 24 | Born, Rochester, N.Y. |
| 1932-1933 | Attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, N.Y. |
| 1933 | Appeared as Tommy Deal in Little Ol' Boy (play) |
| 1942 | Married Ruth Gordon (died 1985) |
| 1946 | Wrote Born Yesterday (play) Directed Years Ago (play) |
| 1949 | Wrote Adam's Rib (film) |
| 1952 | Wrote Pat and Mike (film) |
| 1955 | Wrote and directed The Diary of Anne Frank (play) |
| 1964 | Directed Funny Girl (play) |
| 1990 | Married Marian Seldes |
| 1999, Mar. 13 | Died, New York, N.Y. |