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Bob Fosse Personal Papers and Career Miscellany
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Writing Files
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Notebook, "Odd Ideas" (continued) |
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Brown "National" composition book, with handwritten notes; also, small black ring binder listing miscellaneous ideas |
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Notebook, miscellaneous writing |
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"Penrite" composition book, marked "Odd" on front cover, handwritten notes with news clippings |
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Undated writing |
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10 sheets of handwritten material, including "Coda for a Dancer" and "The Dirty Young Man on his Flying Trapeze;" also, several pieces - short story (written upon hearing of Joan McCracken's death),film ideas, vocabulary list, identified by Gwen Verdon notes |
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"Future Projects & Ideas" |
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Notes for "Dirty Jokes" piece; "Ladies Man," "Meeting with Prince;" newsclippings, costume ideas, etc. |
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Miscellaneous
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BOX 52B |
"Special papers and miscellaneous" file |
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Telegram from Anya and Harold Arlen, 1966; telegram, Fosse to Verdon, Chicago opening night, San Francisco, 1/27/78; 2 newspaper crossword puzzles, featuring Fosse name; Playboy letter, 7/6/73, turning down Bob Fosse as interview subject; Note: These "stray" items were not originally filed with correspondence |
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BOX 54G |
Fosse, Miscellaneous: "Your Place in the Cosmos: An Index to Stars and People" listing Bob Fosse's star |
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BOX 86A |
Caricature of Bob Fosse and scenes from shows, on illustration board, by Mark Cote |
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General Files (Miscellaneous Contracts, Projects, Office Files, Etc.)
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[Note: Much of the following is general office files, such as phone lists and casting magazines. Also included are Gwen Verdon contracts where noted.] |
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BOX 51A |
MCA Artists vs. Robert Fosse, 1962-64 (1 of 3) |
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Extensive and varied correspondence and legal documents pertaining to lawsuit over MCA representation of Bob Fosse |
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Correspondence, Jack Perlman |
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1962-70, from the point where Jack Perlman took over from MCA Artists (Jack Perlman was Bob Fosse's attorney); extensive and varied file, much handwritten, on matters such as Sweet Charity, script offers, etc. |
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MGM contracts, 1951-53 |
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Employment contracts and correspondence with MGM/Loews, Inc., 1951-53 |
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"The Gay Girls" |
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6/54 contract for Bob Fosse with Columbia Pictures for choreography and dance direction of this motion picture |
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"The Girls Against the Boys" |
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10/1959, Bob Fosse contract for staging and directing the musical revue |
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"Copper and Brass" |
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9/1957 contract for Bob Fosse; this was a play Bob Fosse edited |
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CMA - David Begelman contracts, 1969-73 |
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Bob Fosse's agreements, 1969, '72, '73, with Creative Management Associates |
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General Artists agreements (Gwen Verdon) |
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1964 and undated representation agreements and related correspondence |
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Union materials |
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Bank forms; DGA memoranda, 1973, re: negotiations with the Association of Motion Pictures and Television Producers; collective bargaining and royalty cuts rules - Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, 1962; etc. |
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BOX 51B |
Weegee Project, Stuart Ostrow, 1984 |
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Ostrow correspondence about proposed project; photocopy of Naked City, by Weegee |
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"Atlantic City" script, blue paper cover |
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Marked "First draft & Notes"; by Jack Heifner |
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"Atlantic City" miscellaneous |
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Pete Hamill outline; several letters between Heifner and Stuart Ostrow, 1981-84; lyric sheets; from envelope marked "Atlantic City - Cy Coleman" |
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Winchell Project |
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Extensive photocopied press clippings on Walter Winchell |
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Grind, Ben Vereen, 1985 |
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Press clippings on Grind; Bob Fosse's dance notes |
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BOX 51C |
Contact sheets |
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Telephone/address list for various shows |
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1977 calendar, annotated |
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BOX 51E |
Millimeter '77, "Directors '77" issue |
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Dance Magazine Annual 1975 |
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Face International |
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Casting guide |
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BOX 51C |
"Phone Book - old pages" |
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This file and the following four contain records of incoming and outgoing phone calls, and some notes and memos; generally undated |
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Phone lists and memos |
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BOX 51E |
Casting, general, 1980s |
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Photo/resumes, correspondence |
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BOX 51D |
The Laundry |
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Bob Fosse was part owner of this restaurant; newsclippings on opening |
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Michael Bennett: obituary |
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Paddy Chayevsky: correspondence |
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Paddy Chayevsky: general |
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Press clippings, playbills, theatre reviews, obituaries |
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Paddy Chayevsky: funeral service |
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Stuart Ostrow Foundation, 1977 |
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1977 Board of Directors meeting agenda; various foundation reports, e.g. fundraising, Musical Theatre Lab, etc. |
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Ann Reinking |
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press clippings |
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Miscellaneous paper |
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Couple script outlines, Drama Bookstore brochures |
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General Correspondence
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[Note: The bulk of this material was originally stored together in letter file boxes, ordered chronologically. (This material was stored separately from the "General Files" listed above.) The following is a list of dates; there are usually several file folders of correspondence per year listed. This is primarily professional correspondence, and contains many carbons and photocopies of Bob Fosse letters and memos.] |
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BOX 47A |
Undated |
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1960-65 |
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1966 |
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1967 |
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1970 |
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1971 |
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1972 |
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1973 |
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1974 |
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BOX 47B |
1975 |
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BOX 47D |
1976 |
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BOX 47C |
Oversized correspondence |
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BOX 48A |
1977 |
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1978 |
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1979 |
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BOX 48B, 49A |
1980 |
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BOX 49A |
1981 |
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BOX 49B |
1982 |
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BOX 49B - C |
1983 |
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BOX 49C |
1984 |
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BOX 49D |
Oversized correspondence |
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BOX 50A |
1986 |
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Including file on "Jules Fisher - Russian Project" |
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1987 |
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BOX 50B |
Oversized correspondence |
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BOX 50C |
Miscellaneous |
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Appointment Books/Calendars
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BOX 55G |
1966 Executive Almanac, brown paper cover |
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1967-68 Week-at-a-glance Appointment Book, maroon cover |
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1969 Diary, red cover |
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1970 Diary, black cover |
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Daily Notes, Phone Lists and Calendars
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[Note: Daily Notes or Phone Lists contain incoming and outgoing phone calls and notes; calendars are annotated.] |
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BOX 54D |
Phone Lists, 1/81-4/81, blue notebook |
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Phone Lists, 4/81-8/81, blue notebook |
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Phone Lists, 9/81-12/1, blue notebook |
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BOX 54E |
Daily Notes, 1982, black 3 ring binder |
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Daily Notes, 1983, black 3 ring binder |
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Daily Notes, 1984, brown 3 ring binder |
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Daily Notes, 1985, black 3 ring binder |
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Daily Notes, 1986, black 3 ring binder |
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Daily Notes, 1987, black 3 ring binder |
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BOX 54A - D |
Calendars: 1976, 1977, 1980 (2), 1981, 1982 (2), 1983 (2), 1984 (2), 1985 (2), 1986 (2) |
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With appointments and notes |
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BOX 54D |
Monthly Planners: 1975, 1976, 1982 (2) |
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BOX 53, 57, 85, 86 |
Gwen Verdon Career Miscellany
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Material related to Gwen Verdon's career. Included are awards, documentation of public appearances and benefits pertaining to Fosse and Verdon, publicity materials, and other miscellaneous items. |
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Arrangement is by provenance. |
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Biographical
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BOX 53C |
Bio |
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- General correspondence, 1980's
- Actor's Fund, 1985
- Lifetime membership
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American Dance Machine--articles |
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Booth Theatre Library |
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Items on permanent loan, 1989 deposit paper |
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Charity functions |
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Various programs |
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