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Gwen Verdon Career Miscellany (continued)
Miscellaneous Material Related to Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon (continued)
Dance Magazine (continued)
"Jack Cole" series by Glenn Loney, 1/83, 2/83, 3/83, 4/83, 5/83, 6/83, 8/83,9/83, 11/83, 12/83, 1/84
BOX 55, 56, 58 Scrapbooks
The designation "Fosse" or "Verdon" scrapbook marks the SUBJECT of the scrapbook, not necessarily the creator. All scrapbooks are extremely fragile.
Arrangement is by provenance.
BOX 55A Scrapbook, Fosse - fragile; black embossed cover with Dutch boy and girl with "Scrapbook"
1948-1950; clippings scrapbook, many undated; includes Call Me Mister, Make Mine Manhattan, etc.; Bob Fosse and Mary Ann Niles dance reviews; includes Dance Me A Song, 1950 press reviews
BOX 55B Scrapbook, Verdon - fragile; red embossed cover with gold squares pattern
Clippings scrapbook of Can-Can, Damn Yankees, New Girl In Town, Redhead, etc.; includes playbills
BOX 55C Scrapbook, Verdon - fragile; green embossed cover with gold borders
New Girl In Town, including playbills and press
BOX 55D Scrapbook, Verdon - fragile; green embossed cover with gold borders
Redhead, including playbills and press
BOX 56A Scrapbook, Fosse - fragile; blue cover with embossed scissors
Clippings scrapbook of Call Me Mister and other; 1946-48; black and white photo of Bob Fosse and Mary Ann Niles on title page
BOX 56B Scrapbook, Fosse - fragile; brown cover with embossed scissors
1938-45; Hook, Line and Sinker, Make Mine Manhattan, Pal Joey, and others; Bob Fosse high school, Riff Brothers, and Navy material, including photos and ads as well as clippings; script pages with notes for Three's A Crowd; important documentation
BOX 56C Scrapbook, Fosse; light orange cover with embossed scissors
Photos, posters and handbills, press clippings on Hook, Line, and Sinker, Call Me Mister, and others including later material; Joan McCracken press
BOX 56D Scrapbook; dark orange scrapbook with embossed scissors
Clippings: photos of dancers in various poses
BOX 56E Scrapbook; green cover with gold bars and "Scrapbook"
Clippings: photos of dancers in various poses
BOX 56F Scrapbook, Fosse; navy blue cover
1952-1960; title page article: "Bob Fosse: Triple Threat;" including Kiss Me Kate, Pajama Game, Damn Yankees, Redhead; includes playbills and clippings
BOX 56G Scrapbook, Fosse; stars and stripes cover
1972-73; clippings, telegrams etc. on 1973 "Triple Crown," Sweet Charity, Liza With A Z, Cabaret
BOX 58A - B Miscellaneous dance programs and brochures
Miscellaneous souvenir film programs
BOX 53, 59, 60, 85, 86 Photographs
Photos are arranged by, and relate to: production or project; Fosse/Verdon individual files; Fosse/Verdon combined photos; personal shots; and miscellaneous. Color slides, poster slides and negatives are included. "Duplicate" entries are intentional; they pertain to different photos.
Arrangement is by subject.
The Affairs Of Dobie Gillis
BOX 59A Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1
Fosse and 3 other leads, publicity shot;
Alive and Kicking
BOX 59A Photograph: 5x7, black and white, 1
By Will Rapport of the dance: "The Reason for Divorce is Marriage," featuring Jack Cole and others
Photograph: 5x7, black and white, 1
By Fred Fehl of the dance: "Cole Scuttle Blues," 1951, at the Winter Garden, featuring Gwen Verdon and Marie Grosscup
Photograph: 5x7, black and white, 1
By Will Rapport of the dance: "The Reason for Divorce is Marriage," 1951, at the Winter Garden, featuring Jack Cole and Gwen Verdon
Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 5
By Fred Fehl of the dance: "Dove's Blues," 1951, featuring Gwen Verdon, Jack Cole and others
Photograph: 5x7, black and white, 1
By Will Rapport of the dance: "Dove's Blues," dress rehearsal, featuring Gwen Verdon, Jack Cole, and Marie Grosscup
All That Jazz
Photographs: 3 1/2 x 5, color, 4
Of Ann Reinking; duplicates of same shot
BOX 60D Photographs: 4x5, color, 3
Various head shots of Roy Scheider
Photo contact prints: color, 2
Dance photos: Leland Palmer in studio, etc.
BOX 59A Photographs and negative: 8x10, color, 10
File: "Fosse Portraits"; excellent prints of Bob Fosse directing Leland Palmer, Roy Scheider (several), dancers, crew, Bob Fosse at camera, publicity stills (and 1 8x10 negative for publicity still)
Photographs: assorted sizes, color
20 Color contact prints, and 1 4x8 of Sandahl Bergman; very small prints of Ann Reinking, Erzebet Foldi, Roy Scheider, dancers and others in scenes from film
Photographs: contact prints, 8x10s, color, 16
Portraits: Roy Scheider, Ann Reinking, Erzebet Foldi, in costume; several stills: Ann Reinking and Erzebet Foldi dancing, Joe's apartment, Airotica dance, shots of Ann Reinking leaping, several small format photos of Roy Scheider
Photographs: 8x10 snapshots, black and white, 14
Bob Fosse showing steps to dancers; Erzebet Foldi, Leland Palmer and Michael Bennett (some of these are casting photos of Leland Palmer and Michael Bennett, not film stills); casting: Ann Reinking; numerous informal shots of Roy Scheider and Erzebet Foldi; publicity shot: Jessica Lange; Bob Fosse directing Roy Scheider; All That Jazz ad; an autographed "joke" photo from Roy Scheider to Bob Fosse
Photographs: contact sheets, black and white, 5
File: "Cannes" (Cannes Film Festival)
Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 10
File: "Research" hospital and cafeteria photos
Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 4
File: "Festivals"; shots of Bob Fosse and others at various festivals
BOX 86E Photographs: 11x14, color, 3; 11x14, black and white, 2)
Color: Roy Scheider in role 2; portrait shot of Scheider and Erzebet Foldi 1; black and white: All That Jazz in neon lights, 2
BOX 60A Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 50
South American film festivals photos
Big Deal
BOX 59A Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 7
4 stage stills, assorted: Devine/Derricks, male leads, dancers; 1 opening night photo of Bob Fosse and leads; 1 still, Bill Robinson research; 1 casting shot of Cleavant Derricks
Burnt Offerings
Photographs: snapshots, color, 5
House used in film, exterior shots
Cabaret
BOX 60D Photograph: 4x5, black and white, 1
Joel Grey onstage with female dancers
Photographs: snapshots, color, 2
Gorilla costume, made up
BOX 59A Photographs: 7x7, black and white, 4
From file: "Locations"; German streets and buildings
Photographs: 8x10, black and white, 9
Film stills/publicity stills including Michael York, Marisa Berenson, Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey (all leads); publicity still of Joel Grey with Cabaret girls; Joel Grey with gorilla
Photographs: 12 x 9 1/2, black and white, 2
Production still of Bob Fosse and Geoffrey Unsworrth, and of Bob Fosse directing
Photograph: 9x11, black and white, 1
Bob Fosse portrait, sitting on box with negative
BOX 86E Photograph: 9x12, color, 1
Bob Fosse directing Minnelli - the camera is behind Bob Fosse, he's gesturing with his hands, on Munichset
Photograph: 9x14, black and white, 1
Liza Minnelli, in still from another film, perhaps "...Junie Moon;" (casting file shot?)
Call Me Mister
BOX 59A Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1
By Leo Friedman; 3 shot, including Fosse in uniform, autographed by "Joe and Ira"
Photograph: 7 1/2 x 8, black and white, 1
Fosse dancing
BOX 59E Photograph and negative: snapshot, black and white, 1
Fosse, Mary Ann Niles and unidentified in front of marquee
Photograph and negative: 7 1/2 x 7 1/2, black and white, 1
Fosse in uniform
BOX 59A Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 1
Fosse, Robert Sheerer, Cliff Ferre and unidentified female dancer
Can-Can
BOX 60D Photographs: 5x7, black and white, 7
By Fred Fehl (6); by Will Rapport (1); various scenes from Can-Can, each featuring Gwen Verdon
BOX 59A Transparencies: 4x5 (several smaller), color, 20
From file: "Life Magazine, color transparencies" shots of Gwen Verdon as "Eve" and several Life shots of Gwen Verdon in gown
Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1
Gwen Verdon making up in dressing room
Photograph: 5x6, black and white, 1
Gwen Verdon as "Eve"
Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1
Duplicate publicity shots, portraits in striped blouse
Photograph: 8x10, black and white, 1
Publicity: Gwen Verdon eating a hot dog
Chicago (Various Productions)
BOX 59E, 60D Photographs and negatives: snapshots, color, 25
Chicago research (jail facilities), including negatives
BOX 60D Photographs: 5x7, color, 3
Chicago, Gwen Verdon backstage; stage still; Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera
Photographs: snapshots, color, 2
1 duplicate of Gwen Verdon backstage; 2nd backstage shot
Photographs: 5x7, color, 2
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