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Lumet (Baruch) papers
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  • Restrictions on Access
  • Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
  • Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
  • UCLA Catalog Record ID
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing Information
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content
  • Organization and Arrangement

  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Baruch Lumet papers
    Creator: Lumet, Baruch
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1451
    Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/2/resources/771
    Physical Description: 2.8 linear feet (6 doc boxes, 1 flat box)
    Date (inclusive): 1955-1983
    Abstract: Baruch Lumet (1898-1992) was an actor in theater and movies, and an author. He wrote and acted on New York City radio programs (1932-42), made his Broadway debut in The Chinese Nightingale (1934), toured North America in his one-man show, Monotheatre Varieties (1939-46), wrote Three Steps Down (1946) and Once upon a Tailor (1953), and appeared in films and television programs. From 1953 to 1960, Lumet served as director of the Dallas Institute of Performing Arts and the Knox Street Theater, Dallas, Texas (1953-60). His son is director Sidney Lumet. The collection consists of Lumet's personal papers relating to his career in the theater. Includes photographs, manuscripts, clippings, scripts, and videotapes, including his KCET television special, Portrait of My People.
    Physical location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
    Language of Material: Materials are primarily in English with a small portion in Yiddish.

    Restrictions on Access

    Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

    COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital materials you must notify the reference desk in advance of your visit.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Baruch Lumet, 1983.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9942333423606533 

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Baruch Lumet Papers (Collection 1451). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Processing Information

    Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
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    Biography

    Lumet was born on September 16, 1898 in Warsaw, Poland; graduated from the Warsaw Academy of Dramatic and Musical Arts, 1918; made his debut as an actor there in the same year, and appeared in London (1920-21), and in various productions of Maurice Schwartz's Yiddish Art Theater in New York City (1926-31); wrote and acted on New York City radio programs (1932-42); made his Broadway debut in The Chinese Nightingale (1934), and toured North America in his one-man show, Monotheatre Varieties (1939-46); wrote Three Steps Down (1946) and Once upon a Tailor (1953); appeared in the films One third of a nation (1939), The interns (1962), and Adventures of a Young Man (1962); appeared on television programs, including Studio One, Kraft Television Theater, Playhouse 90, The Untouchables, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents; served as director of the Dallas Institute of Performing Arts and the Knox Street Theater, Dallas, Texas (1953-60). His son is director Sidney Lumet.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of the personal papers of Baruch Lumet, relating to his career in the theater as an actor and a writer. Includes photographs, manuscripts, clippings, scripts, and videotapes, including his KCET television special, Portrait of my people.

    Organization and Arrangement

    This collection has been arranged in the following series:
    • Series 1: Scripts and Manuscripts Written by Lumet
    • Series 2: Theater Career

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Dramatists -- United States -- Archives.
    Actors -- United States -- Archives
    Lumet, Baruch -- Archives