Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Gladys Cooper papers
- Dates:
- 1888-1965
- Creators:
- Cooper, Gladys, 1888-1971
- Abstract:
- This collection contains correspondence, scripts, scores, playbills, scrapbooks, and a variety of production files related to the stage and film career of Gladys Cooper (1888-1971).
- Extent:
- 25.02 Linear Feet 43 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Gladys Cooper papers, Collection no. 2022, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains correspondence, scripts, scores, playbills, and a variety of production files related to the stage and film career of Gladys Cooper (1888-1971).
There are materials relating to approximately 25 motion pictures (1916-1960), 5 radio programs (1935-1954), and 90 plays (1905-1968). Contents include records of Cooper's stage debut in Bluebell in Fairyland from 1905, records from the Playhouse Theater in London (1922-1934), and scrapbooks documenting Cooper's career. There are also scripts, call sheets, shooting schedules, correspondence, and clippings pertaining to approximately 30 television shows (mainly The Rogues, 1965-65), as well as programs from 45 benefit performances given between 1908 and 1956 for such organizations as The Church of England Waifs and Strays Society. There are also some materials pertaining to the acting careers of Philip Merivale (1923-1946), Sally Cooper (1936-1946), and Joan Buckmaster (1924-1950). There are miscellaneous clippings and playbills for 29 plays dating back to 1888; approximately 50 magazines (1934-1964); 50 music scores (1924-1950) and 90 photographs and stills. Included among the screenplays are The Chalk Garden (1964) and Separate Tables (1958). There is also an original oil painting presented by Jack Warner.
- Biographical / historical:
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Gladys Cooper (1888–1971) was a British actress in theater and film. She made her stage debut, at the age of 16, in a 1905 production of Bluebell in Fairyland. In 1934 she made her American debut in a Broadway production of The Shining Hour. She managed the Playhouse Theater for 17 years. Cooper was nominated for three Academy Awards as a supporting actress, including her 1964 role in My Fair Lady.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Dame Gladys Cooper, March 29 and April 10, 1968.
- Processing information:
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This collection is not fully processed. Some arrangement and labeling has been done and a detailed paper inventory is available in Box 1.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-11-21 09:49:16 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Gladys Cooper papers, Collection no. 2022, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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Cinematic Arts LibraryDoheny Memorial Library, Room G4Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-8383