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Descriptive Summary
Title: Edward Allen Biby (1884-1952) Collection
Dates: 1915-1939
Collection Number: P-155
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Extent: .6 linear feet (Boxes: 5x7, 2 ½ letter, 1 letter)
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
Abstract: Photos of actors and actresses and film making in Hollywood during the silent era, collected by Biby and his wife Marion Strauch
Biby. He was one of the first casting directors in Hollywood. He discovered Jackie Coogan, and he was also a director and
publicity agent who worked with Charlie Chaplin, who appears in some of the photos. Also included are typescripts of a play
"The Red Virgin" by Biby, 1933-1939. There are also family photos including his post-film career as a real estate agent in
Orange County. Photographs, ca. 1915-1935
Language of Material: English
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Research is by appointment only
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Preferred Citation
Edward Allen Biby (1884-1952) Collection. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County
Scope and Content of Collection
Photos of actors and actresses and film making in Hollywood during the silent era, collected by Biby and his wife Marion Strauch
Biby. He was one of the first casting directors in Hollywood. He discovered Jackie Coogan, and he was also a director and
publicity agent who worked with Charlie Chaplin, who appears in some of the photos. Also included are typescripts of a play
"The Red Virgin" by Biby, 1933-1939. There are also family photos including his post-film career as a real estate agent in
Orange County. Photographs, ca. 1915-1935
Indexing Terms
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Silent films.