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Greenwood (Charlotte) collection
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Description
This collection consists of Charlotte Greenwood (1890-1977) scripts, photographs, newspaper clippings, playbills, and music scores. Greenwood (1890-1977) was an American actress in theater, film, and radio, who performed in the stage play "Out of this World" (1950-51) and as Aunt Eller in the film adaptation of "Oklahoma!" (1955). She also had her own comedy radio program, "The Charlotte Greenwood Show" in the mid-1940s.
Background
Charlotte Greenwood (1890-1977) was an American actress in theater, film, and radio. She was known for her high kicks in dance and performance, as she was almost six feet tall. "Out of this World" (1950-51) was her last theater performance. Her most well-known movie role was as Aunt Eller in the film adaptation of "Oklahoma!" (1955). From 1944-1946, Greenwood had her own comedy radio program, "The Charlotte Greenwood Show."
Extent
101.042 Linear Feet 54 boxes
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Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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