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communism and culture1
film festivals1
jewish theater1
motion pictures1
theater1

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Baron, Alec (1913-1991)1
Littlewood, Joan1
Plenty, Kate1

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Alec Baron, archive compiled by Baron relating to theatrical life in Leeds from the late 1920s to the 1950s, principally Leeds Unity Theatre, supplemented by material relating to Leeds Film Theatre and world cinema.

Baron, Alec (1913-1991)

1928-1991

Archive compiled by Alec Baron relating to theatrical life in Leeds from the late 1920s to the 1950s, principally Leeds Unity Theatre, supplemented by material relating to Leeds Film Theatre and world...

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Material relating to Theatre Workshop, directed by Joan Littlewood

1928-1950

5 programmes for "Johnny Noble", "The flying doctor”, "The love of Don Perlimplin for Belisa in his garden", "Uranium 235", and "Rogues gallery", 2 promotional leaflets, a ticket, Tom Driberg's news...

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Leeds Film Society and Leeds Film Group

1960-1979

(a) miscellaneous documents, including 8 typed sheets on the history of Film Society in Leeds by AB, acting as the secretary of the society, and 7 items of correspondence (AB, Charles Close, Paul Smed...

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Miscellaneous typescripts

1941-1942

, many probably for Royal Air Force revues (1941-2?) by aB and others, including "Berchtesgaden", "Seductive Sadie", "Purple passion", "The Furore", "National service", and a script for a trial of Mus...

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Film material

1957-1979

(a) Film material (1970s): poster for the film "Woodstock”, programme notes, reviews, programmes, leaflets, catalogues, a typed article for "Sight and sound” (summer 1978) on the film "The third f...

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Miscellaneous scripts

1930-1939

, typed and hand-written, including: (a) "Headline: a play about a paper and a people" by Unity Theatre; (b) "Salute the Soviet Union" by Jack Lindsay; (c) "Jack the giant killer", Unity's second pant...

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33 issues of "Film news”

1955-1963

by The Federation of Film Societies, 1955-1963;

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Varsity Gold Diggers 1934

1934

(a) AB's notebook (with 11 press-cuttings and 2 leaflets attached, and some loose leaves enclosed); (b) a programme with signatures of the actors; (c) and correspondence (5 items) relating to this pla...

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"God bless the guv-nor, a moral melodrama in three acts in which the twin evils of trades unionism and strong drink are exposed"

1947

, by Ted Willis, after Mrs Henry Wood, performed by Leeds Citizen's Theatre in Priestly Hall, City Square, Leeds on 8 March 1947(?): a printed script, a typescript, designs for costumes, a prop list, ...

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