University of Wyoming
Vera Marshe was a singer, vaudevillian, and actress. She began her career dancing with The Doris Humphrey Dancers while still in high school. Then she joined the cast of George White's "Scandals", and went on to work with Harry Carroll in Vaudeville. In addition she appeared on Broadway in "The Band Wagon", and "America's Sweetheart". She was also in the London production of "She Loves Me Not". In the late 1920s she was signed by Cecil B. DeMille. She appeared in "The Blue Dahlia" and she skated with Sonja Henie's ice shows. In the 1950s she made television appearances on "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" and "Meet Corlis Archer".
Vera Marshe's collection contains career memorabilia, telegrams, correspondence, scrapbooks, and numerous press clippings.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Vera Marshe at the date of processing.
This material was received from the Estate of Vera Marshe, Irma M. Hagerthy from 1984-1986.
The collection was processed by Julia Wells in Febuary 2025.
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