Collection Summary
Julian, Joseph, 1910-1982
Joseph Julian Papers
1942-1977
12728
1.64 cubic
ft. (2 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
Joseph Julian was an actor, playwright, and author who starred in more than 10,000 radio broadcasts. This collection contains phonograph records, scripts, books, correspondence, and manuscript material related to Joseph Julian’s long career in radio and the entertainment industry.
Biography or History of Joseph JulianJoseph Julian was born in June 1910 in St. Marys, Pennsylvania as Joseph Shapiro. He was an actor, playwright, and author who starred in more than 10,000 radio broadcasts. Most famously working with Orson Welles and Norman Corwin. In the early 1950's, Julian was blacklisted in the Red Channels list. An accusation which he actively resisted and charges which he eventually successfully overcame. He passed away in New York, NY in March 1982.
Scope and ContentThis collection contains phonograph records, scripts, books, correspondence, and manuscript material related to Joseph Julian’s long career in radio and the entertainment industry.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
and the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
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Related Materials
There are no known other archival collections created by Joseph Julian at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from Michael Nisley in March 2019.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Krist Jessup in September 2019.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Access Terms
Radio actors and actresses
Authors
Radio plays
Dramatists
Radio writers
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Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Performing Arts
Container List
1Audio (phonograph records):
1"The Devil and the Dream"undated
1Finnegen - Merry Christmasundated
1"The Great Radio Feuds"1947
1Henry Morgan exc. - "The Hands"December 1946
1Henry Morgan exc. - Joe JulianDecember 1946
1"Hobby Lobby Program - Music 'Palmer'"October 1938
1"Joseph Julian ARC Correspondent"January 1946
1"Mysterious Traveler"January 1948
1"New Sounds in American Fiction"1969
1"Report to the Nation" parts 1 and 4September 1942
1Untitled Japanese recordundated
1Untitled record x 4undated
2Audio (cassette tapes):
2"I Search for Danger (Pilot Show): The Man Who Stoll the World"January 1975
2Joe Julian interviewundated
2Untitledundated
2"An Act of Kindness" by Joseph Julianundated
2"Behind the Gray Flannel Curtain" by Joseph Julianundated
2"Consumate the Love Ring and Other Poems" by Toni Gabriel1975
2"The Devil and the Dream: A Play for Teen-agers" by Joseph Julian1957
2"On Directing" by Harold Clurman1972
2"From the Land of Silent People" by Robert St. John1942
2"The Gimmick" by Joseph Julianundated
2"Ibsen" by Harold Clurman1977
2Japan1946
2"The Meanest Man in the World"June 1955
2"More by Corwin: 16 Radio Dramas by Norman Corwin"1944
2"Norman Corwin's Prayer for the 70s" by Norman Corwin1969
2Nugget magazineOctober 1956
2Outline for "A Logical Romance"undated
2"Presento!" by Joseph Julianundated
2"This was Radio: A Personal Memoir" by Joseph Julian1975
2"The Rope Dancers" a play by Morton Wishengrad1958
2"Schicken Sie mir einen Dollar" by Joseph Julian1958
2"See What I Mean?" by Joseph Julianundated
2"Thirteen by Corwin" by Norman Corwin1942