Ed Begley papers, 1918-1970

Includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations. Includes an envelope with “old [script] pages,” promotional materials for the movie, and an issue of the British publication “The Daily Cinema” that includes an article about the movie.

Includes handwritten annotations.

One draft includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations. “Shooting script for dramatized motion picture in color for use during Westinghouse Employe Discussion Programs and Economics. Script written in collaboration with the American Economic Foundation.”

Begley played Twain. Includes a letter to Begley, a promotional document, and a clipping of Begley performing in a minstrel show at a high school in Windsor, CT.

Two drafts include handwritten annotations.

Includes a letter to Begley.

In a bound notebook that includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations and a call sheet.

Includes handwritten annotations.

One draft includes handwritten annotations.

Includes a letter from Lindsey to Begley.

Includes handwritten annotations, a synopsis of the movie, and a list of the movie’s credits.

Includes a call sheet and a list of actors and their respective roles. One draft includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations and call sheets.

One draft includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations.

One draft includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations and a call sheet.

Includes handwritten annotations and shooting schedules.

Includes a call sheet.

Includes handwritten annotations, a rehearsal schedule, a taping schedule, and a character breakdown.

Includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations, call sheets, and a schedule.

Includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations and call sheets.

Includes handwritten annotations.

Includes handwritten annotations.

“An original treatment for a motion picture.”

A bank book of records of checks and a receipt regarding Begley’s salary for his performances in “Inherit the Wind.”

Mostly articles about Begley’s death.

• “Advise and Consent” (Walnut Theatre, Philadelphia, PA) - 1960 - Begley appeared in the production;
• “All My Sons” (Colonial Theatre, Boston, MA) (two copies) - 1947 - Begley appeared in the production;
• “All My Sons” (Coronet Theatre, NY, NY) (two issues) - 1947 - Begley appeared in the production;
• “All My Sons” (The Kansas City Circle Theatre, Kansas City, MO) - 1966 - Begley appeared in the production;
• “All My Sons” (Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT) (two copies) - 1947 - Begley appeared in the production.

• “Banderol” (The Playhouse Theatre, Wilmington, DE) - 1962 - Begley appeared in the production.

• “The Chinese Wall” (Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles, CA) - undated - Ed Begley, Jr., appeared in the production;
• “Circus Capers” (St. Paul’s Y.P.F., Bloomfield, NJ) - 1951;
• “College Capers” (St. Paul’s Y.P.F., Bloomfield, NJ) - 1952.

• “Darkness at Noon” (Royale Theatre, NY, NY) - 1951;
• Dublin Theatre Festival (Dublin, Ireland) - 1966.

“The Egghead” (Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NY, NY) - 1957;

“The Emperor Jones” and “Where the Cross is Made” (The Theatre Guild on the Air, ABC Radio) - 1945 - Begley performed in “Where the Cross Is Made.”

• “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (Ziegfeld Theatre, NY, NY) - 1951;
• “Get Away Old Man” (Cort Theatre, NY, NY) - 1943 - Begley appeared in the production;
• “Girls of Summer” (Longacre Theatre, NY, NY) - 1956.

• “The Happy Time” (Plymouth Theatre, NY, NY) - 1951;
• “Hazel Flagg” (Shubert Theatre, Philadelphia, PA) - 1953;
• Guy E. Hedland – Funeral Service (Los Angeles, CA) - 1965.

• “Inherit the Wind” (National Theatre, NY, NY) - 1957 - Begley played Matthew Harrison Brady;
• “Inherit the Wind” (National Theatre, NY, NY) - 1957 - Begley played Henry Drummond;
• “Inside U.S.A.” (New Century Theatre, NY, NY) - 1948;
• “It Can’t Happen Here” (The Federal Theatre, Palace Theatre, Hartford, CT) - undated - Thomas Begley appeared in the production.

• “Jane” (Ford’s Theatre, Baltimore, MD) - 1952;
• “John Brown’s Body” (Lyric Theatre, Baltimore, MD) - 1953;
• “Juno and the Paycock” (Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland) - 1966.

• “The King and I” (St. James Theatre, NY, NY) - 1952;
• “Kismet” (Ziegfield Theatre, NY, NY) - 1955.

• “Land of Fame” (Mansfield Theatre, NY, NY) (two copies) - 1943 - Begley appeared in the production;
• “Leonard Sillman’s New Faces of 1952” (Royale Theatre, NY, NY) - 1952
• “The Little Foxes” (Hilltop Theatre, Baltimore, MD) - 1953
• “Look Homeward, Angel” (Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NY, NY) (two issues) - undated;
• “Look Homeward, Angel” (Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NY, NY) (two issues) - undated - Begley appeared in the production.

• “March Merriment” (St. John’s Methodist Church, Baltimore, MD) - 1953
• “Masquers Revel – 1954 Edition” (Los Angeles, CA) - 1954
• “Me and Juliet” (Majestic Theatre, NY, NY) - 1953
• “Mick and Mick” (Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland) - undated
• “Middle of the Night” (Alley Theatre, Houston, TX) – 1958 – Begley appeared in the production;
• “Middle of the Night” (The Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, FL) – undated – Begley appeared in the production.

• “Never Too Late” (Municipal Auditorium, Kansas State University) (two copies) – 1967 – Begley appeared in the production;
• “Night of Knights” (Annual Halloween Costume Ball and Carnival (National Variety Artists, Inc., NY, NY ) – 1954 – Includes a “greeting” from Begley.

• “One for the Grave” (The Abbey Theatre Company, Dublin, Ireland) – undated;
• “Only in America” (Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia, PA) – 1959;
• Otterbein College (Westerville, OH) – Founders’ Day Convocation (two copies) – 1964 – Begley received a Distinguished Service Award;
• “Our Town” (ANTA Theatre, NY, NY) – 1969 – Begley appeared in the production;
• “Our Town” (Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, FL) – 1969 – Begley appeared in the production.

• “Pal Joey” (Broadhurst Theatre, NY, NY) – 1952;
• The Philadelphia Orchestra – Fourth Program (Lyric Theatre, Baltimore, MD) – 1953;
• “The Plough and the Stars” (University Regent Theatre, Syracuse, NY) – 1964 – Begley was an “inaugural guest”;
• “Prologue to Glory” (The Theatre Guild on the Air, ABC Radio) (three copies) – 1946 – Begley performed in the radio broadcast.

• “Revels of 1964” (Hollywood Comedy Club, Los Angeles, CA) – 1964 – Includes a photo of Begley with wife Helen and daughter Maureen;
• “Revels of 1966” (Hollywood Comedy Club, Los Angeles, CA) – 1966 – Includes a photo of Begley with wife Helen and daughter Maureen;
• “Revels of 1967” (Hollywood Comedy Club, Los Angeles, CA) – 1967 – Includes a photo of Begley with wife Helen and daughter Maureen;
• “Revels of 1968” (Hollywood Comedy Club, Los Angeles, CA) – 1968 – Includes “greetings” from Begley and wife Helen;
• “Revels of 1969” (Hollywood Comedy Club, Los Angeles, CA) – 1969 – Includes “best wishes” from Begley, who is listed as honorary president;
• “Revels of 1970” (Hollywood Comedy Club, Los Angeles, CA) – 1970 – Begley is listed as a past honorary president; includes a tribute titled “Ed Begley – The Measure of a MAN”;
• “The Rose Tattoo” (Martin Beck Theatre, NY, NY) – 1951.

• “Semi-Detached” (Ford’s Theatre, Baltimore, MD) (two copies) – 1960 – Begley appeared in the production;
• “Semi-Detached” (New Locust Theatre, Philadelphia, PA) – 1960 – Begley appeared in the production;
• “A Shadow of My Enemy” (ANTA Theatre, NY, NY) – 1957 – Begley appeared in the production;
• “A Shadow of My Enemy” (National Theatre, Washington, D.C.) (four copies) – 1957 – Begley appeared in the production;
• “Shakespeare’s ‘Ages of Man’” (Forty-Sixth Street Theatre, NY, NY) – 1958;
• “The Shrike” (Ford’s Theatre, Baltimore, MD) – 1952;
• “Stalag 17” (Forty-Eighth Street Theatre, NY, NY) – 1951;
• “Stella Niagara’s Seniorites’ Program” – undated – Ed Begley, Jr., is listed in the program; includes a handwritten note from Ed Begley, Jr., to his father;
• “Summer and Smoke” (The Vagabond Theatre, Baltimore, MD) – 1953;
• “Sump’in Old Sunp’in New” (St. Paul’s Y.P.F., Bloomfield, NJ) – 1950;
• Syracuse University – Festival of the Arts – 1963;
• Syracuse University – Festival of the Arts (two copies) – 1964;
• Syracuse University – High School Drama Festival (University Regent Theatre) – 1964.

• “Ten Nights in a Bar-Room” (Drama Department, Syracuse University) – 1964;
• “Three Men on a Horse” (The Vagabond Theatre, Baltimore, MD) – 1952;
• Tony Awards – 1947 – Begley appeared in “All My Sons,” which won for Author (Arthur Miller) and Direction (Elia Kazan);
• “The Torchbearers” (Hilltop Theatre, Baltimore, MD) – 1953;
• “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” (Alvin Theatre, NY, NY) – 1951.

“The Unsinkable Molly Brown” – 1964 – Begley appeared in the movie.

• “What Every Woman Knows” (The Vagabond Theatre, Baltimore, MD) – 1952;
• “What Price Glory” (Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Masquers Club of Hollywood) (two copies) – undated – Begley appeared in the production;
• “Where’s Charley” (Broadway Theatre, NY, NY) – 1951

“Years Ago” (Mansfield Theatre, NY, NY) – 1947.

“Zelda” (Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NY, NY) – 1969 – Begley starred in the production.

Begley is listed as a vice-president and is mentioned in an article (pg. 7).

Includes an entry on Begley (pg. 8).

Twelve monthly issues in a bound volume. Inscribed in 1946 to Begley.

Includes “Inherit the Wind,” in which Begley appeared.

Includes an entry on Begley (pg. 172).

The 1967-1968 issue includes a picture of Begley with wife Helen and daughter Maureen.

Begley appears in a group photo (pp. 32-33).

Begley received a Distinguished Service Award.

Includes an article on wardrobe for “Advise and Consent” that features Begley.

The 1949 issue includes an article on Begley.

Includes Begley on the cover and an article on him.

Includes an article on Begley as an honorary chairman.

• Boxoffice Blue Ribbon Award – Best Picture of the Month – “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” – 1964 – ncludes a “Boxoffice” clipping about the award and a letter from Ben Shylen, publisher of “Boxoffice”;
• Jerry Gold Theatre Ticket Service – “Zelda” – 1969;
• Otterbein College (Westerville, OH) – Distinguished Service Award – 1964;
• Pace Winnipeg International Film Festival – “Odds Against Tomorrow” – Best Supporting Actor – 1959;
• Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters – undated;
• State of Tennessee – Honorary Citizen of Tennessee – 1968.

Includes pages in a daily reminder and entries in a 1963 diary.

Includes Begley in a list of charter members of Pacific Pioneers Broadcasters and as a delegate of the Eleventh Cork International Film Festival.

Includes a court order regarding the adoption of Thomas Martin Begley by Ed and Amanda Begley and the music score for “Belly Up to the Bar, Boys” from “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.”