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Jerome Robinson Theatrical Photographs Collection, circa 1930-1955

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About this Collection

Jerome Robinson (1910-1976) was the official photographer for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in New York (1930-31), published a book titled, The complete plays of Gilbert and Sullivan (1938), joined the staff of Theater arts and Stage magazines, and did theater features for Life magazine. He moved to Hollywood, California (1943) and worked as the official photographer for the Pasadena Playhouse (1943-58). He was called before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1950 and declared an unfriendly witness because he refused to testify. He never worked in a motion picture studio again, although his career in the theater continued until 1958. The collection consists of approximately 10,000 photographs and 20,000 negatives taken by Robinson of theatrical performances and performers in New York, Pasadena, and Los Angeles.


Collection Overview

Alternative title
Jerome Robinson Theatrical Photographs Collection
Jerome Robinson Photographs Collection
Date Created
circa 1930-1955

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Repository
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections
Local identifier
Collection 1203
ARK
ark:/21198/zz00093kw2
Opac url
https://catalog.library.ucla.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=2723129
Finding Aid URL
https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt296nc4jc/
MANIFEST URL
IIIF Manifest

Keywords

Subjects
Stage photography--New York (State)--New York--Archival resources
Robinson, Jerome--Archives
Stage photography--California, Southern--Archival resources
Photographers--United States--Archival resources

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