Summary Information

Title: John Cecil Holm Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1879-1901, 1925-1979

Creator:

• Holm, John Cecil, 1904-

Call Number: Mss 691

Quantity: 4.2 c.f. (3 record center cartons, 1 archives box, and 1 flat box)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives / Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
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Abstract:

Papers of John Cecil Holm, an actor and playwright best known for his play Three Men on a Horse. Included are a few personal papers, autobiographical materials, correspondence, and news clippings and a scrapbook of reviews. There are draft scripts of a number of Holm's plays (some written in collaboration with George Abbott), including Banjo Eyes, Best Foot Forward, Brighten the Corner, Four Cents a Word later made into the film Blonde Inspiration, Gramercy Ghost, The Southwest Corner, Sweethearts, and Three Men on a Horse. Other writings include articles; a book draft; song lyrics; monologues and speeches; short stories, outlines, and story lines; television scripts; and additional unproduced scripts.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00691

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