Summary Information

Title: Arthur Cantor Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1951-1965

Creator:

• Cantor, Arthur, 1920-

Call Number: U.S. Mss 85AN; Micro 1074

Quantity: 14.0 c.f. (34 archives boxes, 1 flat box) and 7 reels of microfilm (35mm)

Repository:

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

Papers of Arthur Cantor, a theatrical producer and press representative, consisting of photographs, scripts, and press releases. Included is material on television programs which Cantor promoted including Armstrong Circle Theatre (CBS and NBC) and various programs sponsored by Aluminum Company of America (the Alcoa portion of Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre, NBC; One Step Beyond, ABC; and Alcoa Premier, ABC). There are also files of photographs and releases on plays produced by Cantor, some in association with Fred Coe, including All the Way Home (1960), Gideon (1961), The Tenth Man (1959), and A Thousand Clowns (1962). Similar files exist for other Broadway productions which Cantor publicized including Auntie Mame (1956), The Autumn Garden (1951), The Complaisant Lover (1961), The Lark (1955), Man of La Mancha (1965), The Miracle Worker (1959), The Music Man (1957), Toys in the Attic (1960), and Two for the Seesaw (1958).

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-us0085an

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