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61. It's Not Easy Being Megee It's Not Easy Being Megee November 2000 Photos and biographical article about Ron Megee, "Kansas City's most wicked theatrical wit" and "the man behind some of the most dramatically lit produce in the Midwest," operating as both a theater director...
62. Jack Carson and Dick Powell Die: When Carson's Act Folded Here in 1935, Comedian Stayed Two Years as Jack Carson and Dick Powell Die: When Carson's Act Folded Here in 1935, Comedian Stayed Two Years as M. C. at the Tower Theater January/3/1963 Obituary article about Jack Carson, a comedian in Kansas City in the 1930s, dying at the age of 52. Photos and description of his career as a comedian in the early 1930s and stint as master of ceremonies...
63. JCC's Old Resident Theatre's History Profiled in New Book JCC's Old Resident Theatre's History Profiled in New Book January 5, 2012 Article discussing the history of the Jewish Community Center's Resident Theatre. Opened in 1932, the theatre was extremely popular from the 1940s through the 1960s. It closed in 1983. Richard Piland's...
64. Jesse James Motion Picture Scene Jesse James Motion Picture Scene ca1920 Exterior view of three actors in a scene from a silent motion picture. Although the movie is not identified, it is believed to be a scene from the silent movie Jesse James Under the Black Flag filmed in...
65. Jewish Entertainer Mandy Patinkin Brings His Talent Back to KC Jewish Entertainer Mandy Patinkin Brings His Talent Back to KC January 12, 2012 Interview with actor Mandy Patinkin, who appeared in "An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin" at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts from January 17 to 22, 2012. In the article, Patinkin...
66. Joan Crawford Joan Crawford 1989 Biographical sketch of Joan Crawford (1906-1977), a movie actress starting in 1925 with silent pictures, growing up in Kansas City. Description of her life and career, moving to Kansas City in 1917 from...
67. Joe Sanders and Others Joe Sanders and Others N.d. View of a group of people standing by an airplane. Included is Joe Sanders on the far left of the photo. The caption reads: "Texas City Benefit cast. We did two shows, one at Pt. Arthur & one at Austin."...
68. John Frank Dies at 72: Former Actor Suffers Heart Attack John Frank Dies at 72: Former Actor Suffers Heart Attack February/16/1961 Obituary for John Frank, "long one of Kansas City's most popular stage and radio actors," starting his career as a child actor in Kansas City, including the title role in "The Air Adventures of Jimmy Allen"...
69. John Goodman John Goodman Information about John Goodman, a television, motion picture, and theater actor born in Saint Louis and graduating from Southwest Missouri State University in 1975, moving then to New York as a theater...
70. Kansas City Crossroads: Theater Legend Touched Thousands Kansas City Crossroads: Theater Legend Touched Thousands April 2001 Photo and biographical article about Patricia McIlrath (1917-1999), founder and former director of the Missouri Repertory Theatre at the University of Missouri-Kansas City starting in 1964. Noted as a...
71. Kansas City Repertory Theater Kansas City Repertory Theater Material pertaining to the Kansas City Repertory Theater, a professional theater in residence at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The theater was founded as the "Summer Repertory Theater," and became...
72. Kansas City Star Building Kansas City Star Building Postcard of the Kansas City Star Building
73. Kansas City's Famous Sons and Daughters Kansas City's Famous Sons and Daughters October/19/1975 Extensive article about the definition of famous Kansas Citians, with an annotated and illustrated list of several people fitting this description, many in the entertainment industry, including Wallace...
74. Kansas City/Local Area Fine Arts Programs Collection Finding Aid Kansas City/Local Area Fine Arts Programs Collection Finding Aid circa 1880 - present This collection consists of various types of local fine arts programs and is designed to be an on-going collection. The programs are arranged alphabetically by either the theater name or place of performance,...
75. KC Actor: the Man Who Would be in 'King'. KC Actor: the Man Who Would be in 'King'. September 22, 2006 Interview with actor Bruce Heinrich.
76. KC Actors Tally Up Season KC Actors Tally Up Season August 20, 2006 Survey of the history and first two seasons of the Kansas City Actors Theatre and the group's plans for the coming year.
77. KC Native Henry Stram Wins N.Y. Honors KC Native Henry Stram Wins N.Y. Honors January 8, 2005 Henry Stram, son of former Kansas City Chiefs coach Hank Stram, recently was honored by New York Magazine for giving one of the best three performances of 2005 on the New York stage. He appeared in the...
78. KC Public Library Offers a Film Vault to Bank On KC Public Library Offers a Film Vault to Bank On May 23, 2007 The newly renovated Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault, located in the Central library of the Kansas City Public Library, will debut May 23, 2007. The state-of-the-art mini-theater is located in the large vault...
79. KMBC-TV Noon Show KMBC-TV Noon Show Dory DeAngelo (right) and two unidentified actors in the KMBC-TV musical production of South Pacific (1957).
80. Last Chapter Last Chapter December 6, 2003 Short death notice for actress Ellen Drew who died at age 89 on December 17, 2003. "She was born Esther Loretta Ray in Kansas City." She starred in the 1940s and 1950s with such actors as Joel McCrea,...