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Title
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Dictionary of Missouri Biography
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Description
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Short biography of actress Jeanne Eagels (1894-1929) who grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. Biography written by Arthur McClure and Vivian Richardson, includes citations.
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Date
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1999
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Kansas City Women of Independent Minds
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Description
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Chapter about Jeanne Eagels (~1894-1929), born in Boston as Amelia Jean Eagles, and raised in Kansas City starting in 1896 as an actress and performer, changing her name just before moving to New York City to perform in Broadway plays and musicals. Description of her later career in motion pictures and troubles with alcoholism. She was nominated in 1929 for an Academy Award for her performance in the movie "Letters."
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Date
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1992
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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A Selective Index to Theatre Magazine
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Description
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References to issues of Theatre Magazine with information about Kansas City actress Jeanne Eagels, including volume 45, June 1927, page 15, with a portrait of her drawn by Janet Dexter.
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Date
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1964
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Edward D. Durwood
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Description
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Obituary for Ed Durwood, born Edward Dubinsky. Durwood was one of the famous Dubinsky Brothers, who evolved their tent show entertainment troupe into a large chain of Kansas City movie theaters. Durwood was the father of Stanley Durwood, who would continue in the family business by transforming it into AMC Theaters.
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Date
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1960-03-24
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Day of Sadness and Gaiety
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Description
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Brief notice describing the death of Maurice Dubinsky, one of the three famous Dubinsky Brothers and uncle of AMC Entertainment founder Stan Durwood. Maurice Dubinsky died of malaria on August 25, 1929.
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Date
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1929-08-27
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
