Kollmar, Richard
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
|
2004
|
|
© The Oxford Companion to American Theatre 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
Kollmar, Richard (1910–71), actor and producer. A native of Ridgewood, New Jersey, who studied at Yale with Professor George Pierce
Baker, he played prominent roles in such musicals as
Knickerbocker Holiday (1938) and
Too Many Girls (1939) before turning producer. Alone or with others, he presented
By Jupiter (1942),
Early to Bed (1943),
Are You with It? (1945), and
Plain and Fancy (1955).
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Cranston Campaign Confronts Increasingly Rocky Road
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/9/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...campaigns in California history, Sen. Alan Cranston (D) faced the news media for another...After two terms as state controller, Cranston ran for the Senate against seemingly...56 percent of registered voters viewed Cranston favorably and 32 percent unfavorably...
|
|
|
Cranston Accepts Reprimand; `Keating 5' Senator Angers Colleagues by Denying Misconduct
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/21/1991; ; 700+ words
; Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) yesterday accepted an...reprimand of the four-term senator and Cranston responded with what began as an apology...whom had swung their chairs to watch Cranston with rapt attention. Enraged by Cranston...
|
|
|
Cranston and `Nonpartisan' Voter Registration; Senator Cited Democratic Election Goals in 1985 Appeal for Donations to California Group
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/6/1989; ; 700+ words
; Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) raised money in 1985...involvement, including his reelection. Cranston, who has described his interest in voter...received a tax exemption the same month Cranston wrote the letter. It reported raising...
|
|
|
Cranston Fund-Raiser Acted as Backers' Go-Between
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/2/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...the chief fund-raiser for Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) acted as a go-between...fund-raiser, Joy Jacobson, wrote to Cranston said the senator's office was helping...developer Joe Kaempfer had already met with a Cranston aide to suggest changing the language...
|
|
Cranston takes sting of Senate reprimand // Veteran lawmaker voices `deep remorse'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/20/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...ethics committee today reprimanded Sen. Alan Cranston for "improper and repugnant" conduct in...accept the reprimand of the committee," said Cranston, 77, who is ill with cancer. Cranston, a California Democrat who has served more...
|
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
|
CRANSTON DEFIANT IN FACE OF SENATE REBUKE.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/21/1991; 700+ words
; ...Service A gaunt, defiant Sen. Alan Cranston accepted an Ethics Committee reprimand...for the Grace of God, stand you," Cranston told his colleagues on a hushed and somber...emotional response from the 77-year-old Cranston, who is suffering from prostate cancer...
|
|
|
Cranston Intervention Called `Unusual'; Ex-Regulator Says He Was Unaware Then of Keating's Contributions
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/5/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...regarded the intervention of Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) on behalf of Charles...committee counsel Robert S. Bennett and Cranston's attorney over an affidavit in which...his conclusions about the propriety of Cranston's conduct. Had he known then that...
|
 "Providence Journal (Providence, RI)")
|
Cranston, R.I., bond rating climbs out of pits.
Newspaper article from: Providence Journal (Providence, RI); 1/20/2005; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Daniel Barbarisi Jan. 20--CRANSTON, R.I. -- Marking a rapid turnaround...Ratings has upped its bond rating for Cranston from junk status to investment grade...Council members, said yesterday that Cranston can now launch capital projects, pave...
|
|
|
CRANSTON'S SINKING, FADING STAR.(Perspective)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/10/1991; 700+ words
; ...California's senior senator, Alan Cranston, provides the latest sad lesson in how...politics from him back in the 1970s that Cranston would end up in disgrace. Yet that is...and loan scandal. Back in the 1970s, Cranston was one of the most progressive, highly...
|
|
Cranston Home Fashions grows.(Company Profile)
Magazine article from: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network; 8/21/1995; ; 700+ words
; NEW YORK - Barely a year old, Cranston Home Fashions, the home furnishings fabric division of venerable Cranston Print Works, is expanding into a new...in a 4,000-square-foot area, Cranston Print Works' home furnishings business...
|
|
Cranston
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cranston industrial city (1990 pop. 76,060), Providence...and chemicals. The city was named for Samuel Cranston, a colonial governor of Rhode Island. In the 19th cent., Cranston was an important textile center. The Friends Meeting...
|
|
Sloane, Carol
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...Saturday night at the Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet ballroom in Cranston, Rhode Island. She got the job and started her singing career...society dance band at the Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet ballroom, Cranston, RI, age 14; toured with the Les and Larry Elgart Orches
|
|
Harry’s Farmers Market Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...native of the city. Born in 1951, he grew up in the town of Cranston, Rhode Island. As a teenager he was heavily interested in...when he worked as a stock boy at a discount clothing store in Cranston called the Lorraine Mill Outlet. At the age of 17, Blazer...
|
|
Mackintosh, Charles Rennie
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
...was commissioned to design fittings and decorations for Miss Cranston's Tea Rooms, and this was followed by Queen's Cross Church...felicitous creations. Then came the Willow Tea Rooms of Miss Cranston, the first of which (1903–19) was in Sauchiehall...
|
|
Bacall, Lauren
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Great Muppet Caper (Henson) 1988 In from the Cold (Palmer—doc); Mr. North (Danny Huston) (as Mrs. Amelia Cranston); Appointment with Death (Winner) (as Lady Westholme) 1989 Dinner at Eight (Lagomarsino—for TV) (as Carlotta...
|
