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Adler, Luther
Adler, Luther (1903–84), actor. The son of Jacob Adler, he was born in New York, where he made his earliest appearance in Yiddish theatre, then acted with the Provincetown Players. His Broadway debut was as Leon Kantor, the young violinist with a self‐sacrificing mother, in Humoresque (1923). His other memorable performances include Sam, the law student, in Street Scene (1929); Don Fernando in Night Over Taos (1932); the vicious, ambitious Sam Ginsburg in Success Story (1932); Julian Vardaman, the radical professor, opposite Katharine Cornell in Alien Corn (1933); Dr. Gordon, the steadfast, middle‐aged physician, in Men in White (1933); and Moe Axelrod, the crippled war veteran, in Awake and Sing! (1935). His most important role may well have been Joe Bonaparte, who abandons a promising career as a violinist to make money as a fighter, in Golden Boy (1937). Many of his later assignments were as replacements to original stars, such as Joseph Schildkraut in Uncle Harry and Zero Mostel in Fiddler on the Roof.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Adler, Luther." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Adler, Luther." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-AdlerLuther.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Adler, Luther." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-AdlerLuther.html |
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Luther Harris Evans
Luther Harris Evans 1902–81, American librarian and political scientist, b. Bastrop co., Tex. After teaching political science at several universities, he became director of the Historical Records Survey under the Work Projects Administration (1935). In 1939 he was appointed director of the legislative reference service of the Library of Congress. Evans was chief assistant librarian of Congress from 1940 to 1945, when he was appointed Librarian. From 1953 to 1958 he was director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Evans was Director of International and Legal Collections, Columbia Univ. Libraries, from 1962 to 1967. |
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"Luther Harris Evans." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Luther Harris Evans." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Evans-Lu.html "Luther Harris Evans." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Evans-Lu.html |
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