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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Joan McCracken ephemera

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Series I: Ephemera

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State of Oklahoma award

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Title
State of Oklahoma award
Additional title: Certificate from the State of Oklahoma awarded to Oklahoma! cast member Joan McCracken (Sylvie) making her an honorary citizen of the state of Oklahoma
Names
McCracken, Joan (Honoree)
Kerr, Robert S. (Robert Samuel), 1896-1963 (Signer)
Carter, Frank C., 1862-1954 (Signer)
Collection

Joan McCracken ephemera

Series I: Ephemera

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1943-11-12
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Mss 2001-010
Topics
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Oklahoma!
Genres
Ephemera
Certificates
Awards
Notes
Biographical/historical: Joan McCracken was a star of stage and screen, most notably a musical comedy star. She was born in Philadelphia on December 31, 1917 (most sources say 1922). A trained ballerina, she was the youngest soloist in the Philadelphia Ballet, starring Catherine Littlefield. Joan McCracken spent one year in the Radio City corps-de-ballet before moving to the Broadway stage. Her first role was in the original production of Oklahoma! in 1943. Other roles were in Bloomer Girl, Billion Dollar Baby, Me and Juliet (1953), Peter Pan (1951), Angel in the Pawnshop, The Sleeping Prince (1957) and Clifford Odet's play The Big Knife (1949). Her films included Good News and Hollywood Canteen. She also starred in her own television show entitled Claudia (1952). She was married to the writer, Jack Dunphy and to the choreographer, Bob Fosse. She died November 1, 1961.
Content: Richard Rodgers project.
Description
Award given to Joan McCracken making her an honorary citizen of the State of Oklahoma.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15026952
MSS Unit ID: 21534
Archives EAD ID: 577703
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f08bcc30-c620-012f-1ecb-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1943: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "State of Oklahoma award" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1943. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7db59902-db6d-af21-e040-e00a18066442

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "State of Oklahoma award" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7db59902-db6d-af21-e040-e00a18066442

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1943). State of Oklahoma award Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7db59902-db6d-af21-e040-e00a18066442

Wikipedia Citation

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State of Oklahoma award