Volume 13: Designs for Hollywood actresses, personal and theatrical, 1951 - 1959

Item — folio: 13

Scope and Contents

Volume 13 contains coverage of Mainbocher's theatrical designs, primarily for Mary Martin, but also for actresses Lynn Fontanne, Betty Field and Lauren Bacall from 1951 to 1959. In addition to her work on the Broadway stage, Martin starred in the television version of "Born Yesterday" and headlined her own six-month tour, "Music with Mary Martin." For the latter she wore twenty original dresses by the designer, seven of which she modeled in a preview fashion show. Folders include a typed contents page, two different Playbills for "The Sound of Music" and the cover from an original copy of Life magazine from November 23, 1959. Martin appears in a Mainbocher wedding gown from "The Sound of Music."

Description by Ashley-Paige Frankel

Dates

Creation: 1951 - 1959

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The language of the scrapbook contents is primarily English, however, articles in Spanish, Dutch and Hebrew appear in several of the volumes.

Conditions Governing Access

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NOTE: Photocopied reproductions of the scrapbooks should be provided for research instead of originals for preservation reasons.