Arliss, George, 1868-1946

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English actor.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : 8 Bloomsbury Place, London, to Mr. Beringer, 1907 Aug. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870220

George Arliss (1868-1946), English stage and screen actor, was best known for portraying historical figures such as British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, Alexander Hamilton, Cardinal Richelieu, and French author Voltaire. Following Arliss' success with the stage version of Louis Napoleon Parker's DISRAELI (1911), authors E. Lawrence Dudley and George Gibbs attempted to fashion a similar vehicle based on the life of Voltaire, but the project ran into difficulties, eventually causing a rift between the collaborators, and the play was never staged. More than a decade later, after Arliss won a Best Actor Oscar for the film version of DISRAELI (1929), Dudley and Gibbs contributed to the screenplay of the Warner Brothers' film version of VOLTAIRE (1933).

From the guide to the Letters to E. Lawrence Dudley, 1917-1927, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.)

Following Arliss' success with the stage version of Louis Napoleon Parker's DISRAELI (1911), authors E. Lawrence Dudley and George Gibbs attempted to fashion a similar vehicle based on the life of Voltaire, but the project ran into difficulties, eventually causing a rift between the collaborators, and the play was never staged. More than a decade later, after Arliss won a Best Actor Oscar for the film version of DISRAELI (1929), Dudley and Gibbs contributed to the screenplay of the Warner Brothers' film version of VOLTAIRE (1933).

From the description of Letters to E. Lawrence Dudley, 1917-1927. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122579633

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referencedIn	Anderson, Percy, d. 1928. Costume designs for the play Disraeli, 1911.	New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf	Arliss, George, 1865-1946. Autograph letter signed : 8 Bloomsbury Place, London, to Mr. Beringer, 1907 Aug. 30.	Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf	Arliss, George, 1868-1946,. Autograph letters signed from George Arliss to various people [manuscript], 1913-1916.	Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf	Arliss, George, 1868-1946. Letters to E. Lawrence Dudley, 1917-1927.	New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf	Arliss, George, 1868-1946. Letters to Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1928.	University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf	Arliss, George, 1868-1946. Letters, address and ephemera of George Arliss, 1912-1937.	New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf	Arliss, George, 1868-1946. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1925.	University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn	Arthur Bertram Papers, 1889-1962, (1900-1924 bulk)	University of California, Davis. General Library. . Dept. of Special Collections
creatorOf	Browne, Maurice, 1881-1955. Ellen Van Volkenburg-Maurice Browne general correspondence, 1911-	University of Michigan
creatorOf	Browne, Maurice, 1881-1955. Ellen Van Volkenburg-Maurice Browne general correspondence, 1911-	University of Michigan

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associatedWith	Adams, Henry, 1838-1918
correspondedWith	Allen, Viola, 1867-1948
associatedWith	Anderson, Percy, d. 1928.
associatedWith	Beringer, Mr,
correspondedWith	Bertram, Arthur, 1860-1955
associatedWith	Browne, Maurice, 1881-1955.
associatedWith	Cahoon, Herbert, 1918-
correspondedWith	Campbell, Patrick, Mrs., 1865-1940
correspondedWith	Century Company
correspondedWith	Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935