Lucy Kroll Agency

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Lucy Kroll was a talent agent and owner of the Lucy Kroll Agency from the 1940's until her retirement in 1994.

She represented both literary and theatrical talent including such well-known names as Helen Hayes, Lillian Gish, Ben Hecht, Martha Graham, Ossie Davis and Carl Sandburg, to name a few.

From the description of Helen Hayes files, 1956-1975. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517715

Lucy Kroll was the owner of the Lucy Kroll Agency which was a theatrical management organization for stage and motion picture stars during the latter part of the 20th century. Helen Hayes was one of the many clients of the agency.

HELEN HAYES CHRONOLOGY PERTINENT TO PAPERS

April 1956Charles MacArthur dies 1958Tony Award for Time Remembered March 1961State Department 16 nation tour to Europe, South America and Israel 1962-1963Shakespeare Revisited : A Program for Two Players with Maurice Evans 1963Buys home in Cuernavaca, Mexico November 1965State Department tour to Japan, Korea and the Philippines 1971Academy Award for Airport 1971Television series The Snoop Sisters 1974-1975Makes Disney files Herbie Rides Againand One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing

From the guide to the Helen Hayes files, 1956-1975, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Lucy Kroll Agency. Helen Hayes files, 1956-1975. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Peter Glenville Papers Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) Houghton Library
creatorOf Lucy Kroll Agency. Lucy Kroll Papers. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn Lillian Gish papers, 1909-1992 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Lucy Kroll Papers, 1908-1998, (bulk 1950-1990) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Helen Hayes files, 1956-1975 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
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associatedWith Ellis Rabb person
associatedWith Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993 person
associatedWith Glenville, Peter, 1913-1996. person
associatedWith Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993. person
associatedWith Kroll, Lucy. person
associatedWith Kroll, Nathan. person
associatedWith Lawrence Langner person
associatedWith Maurice Evans person
associatedWith Ross Hunter person
correspondedWith Vidal, Gore, 1925- person
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Active 1975

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