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Edward Eliscu, actor, lyricist, playwright, screen and songwriter, producer, and director was born in New York City on April 26, 1902.
Growing up in New York he attended public schools and developed a love for music and acting as a young boy. After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree from the City College of New York, he began his acting career in 1924 when he appeared in
In 1929, Eliscu produced his first Broadway score with composer Vincent Youmans and co-lyricist Billy Rose entitled
Throughout his career, Eliscu collaborated with many composers including Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Jay Gorney, Henry Myers, John Green, Gus Kahn, Vernon Duke, Manning Sherwin, Richard Myers, Ned Lehac and Billy Hill.
In 1930, Eliscu began contributing songs to film scores as well as writing film screenplays. His most notable film score was the 1934 Fred Astaire vehicle
In the late 1940s, Eliscu was blacklisted by both the motion picture and television industries because he was a recruiter for the Screen Writers Guild, attended foreign films, and was seen buying a copy of
Eliscu was president of the American Guild of Authors & Composers from 1968 to 1973 and later inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 1987, he received the ASCAP/ Richard Rodgers Award for his outstanding contribution to the American musical theater.
Edward Eliscu died in Newtown, Connecticut, on June 18, 1998.
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The collection comprises 1.25 linear feet and two oversized boxes of material and is arranged alphabetically in one series. It consists of correspondence, clippings, scripts, lyrics, music, and other writings. The bulk of the collection are the production documents from entitled
Subsequent productions were called
Eliscu and his wife, Stella, were concerned with local, as well as national issues, and took part in the Newtown Area Forum for Action (NAFA). Information on NAFA can be found in the clippings files.
Additional information concerning Eliscu's life and career can be found in the following:
Folders are arranged alphabetically by topic.
[ORGANIZATION] The files are grouped into 1 series.
http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/tam. Guide to the Edward Eliscu Papers, 1938--1998.
Eliscu, Edward.
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]