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  • Title
    Billie Whitelaw Collection
  • Reference
    BW
  • Production date
    1964-1980s
  • Creator
  • Creator History
    Billie Whitelaw was born in Coventry on 6 June 1932 and educated at Thornton Grammar School, Bradford. She was an actress who worked extensively with Samuel Beckett. She was appointed CBE in 1991. Billie Whitelaw died on 21 December 2014.
  • Scope and Content
    Annotated scripts, notebooks, correspondence relating to her theatrical work with Samuel Beckett. Includes a cassette recording of Samuel Beckett reading from and discussing his play Rockaby; 2 dresses worn by Whitelaw during performances of Beckett playsThe theatrical papers of Samuel Beckett's favourite actress were acquired by the University at auction in December 2014, with the generous support of the Arts Council England/Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund. Website: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/p/puchase-grant-fund/
  • Extent
    1 archive box; 2 dress boxes
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Related objects
    BC, JEK, BC MS 5411, BC MS 5519, BC MS 2622, BC VHS 10, BC VHS 12, BC MS 2622/2, BC MS 4647, BC MS 5698/4, BC MS 5698/4/2, BC MS 5698/5, BC MS 5698/14/2, BC MS 5698/15, BC MS 5698/16, BC MS 5698/18, BC MS 5698/14