Baxley also appeared in regional productions of Much Ado About Nothing (1955) in Chicago, and A Palm Tree in a Rose Garden (1957) in Cricket, New York. Other Broadway appearances during the 1950s include Tennessee Williams' Camino Real (1953), the sex comedy Oh Men! Oh Women! (1953), Baxley's personal favorite: Clifford Odets' The Flowering Peach (1954), and William Inge's Bus Stop (1955), in which she replaced Kim Stanley as Cherie. In 1951, she starred in a short-lived comedy, Out West of Eight, and in 1952, she replaced Julie Harris as Sally Bowles in I Am a Camera. She moved to New York, where she trained with Sanford Meisner and Martha Graham at the Neighborhood Playhouse, and with Elia Kazan at the Actors Studio.īaxley made her Broadway debut as Sybil in the Tallulah Bankhead Private Lives (1948), and followed that with Peter Pan (1950), in which she understudied Jean Arthur in the title role. She attended the University of the Pacific, where she acted in plays, and graduated with honors.
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The Barbara Baxley papers document her professional and personal life through scripts, photographs, scores, correspondence, publicity materials, programs, notes, and ephemera.īarbara Baxley was born on Januin Stockton, California. Restrictions applyīarbara Baxley (1923-1990) was an American theatre, film, and television actress. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: Request an in-person research appointment.
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Repository Billy Rose Theatre Division Access to materials Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Creator Baxley, Barbara, 1923-1990 Call number *T-Mss 1991-003 Physical description 10.41 linear feet (26 boxes) Preferred Citationīarbara Baxley papers, Billy Rose Theatre Division, the New York Public Library.
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