CLARENCE DERWENT - AUTOGRAPH RESUME SIGNED - HFSID 300658

CLARENCE DERWENT
The actor's handwritten resume from the archive of Theatre World and Screen World, a comprehensive record of American stage and film since 1945
Autograph Resume signed twice: "Clarence Derwent", 1 page, 8½x11. New York City, no date. Printed biographical form on which signer has supplied details: date and place of birth, education and professional training, and stage and screen experience. English-born stage and film actor, director and producer CLARENCE DERWENT (1884-1959) played character roles in films, including Stanley and Livingston, and had an even richer stage resume. He made his first on-stage Broadway appearance in 1915, and staged and produced his first play there (The Family Fails) in 1925. Derwent was President of US Actors' Equity from 1946 to 1952. He endowed the coveted Clarence Derwent Awards, given annually by Actors' Equity to the best supporting male and female stage performances in both New York and London. Theatre World, founded in 1945 by Daniel Blum, and edited by John A. Willis from Blum's death in 1964 until 2008, is America's oldest annual record of Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatre, referenced by industry professionals, historians, students and theatre fans worldwide. Until 1998, when a separate nonprofit corporation was established, Theatre World's editorial staff bestowed the prestigious Theatre World Awards for outstanding Broadway and Off-Broadway debuts. Theatre World and its companion publications (Screen World and Dance World), furnished comprehensive information on those entertainment genres. Theatre World received its own Tony for Excellence in Theatre in 2001. Normal mailing folds. Fine condition.