TAR 445/545 - Production Dramaturgy - Library Research Guide
Biography
Indexes
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
An index to hundreds of sources with biographical information on people worldwide and from all time periods.
Its a first place to consult as it will identify which biographical reference work
includes information on a person.
You will need to consult the UA Library Catalog to find the call number for each information source.
Other specialized theatre biography resources
American and British theatrical biography : a directory. PN 2285 W42 Main Ref
An index to biographical information for about 50,000 people associated with American and
British theatre, including some foreign persons, covering all time periods.
American Actors 1861-1910: An Annotated Bibliography of Books Published in the
United States in English from 1861 Through 1976. Z 5784 A27 M6 Main Reference
Bibliographical information for biographical and critical material by or about American actors in
the 19th and 20th centuries.
American Actors and Actresses: A Guide to Information Sources. PN 1998 A2 A72 1983 Main Ref
Contains over 3,200 entries of books and journal articles with information about 226 American
actors and actresses.
American women dramatists of the twentieth century : a bibliography. Z 1231.D7 C68 1982 Main Ref
Black American Playwrights, 1800 to the Present: A Bibliography. Z 1229 N39 A7 Main Ref
Provides sources for criticism and reviews of Black American dramatists. It is updated by
the author's More Black American Playwrights Z 1229 N39 A73 Main Ref
Contemporary American dramatists. PS 352 .C65 1994 Main Ref
New American dramatists 1960-1990 2d ed. PS 351 .C62 1991b Main Stacks
Performing Arts Biography Master Index. PN 1583 M37 1982 Main Ref
An index to biographical information for performers, directors, producers, designers, writers,
and technicians appearing in over 100 biographical dictionaries.
Stage Lives: A Bibliography and Index to Theatrical Biographies in English.
PN 2205 S72 1985 Main Ref
Gives sources of biographical material for persons associated with the living theatre in the
19th and 20th centuries. Use Part II: Index of Biographies to find individual's name.
Stage Deaths: A Biographical Guide to International Theatrical Obituaries,
1850-1990. PN 2205 S76 1991 Main Ref
A companion volume to Stage Lives, but refers to hundreds of biographies not mentioned
in the earlier edition. Dance is better represented in this set.
Theatrical Directors: a Biographical Dictionary. PN 2205 T54 1994 Main Ref
Contains about 300 biographical sketches of directors who have established international reputations.
Variety Obituaries, 1905-1990. PN 1583 V35 1988
Main Ref
A thirteen-volume set with reprints of obituaries arranged chronologically by entry date in
Variety from 1905 to 1990. Volume 13 has an index by names of individuals connected with
show business, arranged alphabetically for the set.
Who Was Who in the Theatre, 1912-1976: A Biographical Dictionary of Actors,
Actresses, Directors, Playwrights and Producers of the English-Speaking Theatre.
PN 2597 W52 Main Ref
Compiles the brief biographical information from Who's Who in the Theatre from 1912 to
1972. Provides birth dates, education, credits, favorite parts, activities, interests and death dates.