Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/D/1/3/62
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/D/1/3/62
Title
Letter to Beaton
Date(s)
- 1955 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2p paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1923-1986)
Biographical history
McKenna performed in "The Chalk Garden" in 1955, for which she would receive a Tony Award nomination for "Best Actress in a Leading Role, Drama." She starred in "Saint Joan" at the Cambridge Drama Festival, 1956.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letter concerning photographs taken of McKenna as Saint Joan, and possible costumes for the character of Madrigal.