Guide to the Peter Gregg Papers, 1937-1995 CTC.1979.01
Arrangement
Repository
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title
Peter Gregg Papers
Creator
Gregg, Peter
Collection Number
CTC.1979.01
Extent
3 Linear Feet
Date
1937-1995
Abstract
Peter Gregg was a Pittsburgh area actor and playwright. This collection includes his play scripts, correspondence, memorabilia, employment records, book reviews, and photographs.
Language
English
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Author
Jodie Childers.
Publisher
ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address
University of Pittsburgh Library System Archives & Special Collections Website: library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections Business Number: 412-648-3232 (Thomas) | 412-648-8190 (Hillman) Contact Us: www.library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist URL: http://library.pitt.edu/archives-special-collections
Scope and Content Notes
This collection contains the papers of actor and playwright Peter Gregg. It includes play scripts, correspondence, book reviews, photographs, and a scrapbook. Also included are a sampling of Mr. Gregg's business contracts and copyrights. The materials date from the 1930s through the 1990s.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Jodie Childers in the spring of 2004.
Copyright
The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Peter Gregg in 1979, additional materials were donated in 1982.
Biography
Playwright and former actor, Peter Gregg, born Joseph Peter Crocco, is a native of western Pennsylvania. He began his theatrical career at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, where he was enrolled in the Drama Department from 1934 to 1937.
Mr. Gregg moved to New York in 1937 and won his first professional part a year later in Cry for Passion, an off-Broadway production. He continued to work off-Broadway for the next few years both as an actor and stage manager. In 1941, he earned a part in the successful Broadway play The Doughgirls, produced by Max Gordon and George S. Kaufman, and he later served as a stage manager, director, and actor in The Doughgirls touring company. After World War II, Mr. Gregg returned to the New York stage, and for the next nine years, he worked in theater, radio, and films. He gave up his pursuit of an acting career in 1954 when he returned to Pittsburgh.
Mr. Gregg wrote his first play, Sweet Delirium, in 1946. It was seriously considered for production by Forest Haring but was eventually dropped. Some years later, Mr. Gregg sold another play to Broadway producers, but it was also not produced. He continued to write plays until his death.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Previous Citation
Peter Gregg Papers, 1937-1995, CTC.1979.01, Curtis Theatre Collection, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh
Peter Gregg Papers, 1937-1995, CTC.14, Curtis Theatre Collection, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh
Preferred Citation
Peter Gregg Papers, 1937-1995, CTC.1979.01, Curtis Theatre Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series:
Series I. Play Scripts and Plot Synopses
Series II. Correspondence, 1946-1995
Series III. Book Reviews, 1961-1974
Series IV. Legal Documents and Miscellaneous Memorabilia
Subjects
Corporate Names
Carnegie Institute of Technology. Department of Drama
Personal Names
Kaufman, George S. (George Simon) -- Correspondence
