Thorndike, Agnes Sybil, Dame, 1882-1976

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1882-10-24 - 1976-06-09

Biography

Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike CH DBE was an English actress who toured internationally in Shakespearean productions, often appearing with her husband Lewis Casson. Bernard Shaw wrote Saint Joan specially for her, and she starred in it with great success.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Moore, Doris Langley to Mrs. Lewis Casson [Sybil Thorndike], 1931-05-06

Item — Box 2: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215445], Folder: 10

Identifier: 2005.002.1.2.10.051

Scope and Contents

Transcribed copy of the original letter.

Dates: 1931-05-06

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Edith Nesbit archive, 1880s-2000s / Series 1: Correspondence

Moore, Doris Langley to Sybil Thorndike, 1932-06-09

Item — Box 2: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215445], Folder: 8

Identifier: 2005.002.1.2.8.061

Scope and Contents

Transcribed copy of the original letter.

Dates: 1932-06-09

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Edith Nesbit archive, 1880s-2000s / Series 1: Correspondence

Moore, Doris Langley to Sybil Thorndike, 1932-06-08

Item — Box 2: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215445], Folder: 8

Identifier: 2005.002.1.2.8.062

Scope and Contents

Transcribed copy of the original letter.

Dates: 1932-06-08

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Edith Nesbit archive, 1880s-2000s / Series 1: Correspondence

Moore, Doris Langley to Sybil Thorndike, 1931-06-24

Item — Box 2: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215445], Folder: 10

Identifier: 2005.002.1.2.10.009

Scope and Contents

Transcribed copy of the original letter.

Dates: 1931-06-24

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Edith Nesbit archive, 1880s-2000s / Series 1: Correspondence

Moore, Doris Langley to Sybil Thorndike, 1931-05-18

Item — Box 2: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215445], Folder: 10

Identifier: 2005.002.1.2.10.021

Scope and Contents

Transcribed copy of the original letter.

Dates: 1931-05-18

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Edith Nesbit archive, 1880s-2000s / Series 1: Correspondence

Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson to Doris Langley Moore, 11 August

Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 7

Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.7.103

Scope and Contents

"Dear Mrs. Langley Moore, So very sorry but - as you will see from this address - our tour has started, and I shall be away from town until nearly Christmas..."

Dates: Other: 11 August

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Edith Nesbit archive, 1880s-2000s / Series 1: Correspondence

Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson to Doris Langley Moore, 1931-05-22

Item — Box 3: Series 2005.002.1 [Barcode: 000021215353], Folder: 7

Identifier: 2005.002.1.3.7.104

Scope and Contents

"Dear Mrs. Langley Moore, I am so awfully sorry, but I shall not have a moment at home until this play at the Embassy is produced on May 31st..."

Dates: Other: 1931-05-22

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Edith Nesbit archive, 1880s-2000s / Series 1: Correspondence