Draft:Vivian Cosby
a.k.a Vivian Crosby
Vivian Cosby (? - August 11, 1962) was a magician and writer of plays. Some of her work was adapted to film. She was badly burned performing a fire trick.[1]
She wrote the 3-act play The Pitchman. She wrote for Mabel Withee and Bobby Dale in the show Mary Ann.[2] She also wrote for Ruth Love and Sidney Tomack in the show Oh, Uncle.[2]
She contracted to write for a television show about supernatural phenomena featuring Hereward Carrington.[3] She acquired rights to The Great Merlini by Clayton Rawson.[4]
She wrote the story the film No Time for Romance is based on.[5][6]
Bernice Cornell interviewed her.[7] A letter she wrote while in hospital survives.[1] Fellow magician Gerrie Larsen Baker wrote an obituary for her.[8]
Theater[edit]
- Just a Pal (1930), co-author with Shirley Warde[9]
- Cynthia; or Miss Happiness, a 2-act musical comedy co-written with G. E. Stoddard (1927)[10]
- The Pitchman a.k.a. Johnny-Come-Lately[11] (1933)[12]
Filmography[edit]
- The Mind Reader (1933), original story[13][14]
- Trick for Trick (1933), co-author[15][16]
- No Time for Romance (1949)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Vivian Cosby - Typed Letter Signed 10/15/1940 | HistoryForSale Item 67391". HistoryForSale - Autographs, Collectibles & Memorabilia.
- ^ a b "The Billboard". R.S. Littleford, Jr., W.D. Littleford. July 5, 1927 – via Google Books.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (February 13, 1954). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "The Hollywood Reporter". Wilkerson Daily Corporation. July 5, 1962 – via Google Books.
- ^ Richards, Larry (September 17, 2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528 – via Google Books.
- ^ Smith, Jessie Carney (December 1, 2012). Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578594245 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Writers' Markets & Methods". Writers' Markets & Methods. July 5, 1945 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Genii". W.W. Larson. July 5, 1962 – via Google Books.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (November 30, 1958). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series" – via Google Books.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (July 5, 1928). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series" – via Google Books.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (November 30, 1933). "Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, at Washington, D.C." U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (November 30, 1945). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series" – via Google Books.
- ^ Young, R. G. (July 5, 2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781557832696 – via Google Books.
- ^ Manchel, Frank (July 5, 2007). Every Step a Struggle: Interviews with Seven who Shaped the African-American Image in Movies. New Academia Publishing, LLC. ISBN 9780978771300 – via Google Books.
- ^ Curtis, James (November 17, 2015). William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9781101870679 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Murder and Magic". June 10, 1933 – via NYTimes.com.