Background
Dalrymple, Jean Van Kirk was born on September 2, 1902 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States.
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Dalrymple, Jean Van Kirk was born on September 2, 1902 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States.
Student private tutors. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Wheaton College, 1959. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hofstra University, 1992.
Board directors New York City Center Music and Drama, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen's Club, New York City, Professional Children's School, New York City, New York World's Fair, 1964-1965. Consultant Performing Arts Program, New York World's Fair. Director United States Performing Arts Program, Federal Pavilion, New York World's Fair.
Member advisory board North Carolina School Arts. Board directors American Theatre Wing, since 1940, co-moderator Working in the Theatre American Theatre Wing seminar since 1973, Tony Awards nominator, voter. Currently president Light Opera of Manhattan.
On Manhattan Cable television City University of New York Program, since 1977.
Board directors New York City Center Music and Drama, 1943-1969, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmens Club, New York City, American Theatre Wing, American National Theatre and Academy, New York World's Fair, 1964-1965. Consultant Performing Arts Program Federal Pavillion, New York Worlds Fair. Member advisory board North Carolina School Arts.
Actress, writer, 1926-1929. Writer, producer, director (with Daniel Jarrett) one act plays for Orpheum and Keith-Albee vaudeville circuits, two featuring first appearances of Jimmy Cagney and Cary Grant. Publicist for Broadway producer John Golden, 1929-1933, publicist, manager for artists including Grace Moore, Lily Pons, Bidu Sayoa, Glinka Milanov, Nathan Milstein, Leopold Stokowski, William Steinberg, Anton Dorati, Andre Kostelanetz, 1933-1954, Jose Iturbi, 1933-1981, permanent director, New York City Center Theatre and Light Opera Companies, 1943-1969.
Broadway press agent for plays starring Tallulah Bankhead, Mary Martin, Margaret Sullivan, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Volunteer publicity director New York City Center, 1943-1968, Lewisohn Stadium concerts, New Opera Company, 1941-1942, Marques de Quevas Ballet, 1941-1942. Broadway producer Hope For The Best (Franchot Tone), 1944, Brighten the Corner (Charles Butterworth, Franchot Tone), 1945, Burlesque (Bert Lahr), 1946-1948, Red Gloves (Charles Boyer), 1948-1949.
Produced, director summer circuit The Second Man (Franchot Tone), Harvey (Burgess Meredith), Voice of the Turtle (Ella Raines and George Englund), Petrified Forest (Franchot Tone and Betsy von Furstenberg), 1950-1953. Permanent director Drama Company New York City Center. Producer 4 plays, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Shrike, Richard III, Charlie's Aunt (all with Jose Ferrer), 1953-1954, What Every Woman Knows (Helen Hayes), The Fourposter (Hume Cronin and Jessica Tandy), Time of Your Life (Franchot Tone), Wisteria Trees (Helen Hayes), 1955, King Lear (Orson Welles), Marcel Marceau, Streetcar Named Desire, 1957 (Tallulah Bankhead), Light Opera Company New York City Center.
Producer Carousel (special Christmas show). Director, producer over 30 others. Producer numerous television programs and films.
Associate producer film Children of Theatre Street (Princess Grace of Monaco, narrator), 1976. Producer La Casa de Te de la Luna de Agosta, United States Department State, Mexico and South America, 1956-1957, Variations on the Same Theme by Ionesco, Guggenheim Museum, New York City, 1980. Coordinator United States Performing Arts Program, Brussels World's Fair, 1958 including Carousel, Wonderful Town, world premier Marie Golovin by Gian Carlo Menotti, Time of Your Life, Ballet United States of America by Jerome Robbins, Van Cliburn Piano Concerto with Philadelphia Orchestra, many solo stars including Jose Iturbi, Benny Goodman, Harry Belafonte, others.
Coordinator American program Berlin Arts Festival, 1951, International Festival of Entertainment. Author: September Child, 1963, Careers and Opportunities in the Theatre, 1969, Jean Dalrymple's Pinafore Farm Cookbook, 1971, (with Fay Lavan) The Folklore and Facts of Natural Nutrition, 1973, From the Last Row, 1975, The Complete Handbook for Community Theatre, 1977, also articles, sketches, plays. Member National Council on Arts, 1968-1974, National Education Association Opera Panel, 1975-1976, Theatre Panel, 1977-1978.
Pioneered in television production operas, drama for Paramount Pictures.
Member National Council on Arts, American National Theatre and Academy (board directors, treasurer), New Dramatists.
Daughter of George Hull and Elizabeth Van Kirk (Collins) Daughter of. Married Ward Morehouse, March 31, 1932 (divorced 1937). Married Philip De Witt Ginder, November 1, 1951 (deceased November 1968).