Jane Froman (1907-1980), Papers, 1891-1980 (C3695)

8.5 linear feet, 14 volumes on 2 rolls of microfilm, 453 records, 14 audio tapes, 4 films, 1 DVD

INTRODUCTION

Correspondence, financial records, memorabilia, musical arrangements, record albums, tapes, films, scrapbooks, and photographs of Jane Froman, singer and radio, theater, and movie star from the 1930s to the 1950s. Some papers of her mother, Anna Barcafer Froman Hetzler (1873-1962), pianist, music instructor at Christian and Stephens Colleges in Columbia, Missouri, and wife of the mayor of Columbia, William J. Hetzler, are also in the papers. The papers include material on radio, movie musicals, the USO, theater and club appearances, television, and popular music of the 1930s through the 1950s. The volumes are on microfilm. See also the Jane Froman (1907-1980), Collection.

DONOR INFORMATION

The Jane Froman Papers were donated to the University of Missouri by Froman's husband Rowland H. Smith on 4 August 1980 (Accession No. 4295). An addition to the papers was made by Smith on 17 November 1980 (Accession No. 4312). The State Historical Society of Missouri transferred material to the manuscript collection on 2 November 1981 (Accession No. 4376).

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Ellen Jane Froman was born on 10 November 1907 in St. Louis, Missouri. Her parents Anna T. Barcafer and Elmer Ellsworth Froman were married in 1891 and separated c. 1912. Anna, of Clinton, Missouri, received her teacher's certificate from the Chicago Musical College in 1892. She taught music, played piano professionally, and sang in Chicago and later in St. Louis. During 1902 and 1903 she studied in Europe. After the separation, Anna took her daughter and returned to Clinton, moving to Columbia in 1919. There Anna taught music, first at Christian College and then at Stephens College after her second husband William J. Hetzler died in 1944.

Froman graduated in 1926 from Christian College with an associate degree in French and then attended the University of Missouri School of Journalism. There she starred in the J-School revue Bagdaddies. Froman did not graduate but went to Cincinnati to study voice at the Conservatory of Music from 1928 to 1930.

Before graduation Froman broke into radio singing and doing commercials. She also sang occasionally in classical concerts with the Cincinnati Symphony. In 1931 she moved to Chicago to take advantage of the greater opportunities there and was hired by NBC radio where she gradually developed an excellent radio reputation. She began to get theater offers and did guest appearances in New York City.

Recognizing that she would receive more exposure and opportunities in New York, Froman moved there in 1933. Her first big break came when she got a job on the Chesterfield program that also starred Bing Crosby. This led to many other offers, one of which was to sing in the 1933 Ziegfield Follies. She married Donald McKaig Ross, a fellow entertainer, in September 1933, right before going on the road with Ziegfield. In 1934 she was voted the number one girl singer on the air.

Froman made her first film, Stars Over Broadway, in 1935. She then returned to New York to continue in radio and theater. Her second movie, Radio City Revels, was another musical made in 1938.

In 1940 Froman started making nightclub appearances. She also starred in Keep Off the Grass on Broadway with Ray Bolger and Jimmy Durante. In May 1941 she did the first camp show for servicemen at Camp Dix, New Jersey. She also appeared in the first USO shows that month at Fort Belvoir and Fort Meade.

In 1942 Froman continued to do USO shows and other forms of war work. She was also one of the first performers to volunteer to entertain troops overseas. Her professional career continued, including club dates, radio, and a Broadway production, Laugh Town Laugh, with Ed Wynn.

On 22 February 1943, while on her way to Europe to do a USO tour, Froman's plane crashed in the Tagus River at Lisbon, killing 25 of the 39 people on board. She had a compound fracture of the right leg, the left leg nearly severed below the knee, two broken ribs, and the right arm fractured in several places. She was finally able to return to the United States in April 1943 and underwent several operations.

Froman appeared in the Broadway show Artists and Models in November 1943. Unable to walk, she rode on and off the stage in a disguised, motorized wheel chair. In order to pay medical bills she was compelled to do club dates using a mobile, electrically-powered piano. In May 1945 she went, on crutches, to Europe with the USO to do shows for the occupation forces.

During the late 1940s she underwent many more operations while continuing to appear professionally. On 12 March 1948 she married John Curtis Burn, who had helped to save her life. She had been divorced from Don Ross in February. Later that year she walked without crutches for the first time since her accident.

With A Song in My Heart, a film of Froman's life story, was released by Twentieth Century Fox in 1952. It starred Susan Hayward but Froman's voice was dubbed in for the songs. After making many television guest appearances, she was given a show of her own in 1952. Originally called USA Canteen, it was later named The Jane Froman Show and ran for three seasons.

More operations became necessary in the mid-1950s, this time for spinal problems. The total number of operations which Froman underwent has been estimated at 39. After these she began to make club and television appearances and continued to record, finally retiring in 1962 at the age of 55.

Froman returned to Columbia and married Rowland H. Smith on 22 June 1962, having been divorced from John Burn in 1956. In Columbia she participated in Christian College alumnae activities and was active in church and civic affairs. She was also a trustee of the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas. Funds provided by her fan clubs had helped to start the Jane Froman Foundation in 1951 which helped to build a children's hospital at the Menninger Clinic. Jane Froman Smith died in Columbia on 22 April 1980.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Jane Froman Papers consist of:

The Froman Papers are arranged by type of material. There is very little correspondence; the bulk of the collection is financial records and material related to her career. The financial records include her accountant's files and bills, receipts, bank statements, and journals detailing Froman's complete financial affairs from 1952 to 1961.

Items from her fan clubs and television show are a part of the materials that represent her career. Music and musical arrangements, record albums, audio tapes, and films are also included. A chronological listing of record albums, tapes, and films in the papers is available for reference at WHMC-C. Song titles are listed only when sung by Jane Froman. The Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia is in the process of copying the records onto compact disc. Consult the reading room staff for further information.

Photographs are arranged chronologically and include personal and professional shots. Four of the scrapbooks belonged to Froman's mother. The rest are comprised of clippings from a clippings service covering Froman's career. The scrapbooks are on microfilm.

FOLDER LIST

f. 1Biographical Sketches, c. 1953, c. 1970.
f. 2-13Correspondence, 1892-1980, including that of her mother, Anna F. Hetzler.
f. 14-27Miscellaneous
f. 14Awards, certificates, diplomas, 1926-1976.
f. 15Address book.
f. 16Diary including lyrics, program plans, 1940s and 1950s.
f. 17-18Outlines of life story and resulting screenplay for biographical movie, With a Song in My Heart.
f. 19Article by Jane Froman about her fan clubs.
f. 20-27Miscellaneous programs and related material from Anna F. Hetzler's and Jane Froman's careers. 1890s-1968.
f. 28-36Fan Club Materials. Newsletters and related materials from fan clubs: Fromanettes, Jane Froman Fan Club, 1954-1963.
f. 37-44Television Show Materials. Lighting cue sheets, scripts for the Jane Froman Show, (January-June 1955), and song lists relating to show and club acts.
f. 45-143Music and Musical Arrangements
f. 45-66Lyrics and special lyrics.
f. 47-52Sheet music sent to and/or used by Jane Froman.
f. 54-143Arrangements for band or orchestra written for Jane Froman. Many done by Sid Feller.
f. 144-299Financial Records
f. 144-153Correspondence files of Julius Lefkowitz, accountant who handled Jane Froman's financial affairs. Some material relating to Donald M. Ross, Jane Froman's first husband. 1938-1959.
f. 154-174Files of Julius Lefkowitz. Income tax returns and related materials including some relating to Donald M. Ross and some to John C. Burn, Jane Froman's first and second husbands. 1935-1958.
f. 175Financial summaries, 1948-1959.
f. 176Mutual fund transactions.
f. 177-299Bills and receipts, check stubs, cancelled checks, bank statements, and journals detailing complete finances, 1952-1961.
f. 300empty
f. 301-344Photographs, 1880s-1970s
f. 3011880s-1920s
f. 3021931-1932
f. 303-3041935. Stars Over Broadway
f. 305-3091930s, including Radio City Revels.
f. 310-3111930s-1940s, including Radio City Revels and celebrity portraits.
f. 3121939-1942.
f. 313-3161940-1943. War work including first USO shows, 1941, and Columbia, Missouri, War Bond Drive, 1942.
f. 317-3181943-1945. Including Artists and Models, 1943.
f. 3191945. With the USO in Europe.
f. 320-3211945-1947
f. 3221948. Marriage to John Burn.
f. 323-3241948. Including University of Missouri Homecoming.
f. 325-3271948-1949, 1940s
f. 328-3291950-1952. Including With a Song in My Heart.
f. 330-3331952-1955. The Jane Froman Show.
f. 334-3371951-1959.
f. 3381950s. Celebrities.
f. 3391950s-1960s. Fan club members and activities.
f. 340-3411960s-1970s. Including marriage to Rowland H. Smith.
f. 342n.d. Celebrities.
f. 343n.d. Anna Froman Hetzler.
f. 3441900s-1950s. Negatives with no prints.

v. 1-14 Scrapbooks, 1891-1980
MICROFILM

v. 1-4Relating to Anna Barcafer Froman and\or compiled by her for her daughter.
v. 11891-1903
v. 21912-1935
v. 31932-1940
v. 41932-1941
v. 5-13Compiled by clipping services for Jane Froman about her career.
v. 51929-1934
v. 61935-1939
v. 71940-1943
v. 81943-1948
v. 91949-1951
v. 101952
v. 111953
v. 121954-1955
v. 131956-1960
v. 14Loose clippings saved by Jane Froman and Rowland H. Smith, 1960-1980.

rec. 1-453 Record albums, 1934-1960.

Recordings of radio shows; tributes to Jane Froman; TV shows; her own TV show USA canteen, later The Jane Froman Show; Anna Froman Hetzler singing and playing the piano, recorded letter; soundtracks of the movie With a Song in My Heart; and commercial recordings.

a.t. 1-14 Audio tapes.

Tapes of "Jane Froman Show." Tapes were numbered by donor; tape 7 was not received but is available in C3940, a.c. 4. A chronological listing of the record albums, audio cassettes, and films is available for reference at WHMC-C.

a.t. 11953. 10 March, 16 June, 3 March, 27 January.
a.t. 21953. 16 April, 12 February, 2 July, 27 October.
a.t. 31953. 10 September, 22 September, 20 October, 26 November.
a.t. 41953. 24 November, 17 December, 29 October, 10 November.
a.t. 51953. 24 September, 29 September, 1 October, 6 October.
a.t. 61953. 8 October, 13 October, 15 October, 22 October.
a.t. 7Not received from donor. Copy available in C3940 a.c. 4.
a.t. 81953. 15 September, 17 September, 12 November, 17 November.
a.t. 91953. 18 November, 1 December, 3 December, 8 December.
a.t. 101953. 22 December, 24 December.
1954. 5 January, 7 January.
a.t. 111954. 12 January, 14 January, 19 January, 21 January.
a.t. 121954. 26 January, 28 January, 18 February, 25 February.
a.t. 13University of Missouri Homecoming Pep Rally, 1948.
a.t. 14Plaza Hotel, Persian Room, 1960.

v.c. 1; DVD 1 Films.

Films of The Jane Froman Show, 1955. These films have been duplicated in the following order on to one video cassette. A DVD copy has also been created. A chronological listing of the record albums, audio cassettes, and films is available for reference at WHMC-C.

#15/12/55 Merv Griffin and Rita Farrell appear.
#26/16/55
#36/23/55
#46/30/55 Last show of series.
DVD 1Copy of above films

INDEX TERMS

These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.

  • "Melancholy Baby"
  • "Melody of Love"
  • "Midnight"
  • "Mighty Lak a Rose"
  • "Millionaires Don't Whistle"
  • "Mind if a Lady Wants to Talk!"
  • Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 1954 Emmys
  • Al Goodman Show, 1942
  • Amaya, Carmen
  • American Broadcasting Corporation, Orchid Award
  • American Federation of Labor
  • American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
  • American Red Cross
  • American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
  • American Women's Voluntary Services
  • Andre Kostelanetz Show
  • Arnfeld, Joanne
  • Artists and Models, 1943
  • As We Like It, Christian College, Columbia, Missouri
  • Atwater Kent
  • Auferste, Maria
  • Bakchy, Boris
  • Baker, Howard
  • Baker, Phil
  • Balmer Family
  • Bankhead, Tallulah
  • Baracafer Family
  • Barnes, Margaret Fritts
  • Becker, William H.
  • Beddoes, Dan
  • Benny Goodman Band
  • Benny, Jack
  • Berle, Milton
  • Berlin, Irving
  • Beta Theta Pi, Columbia, Missouri
  • Bill Stern Sports Newsreel, WNBC
  • Birch, Peter
  • Blacks--Missouri, Columbia, 1942
  • Blondell, Joan
  • Bobby Sherwood Show, WABC Radio, New York
  • Boillot, Dorcas Downing
  • Bolger, Ray
  • Bondshu, Neil
  • Bost Toothpaste Advertisement
  • Bowlly, Al
  • Brice, Fanny
  • Brown, Mrs. Francis
  • Brownlee, Richard Smith, II
  • Bruce, Betty
  • Bruno of Hollywood
  • Brye, Joseph
  • Burke, Billie
  • Burn, John Curtis
  • Calhoun, Rory
  • Carney, Art
  • Case, Nelson
  • Catholic War Veterans
  • Caught in the Draft, 1941
  • Chautauquas, Missouri, Clinton, 1900s
  • Chesterfield Supper Club, WNBC Radio
  • Chicago Musical College
  • Christenberry, Charles W.
  • Christian College, Columbia, Missouri
  • Christian College, Columbia, Missouri, Commencement, 1926
  • Christian College, Columbia, Missouri, Homecoming, 1951
  • Christian College, Columbia, Missouri, Homecoming, 1963
  • Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
  • Clay, Lucius DuBignon
  • Clinton Opera House, Clinton, Missouri
  • Coca-Cola Commercials
  • Coca-Cola Program, WABC
  • Colgate Advertisement
  • Columbia Broadcasting System
  • Columbia Theater, Columbia, Missouri
  • Congress of Industrial Organizations
  • Connelly, James Hardis
  • Cooke, Marjorie
  • Copacabana, New York
  • Cotten, Joseph
  • Cotter, Julie
  • Cross, Milton J.
  • Crow, Francis
  • Croy, Homer
  • Cuba
  • Cuehl, Frank J.
  • Cugat, Xavier
  • D'Arcy, Alexander
  • DeBellis,
  • Digges, Charles
  • Donnell, Forrest C.
  • Doyle, Bobby
  • Drysdale, Grace G.
  • Durante, Jimmy
  • Durocher, Leo
  • Easton, Dick
  • Ed Sullivan Show
  • Eddie Duchin Show
  • Edwards, Alan
  • Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890-1969)
  • Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890-1969)
  • Elser, Sharon
  • Erickson, Leif
  • Eversharp-Schick Advertisement
  • Ezio Pinza Show
  • Faith, Percy
  • Fan Clubs
  • Farrell, Rita
  • Fashion, 1930s
  • Fashion, 1930s-1940s
  • Fashion, 1940s
  • Fashion, 1950s
  • Fashion, 1960s
  • Faurot, Don
  • Feller, Sid
  • Firestone Advertisements
  • Firestone Simulcast, WNBC
  • First Presbyterian Church, St. Joseph, MO
  • Fisher, Eddie (1928- )
  • Fisher, Ray
  • Fiske, Dwight
  • Foreman, Audrey
  • Fort Dix, NJ
  • Forty-ninth Star
  • Foster, Stephen (1826-1864)
  • Fray, Jack
  • Friedman, Alan
  • Frigidaire Advertisements
  • Froman, Elmer Ellsworth
  • Froman, Jane (1907-1980)
  • Fromaneers
  • Fromanettes
  • Gaebler's Black & Gold Inn, Columbia, MO
  • General Electric Company
  • General Electric Company, Lamp Division Advertisemnts
  • General Electric Company--Advertising
  • Gerald, James Edward (1906- )
  • Gershwin, George (1898-1937)
  • Gleason, Jackie (1916-1987)
  • Godfrey, Arthur (1903-1983)
  • Goodbrod, Norman
  • Goodyear Corporation
  • Gore, R.H.
  • Grace, Helen Ann
  • Graham, Irvin (1909- )
  • Green, William
  • Griffin, Merv (1925- )
  • Griffin, Merv (1925- )
  • Grofé, Ferde (1892-1972)
  • Grove, Betty Ann
  • Groves, Betty Ann
  • Gulf Musical Playhouse, WABC
  • Gulf Oil Company Advertisement
  • Harper, Virginia
  • Hart, Lorenz (1895-1943)
  • Haussler, William
  • Hayes, Helen (1900- )
  • Haynes, Virginia Finley
  • Hayward, Susan (1919-1975)
  • Hearnes, Warren Eastman (1923- )
  • Heart Medley
  • Heidt, Horace
  • Hetzler, Anna Barcafer Froman (1873-1962)
  • Hitchcock, Alfred (1899-1980)
  • Hodges, Gil
  • Hodges, Jessie
  • Holloway, Barry J.
  • Holloway, Jane
  • Houses--Missouri, Columbia
  • Howard, John
  • Howard, Wicke
  • Hueter, Ernest
  • Hull, Virgina Smith
  • Ichord, Richard Howard (1926-1992)
  • Jackie Gleason Show
  • Jackson, Ray Lee
  • James, A.L.
  • James, Harry (1916- )
  • James, Jimmy
  • Jane Froman Fan Club
  • Jane Froman Foundation
  • Jane Froman Show
  • Johnson, Van
  • Jones, Lloyd
  • Justin Lawrie Singers
  • Kappa Kappa Gamma, Columbia, MO
  • Kaufman & Pabst Company
  • Kavanaugh, Ken
  • Kaye, Danny (1913-1987)
  • Kaye, George
  • Keep Off the Grass, 1940
  • Kennish, Nils
  • Kesslere, George Maillard
  • Kirkpatrick, James C. (1905-1997)
  • Kisk, Bernie
  • Korman, Murray
  • Kostelanetz, Andre
  • Lasky, Joyce
  • Lastfogel, Abe (1898- )
  • Laugh Town Laugh, 1942
  • Launer, Franklin B.
  • Lefkowitz, Julius
  • Lester, John
  • Lewis, Jack
  • Lewis, Jerry (1926- )
  • Lewis, Joe E.
  • Liberace (1919-1987)
  • Life Magazine
  • Lincoln-Mercury Advertisements
  • Liskin, Elliot
  • Lorraine & Rognan
  • Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1903-1904
  • Lowe, Jim
  • Lowry, Ed
  • Lux Radio Theater, Lever Brothers
  • Magoon, Eaton, Jr.
  • Malneck, Marty
  • Markoff, Gypsy
  • Marks
  • Marshall, Elizabeth
  • Mary Margaret McBride Show, WJZ
  • McHugh, Frank
  • McIntyre, A.
  • Meinhold, Sam
  • Mellinger, Eleanor
  • Melton, James (1904-1961)
  • Menninger Foundation, Topeka, KS
  • Menninger, William
  • Middlebush, Frederick Arnold (1890-1971)
  • Miller, Floy McHarg
  • Miller, J.C.
  • Miller, R.A.
  • Milton Berle Show
  • Missouri, Columbia
  • Missouri, Columbia, Conley Street
  • Missouri. Academy of Squires
  • Missouri. Resources Museum
  • Mitchell, Herbert
  • Moran, Johnny
  • Moss, Luella St. Clair (1865-1947)
  • Motion pictures, 1930s
  • Mr. John
  • Muir, Jean
  • Mum Deodorant Advertisement
  • Murphy, Dean
  • Murphy, George
  • Murray, Philip (1886-1952)
  • Music, 1930s-1960
  • Music, Popular (Songs, etc.)
  • Musical revues, comedies, etc.
  • National Broadcasting System
  • National Conference of Christians & Jews
  • National Press Club, Annual Founders' Dinner, 1939
  • New York World's Fair, 1939
  • Newton, Wayne (1942- )
  • Nimitz, Chester W. (1885-1966)
  • Nordica, Lillian (1859-1914)
  • O'Brien, Hugh
  • O'Brien, Pat (1899- )
  • Ozern, Edward
  • Paderewski, Ignace (1860-1941)
  • Paul Whiteman Show, WJZ-TV
  • Paxton, George
  • Peerce, Jan (1904- )
  • Peirce, Edna
  • Percy Faith Orchestra
  • Perkins, Johnny
  • Philco Hall of Fame
  • Photographers, Florida, Miami Beach
  • Photographers, Illinois, Chicago
  • Photographers, Massachusetts, Boston
  • Photographers, Minnesota, Minneapolis
  • Photographers, Missouri, Clinton
  • Photographers, Missouri, Columbia
  • Photographers, Missouri, St. Louis
  • Photographers, New York, New York
  • Photographers, Ohio, Cincinnati
  • Pierotti, John (1911- )
  • Pinza, Ezio (1892-1957)
  • Police Athletic League, New York, NY
  • Prince, Hughie
  • Radio, 1930s
  • Radio, 1930s
  • Radio, 1940s
  • Raitt, John
  • RCA Magic Key Hour
  • Reagan, Phil
  • Reardon, Caspar
  • Revlon Advertisements
  • Ritter, Thelma (1905-1969)
  • Roberts, Martin
  • Robertson, Ben
  • Robertson, Van
  • Rodgers, Richard
  • Rognan, Jean
  • Roosevelt, Eleanor (1884-1962)
  • Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945)
  • Rosch, J. Edward
  • Ross, Donald McKaig
  • Sano Cigarette Advertisement
  • Sauter, Jimmy
  • Schindler, Ambrose
  • Schumann-Heink, Ernestine (1861-1936)
  • Schwada, John W. (1919-1990)
  • Schwing,
  • Seagle, Oscar
  • Sears, Roebuck & Company
  • Second Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, MO
  • Sederberg, Hugo
  • Seidel, Harry G.
  • Seymour, Maurice
  • Shaw, Artie
  • Shor, Toots
  • Shore, Dinah
  • Silver, Yvette
  • Sinatra, Frank
  • Sissell, Noble
  • Smith & Dale
  • Smith, Rowland Haw (1907-1990)
  • Snodgrass, Sonia
  • Society of Colonial Wars, St. Louis
  • Sommer, Ralph
  • Songs, 1930s-1960
  • Spellman, Francis Cardinal (1889-1967)
  • Spencer, Kathryn
  • Stage Door Canteen
  • Stars Over Broadway
  • Stein, Harold
  • Stephens College, Columbia, MO
  • Stevens, Al
  • Sullivan, Ed (1902-1974)
  • Symington, Stuart (1901-1988)
  • Tamara [T. Swann]
  • Television, 1950s
  • Texaco Star Theater, CBS
  • The Four Franks
  • The Jesters
  • The Stapletons
  • This is Show Business, Lucky Strike
  • Thomas, Danny
  • Thursby, David
  • Tibbett, Lawrence (1896-1960)
  • Toast of the Town, CBS-TV
  • Tonite on Broadway, WABC
  • Treasury of Song, WOR
  • Trotti, Lamar (1900-1952)
  • Truman, Harry S. (1884-1972), Inauguration, 1949
  • Tucker, Richard
  • U.S. Air Force, Recruitment Advertisement
  • U.S. Army
  • U.S. Marine Corps
  • U.S. Marine Corps, Recruitment Advertisement
  • U.S. Walter Reed Army Hospital
  • United Service Organization
  • University of Missouri, Classes
  • University of Missouri, Homecoming, 1948
  • University of Missouri, Homecoming, 1948
  • University of Missouri, New York Alumni Association
  • University of Missouri, School of Journalism
  • University of Missouri, School of Journalism Revue, Bagdaddies, 1926
  • University of Missouri, War Savings Concert
  • University of Missouri--The Shack
  • Uptown Theater, Columbia, MO
  • Vaudeville, 1930s
  • Venuti, Joe
  • Vocal music, 1930s-1960
  • W.W. Kimball Company
  • Waksman, Selman A.
  • War Savings Drive Concerts, 1942
  • Wayne, David
  • Welbourne, Scotty
  • What's My Line, TV Show, 1954
  • When My Dreamboat Comes Home
  • White, Marie
  • Whiteman, Paul (1890-1967)
  • Wilcox, Howard L.
  • Williams, J.B.
  • Winchell, Walter
  • Wiseman, Clara Frances Morgan
  • With a Song in My Heart, Movie, 1952
  • Withers, Charlie
  • Women's Advertising Club, St. Louis, MO
  • Wood, James M.
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Wright, Zeal
  • Wrightson, Earl
  • Wynn, Ed (1886-1966)
  • Young, George
  • Young, Virginia
  • Ziegfield Follies
  • Ziegfield Follies, 1933-1934
  • Ziegfield, Florenz ( -1932)
  • Zigeuner