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After obtaining an engineering degree and following an exhibition of his paintings, Throckmorton began advertising himself as a specialist "in difficult tasks for the theater that require the combination of the artist and the engineer." Soon after, he became a frequent collaborator and associate with
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After his artistic zenith during the Jazz Age, Throckmorton's theatrical work steadily declined in the 1940s, and he was forced to move on to other ventures. He became an event planner, created murals for restaurants and nightclubs, and designed private homes. He also did pioneering television work
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and Alexis Many. According to Throckmorton, his career began as a bet made with other artists in Washington, D.C. The artists claimed he could not succeed both in engineering and painting. Within a year, Throckmorton won the bet by graduating with an engineering degree and had an exposition of his
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After four years of marriage, Kathryn sued Cleon for divorce on December 17, 1926, after catching him in an extramarital affair with an unidentified woman—possibly silent movie actress Juliet Brenon—in their Greenwich Village apartment in New York City. Kathryn's friend, African-American stage
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While residing in a studio at West Third Street in New York City during the early 1930s, Throckmorton produced a series of drawings which soon decorated the "Volare" restaurant in Greenwich Village in New York City, where they have been hanging since 1933. In 1934, Throckmorton's four concept
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The efforts of Throckmorton and Morley led to a brief cultural flowering in the city. They concurrently produced an assortment of experimental crafts including an illustrated map of Hoboken, Hoboken passports, and a book, "Born in a Beer Garden, or She Troupes to Conquer" (1930), written with
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Immediately after his divorce from Kathryn Mullin, Throckmorton married his second wife, silent movie actress Juliet Brenon (1895–1979) on March 13, 1927. The Brenons were a musical and theatrical family; her father Algernon had been a music critic, and her uncle
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has announced the engagement of her younger daughter, Miss Juliet Brenon, to Cleon Throckmorton of Washington, D.C., and this city. Miss Brenon is the daughter of the late A. St. John Brenon, who was well known in New York and Europe as a music
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paintings at the Biennial Exposition of Contemporary Artists. Attempting to reconcile his passion for painting with his love of engineering, he gradually became aware of "the perfect marriage of the two professions—set designing."
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Cleon Throckmorton, well known Washingtonian and founder of the Crazy Kat Restaurant, is rapidly acquiring a reputation as a scene designer of parts through his association with the Provincetown Players of New
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Throckmorton's first wife was Kathryn Marie "Kat" Mullin (1902–1994). A model, sketch artist and later costume designer, Mullin was a frequent habitué of Throckmorton's speakeasy known as "
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a series of successful revivals of old-time melodramas from the gaslight era, "complete with peanuts—hisses for the villain and cheers for the heroes."
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designing simulations of historical events, battles, and other events that could not be filmed. He became the first art director for the
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A 23-year-old Cleon Throckmorton, his 18-year-old future wife Kathryn "Kat" Mullin, and friends at the back alley entrance to the
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at Howard University, and he offered Throckmorton the opportunity to design the sets for the upcoming first production of
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in Washington, D.C., a gathering place for artists and intellectuals. After noticing Throckmorton's set design work for
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While operating the Krazy Kat Klub speakeasy in Washington, D.C., Throckmorton became acquainted with theater producer
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in 1926. Juliet's sister Aileen (1894–1967) was a music critic and theatrical publicist whose husband was art critic
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As his career declined, Throckmorton divided his time between his Greenwich Village apartment and a residence in
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in Washington, D.C. He taught classes, produced plays, and designed sets at Howard University circa 1920–22.
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During this period, Throckmorton also became known as an architect and designer of theaters, working on the
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in Connecticut, the Cape Playhouse at Dennis on Cape Cod, and many others. In 1935, he was awarded a
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Although newspapers often spelled her name as "Katherine Mullen", she was born "Kathryn Mullin".
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Due to its courtyard and tree-house, the establishment became as an idyllic haunt for artists,
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By 1928, following his divorce from his first wife Kathryn Mullin and his second marriage to
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Aileen's grandfather was the English dramatic critic Edward St. John-Brenon. Her uncle,
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During the 1930s, Throckmorton's and Brenon's Greenwich Village apartment became an
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on May 6, 1927, in a civil ceremony, but they divorced shortly thereafter in 1929.
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by 1912 where Ernest ran a cigar store. His mother was an artist employed by the
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was a prolific film director who directed the first cinematic adaptation of
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Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the United States Congress
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were included in the 1934 International Exhibition of Theatre Art at the
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An American Theatre: The Story of Westport Country Playhouse, 1931-2005
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Due to the ecstatic critical reception of Throckmorton's set work for
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Rediscovering Mordecai Gorelik: Scene Design and the American Theatre
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While associated with Howard University, Throckmorton operated the
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Kathryn Marie "Kat" Mullin, Throckmorton's first wife and model.
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from 1918–19. As a student, he worked as a lab assistant at the
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Morley, Christopher; Throckmorton, Cleon (February 3, 1930).
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Throckmorton's set design for Catfish Row as it appeared in
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which he drew upon in later years when he designed sets for
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While associated with Howard University, he operated the
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Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898-1940
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As a young man, Throckmorton studied engineering at the
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situated at No. 3 Green Court near Washington, D.C.'s
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in Theatre Arts to study classic European theaters.
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Absecon, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Carnegie Institute of Technology
George Washington University
The Emperor Jones
Porgy
Roberta Cowing
Washington, D.C.
Howard University
historically black college
Krazy Kat
speakeasy
Ridgely Torrence
George Cram Cook
Provincetown Players
Eugene O'Neill
The Emperor Jones
Jazz Age
American Theater Hall of Fame

Absecon
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Roberta Cowing Throckmorton
Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
American South
All God's Chillun Got Wings
Porgy
Carnegie Institute of Technology

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