Mary Wickes

Wickes in "The Music Man"

Wickes in “The Music Man”

Don’t know the name? You probably recognize the face. The ____ alumna starred in theater productions in college and went on to become a famous actress, appearing in such classics as “The Music Man,” “White Christmas,” “Now, Voyager,” and her final feature, “Sister Act.” The Libraries’ Mary Wickes Collection is virtually a history of 20th Century American theatre and film.

Wickes, right, starred in the 1992 hit "Sister Act with Whoopie Goldberg.

Wickes, right, starred in the 1992 hit “Sister Act with Whoopie Goldberg.

 

 

Mary Wickes meeting with theater students

Mary Wickes meeting with theater students