Madsen, Rex
Person
Biographical Statement
Rex Madsen, a native of Cedar Falls, Iowa, was an award-winning fashion designer. Madsen was well acquainted with the celebrity world through his design of clothes for Pearl Bailey, Anita Vanderbilt, Alice Ghostley, Mildred Bailey, Bess Meyerson, and Millicent Rogers, the Standard Oil heiress. Some of the dresses that Madsen designed were exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. During the 1950s, Madsen shared a house on Banks Street with nightclub host and cabaret singer Jimmy Daniels.
Citation:
Author: Diane GalatowitschCitation:
Spradling, Grant. "Bon Soir". 9 July 1987 (located in collection file of the Rex Madsen-Jimmy Daniels Photograph Collection)Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Rex Madsen and Jimmie Daniels photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: 240
Scope and Contents
The Rex Madsen and Jimmie Daniels photograph collection documents the life of Jimmie Daniels and his career as a a nightclub host and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance and into the 1950s and 1960s. The collection measures 1.75 linear feet and is comprised mainly of photographs from circa 1870s-1970s. Many of the photographs are from Daniels' years at the Bon Soir nightclub in Greenwich Village during the 1950s. Additional items include musical scores, invitations, postcards, and...
Dates:
Created: 1870s-1980; Other: Majority of material found in 1930s-1960s; Other: Date acquired: 02/01/1987