Oral history interview with Charon Lee Cohen, 1986

Biographical Note

Performing artist

Scope and Contents

Background: Childhood in Portland, Maine, introduction to dance; Education: B.A. Boston University in Acting; move to New York, personal life, financial troubles, discovery of Manhattan Plaza, delay in habitation, resources for children in the Manhattan Plaza, social support system, attitudes toward AIDS, economy of theater industry. Manhattan Plaza Family Civic Association. Changes in Manhattan Plaza, theater industry

Subjects

• Cohen, Charon Lee--Interviews.
• High-rise apartment buildings--New York (State)--New York.
• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Zane, Sharon, interviewer.