Reminiscences of Joshua Logan, 1980.

Biographical Note

Playwright, director, producer

Scope and Contents

Childhood; early impressions of theater and film; Culver Military Academy, 1922-27; Princeton University: acting and directing with Triangle Club, Unversity Players; decadence of Berlin, 1931; study with Stanislavsky in Russia, 1931; early acting, directing and production jobs in New York theater and Hollywood; plays and films: MR. ROBERTS, SOUTH PACIFIC, and PICNIC; philosophy about hits and directing; impressions of numerous composers, producers and actors, including Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Charlie Leatherbee, Margaret Sullavan, Kurt Weill

Subjects

• Acting.
• Daum, Raymond L., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• Logan, Joshua--Interviews.
• Method acting.
• Motion picture producers and directors--Interviews.
• Motion pictures--Production and direction.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Theater--Production and direction.
• Theatrical producers and directors--Interviews.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1984