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Reminiscences of Harold Edgar Clurman : oral history, 1979.

Creator: Clurman, Harold, 1901-1980.
Project: Individual interviews oral history collection.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 275 leaves. Tape 3 reels.
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Theatrical director, producer.

Scope and Contents

Childhood and family; early theatrical experiences: Paris, post World War I; Group Theatre, 1931-41; Hollywood, 1940s; Broadway, 1950s; tours to Japan, Israel, England; Lincoln Center, 1960s; drama criticism; discussion of books: ALL PEOPLE ARE FAMOUS, THE FERVENT YEARS, ON DIRECTING; impressions of Jacques Copeau, Nadia Boulanger, Aaron Copland, Helen Hayes, Julie Harris, Lillian Hellman, Arthur Miller, Lee Strasburg, William H. Inge, Elia Kazan.

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