Oral history interview with Robert Lewis, 1959.

Biographical Note

Theatrical director

Scope and Contents

Early career; formation of Group Theatre; director, "My Heart's in the Highlands," 1939; end of Group Theatre and subsequent move to Hollywood; return to New York and directing: "Brigadoon," "The Grass Harp," "Witness for the Prosecution," "Jamaica," "Handful of Fire"; formation of Group Theatre Studio; Actors Studio; mechanics of getting a play to the stage; responsibilities of a director; predicting the success of a play; impressions of Charlie Chaplin, Truman Capote, Lena Horne, David Susskind

Subjects

• Acting.
• Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
• Franklin, Joan, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Franklin, Robert, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Group Theatre (U.S.)
• Interviews.
• Lewis, Robert, 1909-1997--Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Theater--New York (State)--New York.
• Theater--Production and direction.
• Theatrical producers and directors--Interviews.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1975