Reminiscences of John Houseman : oral history, 1974.

Biographical Note

Producer, director.

Scope and Contents

Experiences as film producer, writer, actor; Hollywood, 1941-72, writing, producing; Communist Party connections; functioning within the Hollywood system; RKO, 20th Century-Fox, Paramount, MGM; discussion of films: "Two Weeks in Another Town," "They Live by Night," "The Blue Dahlia," "Your Red Wagon," "Julius Caesar," "The Bad and the Beautiful," "Lust for Life," "Paper Chase."

Subjects

• Acting.
• Communist Party of the United States of America.
• Houseman, John.
• Interviews.
• Motion picture producers and directors--Interviews.
• Motion pictures--Production and direction.
• Oral histories.

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