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Reminiscences of Douglass Montgomery : oral history, 1959.

Creator: Montgomery, Douglass, 1912-
Project: Popular arts project.
(see all project interviews)
Phys. Desc. :Transcript 98 leaves.
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Actor.

Scope and Contents

Making THE WAY TO THE STARS while in uniform; discharge from the army, return to British stage; comparison of British and American theater: societal views, economics, production and quality, effect of the critics; accents and their use in the theater; career: quick rise to fame as an adolescent, working with the Lunts, movie experience; major studio advertising and publicity; theater crisis in United States; different acting styles.

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