Oral history interview with Jean Dalrymple, 1979

Biographical Note

Producer, theatrical agent; interviewee b. 1910

Scope and Contents

Family background and influences; theatergoing, William S. Harte; P.S. 132, Washington Heights, Mrs. Pierce's Business School, New York City; vaudeville in 1920s: Orpheum circuit, partnership with Dan Jarrett; producing films in 1920s: discovery of Cary Grant, Jimmy Cagney; backer of early pay TV; founding of Lincoln Center, City Center; meeting with George Bernard Shaw, 1947; organization of United States cultural events at Brussels World's Fair; making of CHILDREN OF THEATRE STREET, 1976, relationship with Earle Mach, Kirov Ballet School, travel and filmmaking experiences in Soviet Union; difficulties as a female producer; impressions of opening nights, theater critics, many show business personalities

Subjects

• Dalrymple, Jean--Interviews.
• Daum, Raymond L., interviewer.
• Interviews.
• Motion picture actors and actresses.
• Motion picture industry.
• Motion picture producers and directors--Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Theater--Production and direction.
• Theatrical producers and directors--Interviews.
• Vaudeville.