| Title: |
Reminiscences of Kitty Carlisle Hart
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP88-A115
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Family background, childhood in New Orleans; role of mother, Hortense Holzmann, in professional and personal development; education, travel and romances in Europe, 1922-30; Royal Academy of Drama, 1931; musical and theatrical training; New York and Hollywood, 1932-78: shift from films to plays, musicals and nightclubs, 1936; television appearances, 1956-78; views on acting and stardom; marriage to Moss Hart, 1946-61: his family, personality, career and professional achievements; his autobiography, LADY IN THE DARK; children; Special Assistant to Governor Rockefeller on opportunities for Women; Chairman of New York Arts Council, 1971-78: budget issues; New York politics; friendships with Arthur Lyons, Sinclair Lewis, George Gershwin, Thomas E. Dewey; impressions of George S. Kaufman, Cole Porter, Judy Garland, Nelson and Happy Rockefeller, Henry Kissinger, Lillian Hellman, Frank Sinatra and many others.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 805 leaves, Tape: 1 reel, 12 cassettes
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Written permission required from interviwee. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1979 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Hart, Kitty Carlisle, 1910-
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1910
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| Speaker occupation: |
Actress; Singer
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| Age at speaking: |
69
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| Document date: |
1979
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| Interviewer: |
Diamonstein, Barbaralee
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| People discussed: |
Carlisle, Kitty, 1910(?)-; Conn, Catherine; Hart, Kitty Carlisle; Hart, Moss, 1904-1961; Kitty Carlisle; Moss Hart
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| Locations discussed: |
New York; New York, NY; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Actresses; Carlisle, Kitty, 1910(?)-; Conn, Catherine; Hart, Kitty Carlisle; Hart, Moss, 1904-1961; Kitty Carlisle; Moss Hart; Motion pictures and music; Music--Instruction and study; New York; New York (State)--Social life and customs; New York, NY; North America; Oral history; Singers; Television; Theater; United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Musical revue, comedy, etc
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0018972-14415
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