| Title: |
Reminiscences of James Francis McHugh
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP88-A137
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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: |
Popular Arts Project, Part III
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| Description: |
Childhood, working at Boston Opera House; working for Berlin Company; writing vaudeville songs, performing in vaudeville company; the Cotton Club; life in New York, N.Y.; "Blackbirds"; working for Florenz Ziegfeld; life and society in Hollywood, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; stockmarket crash; introduction of musical movie; working techniques; relationship of music publisher to movie studio at different time periods; views on contemporary music.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 81 leaves
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. 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 1959 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
McHugh, James Francis, 1894-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1894
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| Speaker occupation: |
Songwriter
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| Age at speaking: |
65
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| Document date: |
1959
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| Interviewer: |
Franklin, Joan; Franklin, Robert
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Composers; Motion pictures and music; North America; Popular music; United States; Vaudeville--United States
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
McHugh, James Francis, 1894-; Musical revue, comedy, etc
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0019208-14651
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