| Title: |
Reminiscences of Myrna Loy
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP89-A26
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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 II
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| Description: |
Career in silent films, "Don Juan," 1926; transition to sound, "Desert Song," 1929; typecast as Oriental villainess, late 1920s and early 1930s; "The Thin Man," 1934: effect on career; suspension from Metro-Goldwyn, Mayer, effect of publicity; Red Cross World War II; "Best Years of Our Lives," 1946; UNESCO, 1945-59; political climate of Hollywood 1940s and 1950s and its effects; impressions of John Barrymore, Frank Capra, W.S. Van Dyke, Louis B. Mayer, others.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 57 leaves, Tape: 1 reel
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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: |
Loy, Myrna, 1905-
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1905
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| Speaker occupation: |
Actress
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| Age at speaking: |
54
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| Document date: |
1959
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| Interviewer: |
Franklin, Joan; Franklin, Robert
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| People discussed: |
Loy, Myrna, 1905-1993; Myrna Loy
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| Organizations discussed: |
American Red Cross, Washington, DC; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Culver City, CA; United Nations. Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Actresses; American Red Cross, Washington, DC; Communism and motion pictures; Loy, Myrna, 1905-1993; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Culver City, CA; Motion picture acting; Motion picture producers and directors; Myrna Loy; North America; Oral history; Silent films; United Nations. Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization; United States; United States--Foreign relations--1945-
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0020772-16213
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