Reminiscences of Elliot Nugent : oral history, 1958.

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Reminiscences of Elliot Nugent : oral history, 1958.

Family background, early life, father and vaudeville; beginning of theatrical career, 1920s; theater life during Prohibition; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and motion picture career: transition to sound; social, intellectual and political life in Hollywood; discussion of outstanding films; impressions of Eva Tanguay, Harold Lloyd, Charles Chaplin, Delmar Daves, Jimmie Flood, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, many others; reflections on comedy.

Transcript: 85 leaves.Tape: 1 reel.

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