An oral history interview with Helen Harvey / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by Donald Spoto, New York City, 1985 November 5 : recording and transcript.

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An oral history interview with Helen Harvey / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by Donald Spoto, New York City, 1985 November 5 : recording and transcript.

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Helen Harvey was related to Mary Daniel, one of Lotte Lenya's closest friends. She talks about their friendship and their relations with Nan Huston. She also discusses Lenya's acting abilities and her marriage to Russell Detwiler, and how she helped Lenya get the role of Frau Schneider in the musical Cabaret.

1 transcript (24 p.) ; 28 cm.1 sound cassette (ca. 45 min.) : analog, 1 5/16 ips., stereo.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

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American literary agent. From the description of An oral history interview with Helen Harvey / conducted for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music by Donald Spoto, New York City, 1985 November 5 : recording and transcript. (Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison). WorldCat record id: 122536477 ...