Reflections of ... : Los Angeles, Calif. : ms., 1967.

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Reflections of ... : Los Angeles, Calif. : ms., 1967.

Typed transcript of tape-recorded interview conducted May 1965 for the Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles. Discussion of career as actor and dance critic, and of development of the dance, particularly modern dance; recollections of Martha Graham, Isadora Duncan, Doris Humphrey and others.

[7], 205 leaves ; 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7167268

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Martin, John joseph, 1893-

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"John Martin (1893-1985) was the first critic to write full-time for a major American publication. His appointment to The New York Times demonstrated the importance of dance and hastened the development of dance criticism as an independent, specialized skill. As a tireless champion of modern dance, he helped establish it as a major American contribution to the arts. With remarkable foresight, after a period of disillusionment with the ballet, he predicted the course it could and did follow in re...