Reminiscences of Harold Edgar Clurman : oral history, 1979.

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Reminiscences of Harold Edgar Clurman : oral history, 1979.

Childhood and family; early theatrical experiences: Paris, post World War I; Group Theatre, 1931-41; Hollywood, 1940s; Broadway, 1950s; tours to Japan, Israel, England; Lincoln Center, 1960s; drama criticism; discussion of books: ALL PEOPLE ARE FAMOUS, THE FERVENT YEARS, ON DIRECTING; impressions of Jacques Copeau, Nadia Boulanger, Aaron Copland, Helen Hayes, Julie Harris, Lillian Hellman, Arthur Miller, Lee Strasburg, William H. Inge, Elia Kazan.

Transcript: 275 leaves.Tape: 3 reels.

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Harold Clurman, director, author, teacher, critic, and occasional actor, was born Harold Edgar Clurman on September 18, 1901, in New York City, son of Samuel M. and Bertha (Saphir) Clurman. Mr. Clurman was co-founder of the Group Theatre (1931) and was made executive consultant of the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center. He became theater critic for "The Nation" in 1953 and also wrote for the "London Observer", "New Republic" and "Tomorrow Magazine". He married Stella Adler in 1943, he later mar...

Sheaffer, Louis

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