Oral history interview with Kitty Carlisle Hart, 1979.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Oral history interview with Kitty Carlisle Hart, 1979.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/309734015

Family background, childhood in New Orleans; role of mother, Hortense Holzmann, in professional and personal development; education, travel and romances in Europe, 1922-30; Royal Academy of Drama, 1931; musical and theatrical training; New York and Hollywood, 1932-78: shift from films to plays, musicals and nightclubs, 1936; television appearances, 1956-78; views on acting and stardom; marriage to Moss Hart, 1946-61: his family, personality, career and professional achievements; his autobiography, LADY IN THE DARK; children; Special Assistant to Governor Rockefeller on opportunities for Women; Chairman of New York Arts Council, 1971-78: budget issues; New York politics; friendships with Arthur Lyons, Sinclair Lewis, George Gershwin, Thomas E. Dewey; impressions of George S. Kaufman, Cole Porter, Judy Garland, Nelson and Happy Rockefeller, Henry Kissinger, Lillian Hellman, Frank Sinatra and many others.

Transcript: 805 leaves.Tape: 1 reel, 12 cassettes.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7294788

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Carlisle, Kitty, 1910-2007

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w61r8k6g (person)

Actress, singer; interviewee married Moss Hart. From the description of Oral history interview with Kitty Carlisle Hart, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309734015 ...

Diamonstein, Barbaralee

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pg289z (person)

Critic, writer, television producer and interviewer, teacher, arts administrator; New York, N.Y. First Director of Cultural Affairs, New York City; longest running Director of the New York Landmarks Preservation Committee; art community representative to NYC Mayor David Dinkins; producer, interviewer for Arts and Entertainment Network, CBS, NBC and Manhattan Cable TV. From the description of Barbaralee Diamonstein papers, ca. 1960-1997. (Unknown). WorldCat re...

Hart, Moss, 1904-1961

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ns0sjb (person)

Director, theatre owner/operator, writer, producer and performer. From the description of Autograph card signed : [n.p.], [195-?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270923811 ...