Oral history interview, 1975.

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Oral history interview, 1975.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32822016

Topics include Cain's experiences as a Hollywood screenwriter (1931-1948), and as managing editor of the New Yorker magazine in 1931, and his later life (after 1950) in Hyattsville, Md. Includes recollections of H.L. Mencken, Harold Ross, Walter Lippmann, George Antheil, and other screenwriters, actors, and journalists.

Typescript : 60 p.Tape : cassette (2.5 hr.)

Maryland historical society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7345481

Maryland historical society

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Mencken, H.L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

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Cain, James M. (James Mallahan), 1892-1977

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Author, journalist, and screenwriter. From the description of Papers of James M. Cain, 1901-1978 (bulk 1925-1978). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060813 Journalist and author of crime novels, plays, and short stories. From the description of Oral history interview, 1975. (Maryland Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32822016 Biographical Note 1892, July 1 ...

Backas, Margo

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Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974

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American journalist and author. From the description of Typewritten letter signed, dated : Washington, D.C., 23 September 1960, to Joan Peyser, 1960 Sept. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270992594 Lippmann was an American journalist and author. From the description of Walter Lippmann letters to Hazel Albertson, 1910-1982. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612206746 From the guide to the Walter Lipmann letters to Hazel Albertson, 1910-1982., (H...

Antheil, George, 1900-1959

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George Antheil, 1900-1959, composer of ultramodern music in the 1920's, prominent in the Parisian literary and artistic avant-garde of the period; subsequently composer of film scores in Hollywood as well as orchestral works and ballets; after 1939 composing in a more traditional style. From the description of George Antheil papers, 1919-1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 460879070 Composer. From the description of An explana...

Ross, Harold Wallace, 1892-1951

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