doi:10.7916/d8-wm9z-8s56Oral history interview with Kitty Carlisle Hart, 1979Carlisle, Kitty, 1910-2007oral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalSingersActressesMotion pictures and musicMusicalsMusic--Instruction and studyTheaterTelevisionNew York (State) Politics and government 1951-New York (State) Social life and customsCarlisle, Kitty, 1910-2007Hart, Moss, 1904-1961Family 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