
Oral history interview with Robert Lewis, 1959
Oral history interview with Robert Lewis, 1959
- Name
- Lewis, Robert, 1909-1997 (Interviewee)
- Franklin, Joan (Interviewer)
- Franklin, Robert (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Robert Lewis, 1959
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of Robert Lewis, 1959
- Abstract
- Early career; formation of Group Theatre; director, "My Heart's in the Highlands," 1939; end of Group Theatre and subsequent move to Hollywood; return to New York and directing: "Brigadoon," "The Grass Harp," "Witness for the Prosecution," "Jamaica," "Handful of Fire"; formation of Group Theatre Studio; Actors Studio; mechanics of getting a play to the stage; responsibilities of a director; predict ing the success of a play; impressions of Charlie Chaplin, Truman Capote, Lena Horne, David Susskind
- Collection Name
- Popular arts project
- Subjects
- Theatrical producers and directors; Theater--Production and direction; Theater--New York (State); Acting; Lewis, Robert, 1909-1997; Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.); Group Theatre (U.S.)
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1959
- Physical Description
- 61 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Theatrical director
- Note
- Interviewed by Joan and Robert Franklin
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 14873629
- Also In
- Time-Based Media
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-76md-mj39
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.