Oral history interview with Lew Ayres, 1971
- Name
- Ayres, Lew, 1908-1996 (Interviewee)
- Higham, Charles (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Lew Ayres, 1971
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of Lew Ayres, 1971
- Abstract
- Early film career in Hollywood, 1920s; comparison of silent and sound film; acting in "The Kiss", "All Quiet on the Western Front", the Dr. Kildare series, "The Dark Mirror", and "Johnny Belinda"; impressions of Greta Garbo, Lionel Barrymore, Jane Wyman
- Collection Name
- Hollywood film industry project
- Subjects
- Actors; Motion picture acting; Silent films; Motion picture actors and actresses; Ayres, Lew, 1908-1996
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 32 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Moving-picture actor
- Note
- Interviewed by Charles Higham on June 29, 1971
- Note (Provenance)
- Time-Life Books, Inc., Gift 1983
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Catalog Record
- 14403765
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-gkq7-hk17
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.