The Birth of a Boffo radio program, 1958
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- Title
- The Birth of a Boffo radio program, 1958
- Abstract
- "The Birth of a Boffo" is an episode of the "Memoirs of the Movies" series, produced by Group W of the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company in collaboration with Columbia University's Oral History Research Office. The theme of this episode is comedy during the silent films era. The episode is hosted by Joe E. Brown and features the recollections of Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, Charlie Ruggles, Moe How ard of the Three Stooges, Eddie Sutherland, and George Seaton
- Collection Name
- Popular arts project
- Subjects
- Actors; Comedians; Motion pictures; Motion picture acting; Silent films
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1958
- Note (Provenance)
- Joan S. Franklin, Gift 2008
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13073484
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-vgeq-kp59
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.